Four Weeks In

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!!