Finding Motivation to Keep Losing the Weight

It really is true that you manifest more of what you focus on. I remember my first weight loss journey; I dropped down from 320lbs to 195lbs. At the time, I felt like it wasn\’t that big of a deal that I had gotten smaller because I still felt like the fat girl on the inside. That was all that I could seem to focus on was the fear of still being overweight.

I am officially living the results of my expectation. There are times when it seems impossible to get back to the weight that I once was. It sometimes feels like the older I get, the more complicated it is to be flexible, limber and slim. That could just be a lie that I believe because I\’ve heard others say it so often.

I Will Not Give Up!

I refuse to believe that I am stuck. When it comes to losing weight, I know that it is a marathon and not a sprint. Although, there are times when I wish the weight would just fall off already. It\’s as if I\’m living a terrible dream and one day I\’m going to wake up in the perfect body.

I was talking with a friend the other day and he reminded me that the prize is on the other side of resistance. The enemy of a fit lifestyle is laziness, and I will not allow it to get the best of me. Lately, I have been finding every reason to NOT do what I promised myself that I was going to do and that was to Be Consistent.

Finding my W.H.Y.

A while back when I first got into business heavily, a came across a video that inspired me. The lady in the video was telling her story about how she became a success in her field, and she said that her WHY was her burning desire to keep going. She mentioned \”If your WHY doesn\’t make you cry, you won\’t make it.\” Well, I\’m wondering when my tears will be enough… Doesn\’t matter how much I cry; the results still aren\’t coming fast enough for me.

[W.H.Y. – What Hurts You]. Finding my WHY was pretty easy… I was an overweight child who grew up to be an even bigger adult. In fact, I reached 317lbs by 16yo. At age 17, during my senior year of high school, I got stuck on a ride at Cedar Point; So embarrassing! That was it for me… the thing that made me realize that life hadn\’t dealt me fair cards when it came to my health. Why couldn\’t I just be like those girls that had the perfect slim figure?

But then, I finally shed the weight and felt pretty okay about myself. Although I felt like an elastic band that had already been stretched so wide and could go back to it at any moment; my body had already experienced what it was like to carry that extreme amount of weight. Then…BOOM! Right back to 300lbs in nearly no time! UGH!

Is it \”Anything worth having is… worth fighting for or worth waiting for?\”

Either way… I\’m getting a little impatient, although I know that\’s something that I need to work on. I keep asking myself over and over how I did it the first time. BUT does that really matter when our bodies change so much? There are so many people putting so much information out here that you never know what\’s going to work for you.

I\’m Learning to Listen to My Body!

My very first trainer gave me a book by Louise Hay quite some time ago called, \’You Can Heal Your Life\’. This book has been a wonderful reference in my journey toward a better, healthier lifestyle. In the book Louise mentions every physical ailment or dis-ease begins with a belief and thought pattern.

I am beginning to change my beliefs and thoughts about myself. I am in the process of positive changes. Although, at times, I want things to happen NOW, I am willing to be patient with myself in the process.

I started this journey with a goal in mind and I\’m going to hit that mark. I promise myself. I will NOT allow the enemy to defeat me. I am going to remain consistent, persistent and motivated. Just watch and see!

Rant Over 🙂

If you are on your own journey, I welcome you to reach out to me via email and share your results. Let\’s hold each other accountable.