Sometimes, as they say, one must "fish or cut bait." I'm going fishing. Yup, I said it right out loud.
Today my employer has announced a major reorg and I am directly affected by the changes. My team members have changed. My manager has changed. My job responsibilities are changing. Major daily stresses are coming. I'd like to say it is an opportunity for growth. It feels more like a fight for survival.
When these things happened in the past, food was always my greatest comfort. I can't let that happen this time. Wisdom would say I should aim to sit tight and try to maintain my weight. Instead, in a moment of madness, perhaps; I just signed up for 3 Kickstarters.
Kickstarters aren't easy for me, and because they are not, they demand a certain amount of focus and energy -- and a lot of commitment. I can't coast through a Kickstarter and win.
But there is something about my goal weight for this Kickstarter -- something about seeing the scale read in a 10LB range that I have not seen but once before in my adult lifetime -- that is empowering. And today as I face a situation at work in which I feel completely powerless, I need to feel I have power over something.
The photo of me in this blog entry is from my trip to Hawaii in January of this year (2017). I was there to complete a half marathon in my 50th state (meaning, I have now finished a half marathon in each of the 50 United States, plus DC). It was a life goal -- and it took several years of careful budgeting and training and travel to pull off. It was very empowering to reach that very-long-term goal.
At the start line in Hawaii, I truly felt any goal was within my reach -- well, any goal was within anyone's reach. It takes planning (and being willing to make adjustments to that plan), commitment, dealing with setbacks -- but it is amazing what can be accomplished if you simply won't give up on achieving your goals.
Don't give up, friends. Don't let circumstances sway you. Get your head in the DietBet games you have entered. Encourage those around you. If you commit to your absolute best effort, you're a winner; regardless of what the scale says. But I'd wager the scale will likely proclaim you're a winner too.