Well as some of you may know I had another 0.5lb loss in Week Six of the challenge. I really am a slow loser and sometimes get a bit down over how long this is going to take but I've been thinking about an old quote from Confucius - "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop . . ."
Well I don't know about you but that sounds like a great philosophy to me! I sometimes feel like I just want to wake up tomorrow and have the figure I had at 19 - in reality even if I somehow got to that size I'm pretty sure gravity will mean I'm a different shape though :0)
I even dream some nights that I'm thinner again - I see myself in the mirror with a flat stomach, long, slender legs and a pert backside! It feels wonderful until I wake up and realise I'm still at the start of a long journey to a fit and healthy body.
But in a way I'm really glad for those dreams too. They remind me why I'm doing this, how good it will feel to get to goal and how much I really want to lose the weight. It won't happen overnight, more's the pity, and it may take a year longer than I'd hoped but I'm going to keep on chipping away, however long it takes, and never, ever stop!
Excellent sentiment, and I totally agree!
ReplyDeleteI think this is so important - I found an old WW card in the cupboard yesterday and it showed the weight I gave up at BECAUSE PROGRESS WAS SO SLOW!
ReplyDeleteWhen I rejoined this time (two years ago) I was back to (and possibly more than)what I was when I started on the previous false start.
THIS TIME ITS SLOW BUT I'M STILL IN THERE FIGHTING!
I suspect I shall fight for another year to get to goal - but I'm not stopping and going back again!!!!!!!