Daily Inspiration - Persevere.

Persevere.

 

 

Some days you wake up feeling tired or distracted. You just don't have the time or energy to follow your WLS regimen at that moment. So, you skip breakfast, or eat that slice of cold pizza that you righteously avoided the night before. Days of discouragement shouldn't surprise you. They are reminders that food will always be complicated -- either a comfort or a distraction.

 

 

The key to real change is perseverance. When you take a misstep, for whatever reason, know that you will continue to persevere in your WLS recovery. You will start over at the next meal--you will overcome the temptation next time. That is how you'll succeed. Being perfect just isn't going to happen. So persevere.

 

 

Action for the day: No matter where you are in your recovery, today you will persevere. Start over every time you stray from your plan. Start over as often as necessary.

 

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Good am Jill,  To quote some GREAT lyrics ..."perfect only makes you crazy..." Thanks this message is important more for me in the last week & not just with the food aspect. Hope you have a great day!

Thanks Jill--Great timing for me! I had some baked tortilla chips in my hand ready to eat for breakfast this AM. I sat down, read this post and got up, tossed the chips out and grabbed a slice of lf mozarella instead. Gotta keep doing the get yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again....

Thanks Jill, I needed to read that this morning. Things have gotten so tense and stressful right now and I have been making bad choices left and right. The fact that nothing makes me dump has come to be a real curse. So thank you for reminding me that it is through perseverance that we are successful, not through perfection.  Yours was a timely message for me.  Thanks   

Michael- So glad that this helped you.  I know that it is hard to stay focused - especially in times of stress.  But...know that you CAN get through it in a positive manner.  I have faith in you.  You have come SUCH a long way already and there is NO turning back now....... Stay strong and stay the course!