Hey there!
It is weight-in Monday and I am excited to report that I
have lost 3 more pounds this week. That is 8 lbs total so far in 2 weeks! Not a
shabby start! 95 lbs left to go. It feels like a huge number when I look at it
that way. It feels more motivating to focus on the fact that I have 8 lbs less
to lose. Yep! That is how I will look at it.
Speaking of motivation, (I am glad you brought it up) I am
more motivated than I have ever been right now and I figured out one reason why
this week.
For many years now I have been digging a pit. (Ask anyone. I
love metaphors. Sometimes I think in metaphors.) I am in the pit and it has
always kept getting deeper the more weight that I put on.
There have been times where I can tell there is a rope
ladder there, and I presumably can climb out. When I have lost weight in the
past, it has been great at first, but ultimately, it gets too overwhelming to
imagine how many rungs of the ladder I have left to climb and a cheeseburger
(or two) is easier and feels better right now (even though that feeling is
fleeting.) I soon realize that I am back at the bottom of the pit again,
sometimes to dig a bit deeper because now I am bummed that I failed again.
(this is not a fun metaphor right now but it gets better. Stay with me.)
Here is where I am today. Since I am going about this in
whole new ways and I have put myself out here with my public commitments, I
know that this time is the last time I will ever see the bottom of this pit. I
have carved my name in the wall (Scuba Steve was here!) gathered my things, and
I am off and up this bloody rope ladder for the last time.
I am doing all this very purposefully and thoughtfully. If
you have read my other entries, you will see that I am chugging ahead this time
with my eye on accomplishing small goals one at a time, and not setting myself
up with too much pressure or in a way that I am going to become too stressed
out.
Less Stress + Educated Plan + Follow Through = A Fit Scuba.
I encourage you, and would love nothing more, to have you
replace the last part (A Fit Scuba) with your name along with whatever goal you
are struggling with. Maybe you want to be a more flexible Paul, or a
non-smoking Francesca, or even a harp playing Chester.
Back to climbing. The hope, energy and excitement I am
getting from climbing out of the pit and up the ladder is amazing. Also,
knowing that there is no stopping me and that there are a lot of great people
saying “You can do it!” or encouraging statements like “Try using your feet
more!” or “It is sunny up here in Fitville, and I saved a spot for you!” has a
lot to do with my motivation feeling so different this time.
Just knowing that I am on my way up and out, and that each
pound I lose, and each day I make healthy choices, and each soda I don’t drink,
brings me closer to my goal and a healthier and longer life with my family and
my friends, is driving me forward and helping me to do it again the next day
and maybe even better than the day before.
Just for the record, I have not been perfect these past few
weeks. I have made a few mistakes, specifically with portion sizes, but I am
being resilient and dusting myself off (and not beating myself up) and saying
things like “It is a damn good thing that I don’t have to be perfect! I just have
to be better!”
Accomplishing small goals and making progress on my big
goals, is making all the difference so far!
That is all for today.
I hope that you decide to not spend anymore time in your
“pit” (whatever your pit is) and decide to purposefully reach for that first
rung and get yourself out of there too.
One rung at a time!
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