Hi, my name is Alexia and I want to lose 30 pounds....
Sounds like the intro at an AA meeting, but basically to some extent, it's all that same addictive nature that leads me to this admission over and over again. The target number has changed, but the basic point remains...I need to lose weight. I have dieted and succeeded, gained the weight back....restarted and done it all over again, more times than I care to admit. It seems like I'm stuck in this constant loop of desiring to do better. I'm getting tired of "desiring". What I really want, is to feel what ACHIEVEMENT feels like with regards to weight loss and health. I want to be an example to my kids and other women like me, that even though something is hard, if it's worth it, you make a way. I'm tired of feeling sluggish all the time, tired of exercise feeling more like abuse to my body because of the extra weight i'm towing around, tired of the guilt associated with failing to stick to a goal I've set for myself.
I'm betting on myself this time. This time will be better, this time I will succeed, this time I will feel what it's like to be happy with my results and to maintain those results. I have to do this for my kids, my health, for myself in general. To all those stuck in a rut like me, I am sending well wishes, will power and motivation your way. We can do this. We have GOT to do this. Otherwise, we will be back here in February of 2018, not to share our success stories, but to start all.over.again.
Sincerely Yours,
Alexia