This phrase almost always conjures up an image of whiny little kids (even us, maybe!) bemoaning the length of the trip, sometimes having just started.
And yet, are we any better when we expect instant results on what we know needs to be a long-term effort ?
How many of us set out to lose 20, 50, even a hundred pounds or more, and then a few days, weeks or months later, we are letting ourselves get freaked out - over the scale, the food, the exercise, the menu planning and shopping.
And yet, we know these are the steps to *there,* that place we want to get to. We eat right for a few days or weeks, then suddenly… I’m not *there* yet! I don’t even see the kind of progress I want to see! My bulky self is still bulky, my flabby muscles are still droopy! Are we there yet???
I’m determined to make this a lifestyle. After all, I wouldn’t feed a cat, dog or rabbit the haphazard diet I’ve been eating that put the weight on me. Should I think that taking care to feed my body what it needs is something I can stop after just a few days, weeks, or months and go back to the food that causes all the overweight and health problems?
Are we there yet?? I’m starting to see that this is not so much something I am trying to accomplish once and for all, but a track I want to live on.
Do I want to live on the track that is killing me, robbing me of mobility, good feelings and joy in life? Or do I want to live on that track that is setting me free, helping me get stronger and feel better every day, giving me ability and energy to do the things I want, live the life I dream?
It’s not about being there yet, is it? It is about: am I willing to take the high road that includes all the cool places I want to get to in my life, or, will I insist on the instant-gratification low road, that will kill me and destroy my options, even as it lies to me that this is *more* fun.
Are we there yet? I think I am finally getting the picture that I choose today my future tomorrow. And that will never change, I’ll be making that choice every day for the rest of my life. And that’s okay.
It’s not about “am I there” but “am I on the track that will get me where I want to go,” give me the life I choose.
What track are you on today?
