I remember when I first decided to start losing weight and everything was new and exciting and I felt like I was playing a game and KILLING it. Multiple people had talked about the percentage of people who would eventually gain that weight back, and I remember rolling my eyes and thinking that would be impossible. I felt so good, I was beginning to actually LOOK good, and I was doing things I never thought I could do.
And then...I started thinking that the success would continue if I started cutting corners. The gains started small, and I would also lose dramatically if I was "really good" for a week. But the gains got bigger. I stopped going to WW meetings. I made excuses. Life happened. I've had a LOT of Day 1s, and fewer Day 2s.
Here I am, only about 7lbs down from my heaviest weight. I could blame the winter or school, or life in general, but the reality is that my priorities and goals need to be stronger than the excuses I create.
My brother sent me a post this morning and I am going to use it as instructions. "A Dream written down with a date becomes a Goal. A Goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed by action and determination becomes REALITY."
I have an hour set aside every sunday evening to write down my goals for the week and establish a plan to acheive these goals. I've proven to myself that I can do this. It's not impossible. Time to create my own, new reality!