A good day for being teachable...

Happy966
on 5/3/12 1:34 am, edited 5/3/12 1:36 am

You guys know I get discouraged occasionally, but overall I think I have a pretty good attitude. And I am very persistent. If I were a game character, these would be my superpowers.

Being teachable, not so much. Reminding myself to be teachable is a big part of staying sane for me.

I am going to repeat my mantra, because it's proven true once again:

I am not as smart as I think I am.

along with its corollary

My best thinking got me here.

It is a lie that I know better than my food plan. Because following the plan is more important than it being the *perfect* plan. It only has to be good enough, and having one is more important than poking around trying to find a better one. For me, it usually just gets me in trouble.

A good plan followed imperfectly will work if you stick with it.

I am feeling all detoxed from too many carbs and the scale is moving again. Thank goodness for being persistent, 'cause I have a lot of other character flaws in my way!!

You guys have a wonderful, teachable day - I am!!

:) Happy

53 yrs old, 5'6" HW: 293 ConsW: 273 SW: 263 CW: 206

Mom4Jazz
on 5/3/12 1:45 am

VSG on 04/18/11

And you'll have to be teachable for a long, long time. The rest of your life.

I can be stubbornly unteachable occasionally (OK more than occasionally) myself. I have to remind myself that I haven't got it all together and what I do have all together I sometimes misplace. Working on that!

It's all a journey.

Highest weight: 335 lbs, BMI 50.9
Pre-op weight: 319 lbs, BMI 48.5
Current range: 140-144, BMI 21.3 - 22

175+ lbs lost, maintaining since February 2012