I stopped a moment to reflect today on the number of times I had lost weight in the past only to regain most of it back at some point in the future.
This time, I feel like the weight loss will be permanent. My attitude is so much different than it has been in the past. My accountability is so much greater. My outlook has improved. I feel almost invincible.
I recall making a promise to myself (and others via this blog) that with each pound lost I would recalculate a new weight that I would never again surpass. That weight was 10 pounds higher than whatever weight was current at the time. So, for example, because I currently weigh 222, today I promise to never weigh more than 232 pounds. I will accept that there may be times when I gain weight, but I never want to regain more than ten pounds such that I let myself return to a weight 50 pounds heavier and spend all the time rebounding.
This month, in fact, I regained two pounds that I had lost. Earlier in the month, I weighed 223 and it took a long time to get down to 222 because I returned to 225 and had to actually lose those same two pounds before the 3rd one could come off. I regret overeating and under-exercising during the days it took to put two pounds back on. But, had I not gotten my head out of the fog and continued on the spiral, I could have gained a lot more — especially given the time of year and all the Christmas goodies to eat!
Focus on the big prize, not being big!
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