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Continuing to persevere

Posted renewme on July 12th, 2008 | Filed under General

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

Walter Elliot

The above quote is what the WW leader left us with this morning.  I kind of like it.  I was feeling pretty discouraged the last half of this week.  I thought for sure  a couple of weeks ago, I’d be well below the 180 mark, by now, but I made some poor choices, and I’m still hovering just barely above 180.  180.2 to be exact according to the official WW scale this morning.  I was thinking of maybe quitting WW and trying to go it on my own, but I’ve decided now to keep with it for now.  It is quite a big chunk of money every month, but I like to believe I’m worth it, and I think it’s knowing that whether I go or not I’m paying for the monthly pass, that has kept me going even when I have not really wanted to because of knowing that I wouldn’t like what the scale says.  So, this morning was bitter sweet.  I went back to the meeting knowing things were not going to be much different.  I was down .2 lbs, which of course is better than a gain, but the 70’s are sooooo close still!  I’ve been hovering here for over a month now.  But, I’m proud of the fact that I’ve stuck with it for as long as I have.  It’s been 8 months.  I’ve never stuck with it for that long.  And if I look back, it has not been 8 month of being “good”.  It’s been many short bursts of motivation, followed by a lull or less motivated period, but I keep coming back to what I know is working.

So, what am I going to do?  I’m going to get back on program ALL the way.  Not just half way or 3/4 of  the way.  I have not been keeping track of my food, and exercise, aside from the last half of this week had really slacked.  I’m going to go back and read through all the booklets from my first weeks on WW.  I’ve thought of trying Core, cause I’m tired of tracking everything, but am hesitant.  Maybe in a few weeks, because we are going out of town in 1 1/2 weeks again and I won’t have as much control over the food situation. 

So, today is  the beginning of another short race!