Motivation

May 24, 2011

So in my self pitty I discussed my negative feelings about myself with a friend. I told her I wanted to take off about 10-15 lbs and was just feeling self-pity, unmotivated, etc. She reminded me how far I've come and encouraged me. She suggested I find a picture of someone with a body I wanted and hang it up in my cubicle and at home. I have heard of doing this before and must be honest that I think it's kind of a silly idea. However, I then remembered a picture of ME that I've always loved. It's just a simple cell phone pic that my son took of me before a night out with my hubby. It was taken the end of Jan 2010 and I was 145 lbs. I decided that this is the pciture I would print out and hang up. It's not some silly picture of a model's body that I will never have... it's me. I can do this.

So here it is... I've also decided to print out my before pic and hang it up right next to it as a reminder of all I have accomplished. How easy is it to forget how far I've come and fall in to a trap of self-pity for putting on 15 lbs. I've been through alot the last coouple months... and I only put on 3 lbs in that time. I had 10 I wanted to lose before that... now it's about 15. I can do this. I am still over 130 lbs down from my highest weight. I am and will continue to be a success. If I am being honest, I am still feeling pretty down today... this last weekend was a hard one, but I need to take care of myself, no one else can take care of my health but me, I need to be worth it for myself.

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