Weighty Matters

Do you believe you can do whatever you intend? Do you believe that everything you need to live a healthier life is at your fingertips, just waiting for you to tap into its unlimited resources? Do you believe that you are more than capable? Do you have enough? Enough self-love to know when to say when, when to say no, when to say yes, when to say go? Enough self-confidence to hold your head high? Enough willingness to get back up for the 9th time when you've fallen down 8? Do you know? Do you know that you have it within you? Do you know how to reach down for more? Do you know when to make a turnaround if you find yourself veering off track? Can you decide? Can you decide that you're worth the small sacrifices? Can you resolve not to listen to the people who stand in your way..... including yourself? Can you commit to being all you can be? Most of all, do you know how awesome you are? Do you feel proud of all you've accomplished? Are you ready to live th...

"Don't confront me with my failings / I have not forgotten them...." -- Jackson Browne, "These Days" Okay, the specifics: my great weigh-in on 1/1 was offset by two gains over the last two weeks. One was entirely understandable because my 1/1 weight was a fluke -- I'd been sick the night before, and weighed in very early instead of my usual late afternoon. So I wasn't expecting miracles, but I was floored by my gain this week. Not enough to send me into a tailspin and throwing my hands up and quitting. One, I don't quit, at least not this! and Two, why? I got some insight into that today at work..... I made a mistake on something, and while it was completely understandable, I sat there and thought to myself, "How could I have been so dumb? Why didn't I think to make sure I had done X before doing Y? AAARGH!! Oh, I hate making mistakes! I hate not being able to do things perfectly!" Did you hear that? I just told myself in two sent...

What is your quest? What do you plan to do? Where do you want to be on 1/1/2014? How will you get there; what is your plan? Are you in it to win it? At this time last year, I didn't know. I was floundering from a fall health scare (if only I knew!) and more concerned with stuffing my anxiety with whatever I could find.... and the sweeter or crunchier (or both), the better. On January 1, I had no idea that within the next year I'd face an even bigger health scare, new medication with no idea of how it might affect me or for how long it would take for everything to settle out........ add to it the stress of some changes at work, and me just not caring enough, and it was a recipe for disaster. By the beginning of May, I had spiraled into a big gain.... okay, definitely nowhere near all I had lost (no way could I do that in 6 months!) but enough for me to say, "It's time to stop!" It still took a few more weeks for me to get things back in gear but as summer wound...