SLOW & STEADY WINS!!

We didn't gain weight overnight and we won't lose it that way either. How many times have we went on some fad diet, lost weight rapidly only to regain it plus a few bonus pounds in the process of our way back up the scale. Slow and steady wins the race. It is true. The tragedy is that most people never even get in the race. Many of those that do hope that success comes easily and rapidly. When it doesn't, they drop out of the race, give up and throw in the towel, before it really begins. What they don't realize is that the decision to be unstoppable is never made just once. It is a choice every single day, made sometimes multiple times throughout the day by the choices we make. Do we exercise, do we eat this or that? It is all a choice that moves us forward, stay the same or backwards in our quest for weight loss. Whether you've had weight loss surgery or losing weight on your own or a diet program, setbacks are inevitable. In fact, they are proof that we are doing something. Sometimes the greatest lessons come from a challenge. Those lessons in doing something different in our healthy lifestyle path takes us one step closer to achieving our weight loss goals and maintenance. When we focus on learning a lesson from a slip up or setback, and stay the course, reaching our weight loss goal will happen. It is important to remind ourselves that failure is an incident or event, not a person. Just because you slipped up once in a day, the entire day, week, etc., YOU are NOT a failure. If you don't achieve your weight loss anticipated in a certain period of time, does that make you a failure? If you make an unhealthy choice in eating or skip exercise, does that make you a failure. Of course not....Absolutely not! Failure does not characterize who you are. It is simply an incident that happens in your life at times. When you continue to move forward, despite difficult experiences, you have already won. Commit to find the gift in any setback. Tell yourself that you will never, never, never quit. If you don't give up, you cannot fail. Not only will you achieve your weight loss goals, but the combination of your commitment, courage, and belief in yourself will rise as the greatest victory of all. Never, ever quit. Success is in consistency and persistence. Success is in each one of us.

Wow, inspirational words of wisdom. Thank you.

take care of you!

So very true! I'm learning alot about myself on this journey. I always thought that a food treat would make me feel happier. What I learned is that loosing this weight is making me feel much happier! We need to remember to refocus on what truly makes us happy. Me being skinnier, healthier and more energy is what makes me more happy. Being able to get on the playground equipment with my grand baby last weekend was incredible! I NEVER want to go back!

Thanks for the great post!

Keep your eye on the prize... and keep doing what you do.. i stopped and now have to deal with a regain!!!