Hi, guys. There are times when I start to get discouraged about not losing weight as fast as I would like, and then I just have to stop my negative thinking and my inner critic in it's tracks with positive reasons as to why I am proud of myself whether I've lost 2 or 10 pounds in a month. I know I am not the only one who gets discouraged now and again, so maybe those of us that have been feeling a little down about our weight loss not being a wild torrent of weekly losses would feel better looking at our other more subtle accomplishments. Here are the reasons that I have thought of for the day:
1. My body is transforming, and every time I work out, I really see it. It's not a wild transformation, but a little tone here, and a few inches gone there goes a long way
2. I may not always have control over how much weight I lose in a given week/month but I am in direct control over my athletic goals. I have consistently gone above and beyond in that area, even when I wasn't sure it was within my reach.
3. I work hard every single day on my calorie counting and exercise routine.
4. I have proven to myself that I am not lazy-each time I am done exercise and feel like I've taken a shower with my clothes on proves this fact. I work hard even when I feel like quitting and finish my workout.
5. I don't let the fact that I am too financially challenged to buy a lot of fancy workout clothes or equipment stand in my way, and even on a limited budget I can still make healthy food choices.
6. Above all, I am just proud that I have stuck with it for so long where I have failed in the past. I have learned to gauge the severity of the anxiety I have from this new lifestyle in comparison with living the rest of my life unhealthily and overweight-the latter is much more emotionally painful, and I am proud that I see this, and that has been part of my success.
Thanks for listening to my reasons. What are yours?