I know this is an odd question, but say your self from a year or several months from now, at goal, time traveled back to visit you now, what would you ask yourself (other than how she time traveled)?
I would want to know what it feels like. Do I feel lighter? How long did it take? What's it like shopping for clothes? How much better do I feel?
I hope that I would tell myself that although sometimes weightloss is hard work, it is worth it and to keep up with the diet and exercise. That every little thing I do today towards my goal will pay off.
Good question, Entrepa!
Last edited by patchworkpenguin; 01-01-2010 at 06:31 PM.
Well, my future self is sitting on the pool deck of a cruise ship sipping lemon drop martini's listening to the reggae band at sail away and she tells me how fantastic I look in my bikini
I am probably going to sound like the party pooper, but the main thing I imagine my future self telling my current self is that THIS - losing the weight - is the easy part! Not that it's easy, but I know from the past that I've lost it and gained it back, with interest! Never as much as I plan to lose this time, but I've never needed to lose quite this much either because my starting weight was the highest I've ever been in my life. (but I also mean that my goal is much, much less than anything I have ever attempted or really even contemplated before)
But I hope that my future self also tells me that I am happier, healthier, more active and look fabulous and that she's figured out how to live that life that right now, I am only dreaming about.
That is a GREAT question! Very thought provoking. Well, I think my future self will say "Everything matters, everything adds up". So, when I take the stairs instead of the elevator, it adds up, when I park a little farther, when I eat only half a serving of dessert, little things matter in the big picture! Thanks for making me stop and think!
I'd stop myself from taking that "2nd rest day" that spelled the end of my first weight loss attempt. I'd stop living in fear of life's potholes, and crank up the music on the road trip!
Ooh, I love science fiction, especially time travel. My future self would tell my current self "Get up, get up, get up! You must exercise because it's too hard to get back into it!" My current self would say to my future self, "Yeah, same to you."
I'm with peanutsmom--my future self is going to need the encouragement not to get lazy so I can keep it off.
And I will definitely be joining you all on the beach--I'll be the one with a cocktail with an umbrella in it.
If you could talk to yourself in the future...
