On thing I learned whilst I was studying Gestaldt therapy, oh so long ago was that it helps to have a mantra, not any old mantra but one when you feel most vulnerable feels most real to you and in that quiet moment, serious and still, you know will stay with you.
For me it was the title of my blog "I am saving my life .... ", for a friend of mine it was the hackneyed (but no less profound for that) "I can do it!"
It is not easy to start some journeys even though we set out with such vigor we step out so determinedly success seems early. The hardest part is staying the course and everyone needs a break now and then. You are right back on the path and I hope that you feel so darned proud of that that you could burst.
I know, for me I am not the best exerciser or dieter in the world but I cling to my mantra like a limpet so when I open that fridge door (mind you all the old goodies have changed to something healthier in there) and eye anything not appropriate for the moment I just think "I am saving my life ...." and I take an orange or simply a glass of water. When I am tired, sore, headachy or just downright feeling lazy I glare at the treadmill, so much not wanting to get on it and I say "I am saving ...." etc
A mantra doesn't need to be seen as a goal, just as an inspiration that keeps you focussed towards it. My friend's "I can do it" is as vital to her as mine is to me and keeps her going as much as mine does me. Somewhere there is a mantra just waiting for you to adopt it!
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