Finally a decent number... I'm down 2.8 pounds, which is 1.5% for this week. My totals for the month:
Down 10.2 pounds and 5.27%.
Why is it so dang easy to get discouraged?? Why do I want HUGE results, NOW?? When will it be easy?? I don't know if it ever will. If it were easy - EVERYONE would be thin and healthy - all the time.
Joel had me read the First Presidency message for January (because our home teachers couldn't make it this month and) because he thought it was a great message. It really is. You should read it. It's called Living the Abundant Life by President Monson. He is encouraging us to live an abundant life - a life filled with an abundance of success, goodness and blessings. Then he gives us 3 ways to attain this Abundant Life. The first being 'attitude' - "We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude." The second is 'believe in yourself' - "You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith." And the third is 'courage' - "Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedness to work toward a worthy goal, and the courage not only to face the challenges that inevitably come but also to make a second effort, should such be required. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.”"
I think this advice can help us all on this journey - because it is hard. But, I'm counting on it being worth it!!
Disclaimer: this is Tori, writing from Eric's computer...but I kind of think it is funny to see his name on the comment so I didn't log out.
ReplyDeleteI loved that message, too! I haven't even really been focusing on exercise at all since things are so crazy busy right now, but it was an inspiration to me in the job search effort...which can also be incredibly discouraging. Good ol' President Monson, always saying the right thing!
I think you are doing great! Ten pounds a month is pretty dang good, if you ask me. And although it probably seems more satisfying to have really drastic numbers, my friend who lost 100+ lbs over a year told me that losing weight at a slower pace is a sign of lifestyle change rather than a quick fix. So see? You are changing your life!
Good job, Sister! I was Todd's home teaching partner this month so got to hear President Monson's message a few times. I liked it so much! Good advice.
ReplyDeleteAwesome Sheral! So proud of you!
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