Small wins deserve big celebrations:

I believe that one of the biggest reasons people get stuck in a weight-loss yo-yo is overthinking outcomes and not taking action out of fear. I struggled with weight at many points in my life, but believe the most frustrating challenge came from after mastering this for years, and then from a series of “life happens” events, 40lbs crept on again.

This frustrated me as I had overcome so much to get the weight off to begin with only to find myself stuck with another 40lbs to lose; and to make things worse I was in a place in my mind that weight loss will be hard for me as I had reached an age that “society” dictates as “pre-menopausal” and therefor “you will have” a problem losing weight. For a time, I believed this “truth”, and it disempowered me for years… 3 years to be exact. Today, after finally losing those 40 lbs, easier than I ever thought possible, I have come to accept that this “theory” of the 40+ year old woman was in truth an “I can’t” attitude in disguise.

At the time, I was putting my faith in the power of my struggle rather than in faith in a solution. I chose to mask my discomfort with a nice layer of self-love and acceptance that I believed comforted me for years because I was too caught up in the belief that I would struggle with this, and therefore, struggle is what I did.

During this time, I took care of myself by eating well and exercising, but deep down, I really didn’t try as hard as I needed to, I now believe unconsciously, because I permitted myself to accept that I would struggle. I ignored my true feelings about what I really wanted because of this disempowering belief and didn’t genuinely do the work my heart knew I needed to do. Once I began listening to my heart and accepted that I wasn’t truly happy—choosing to believe I could find a way—I soon found myself surrounded by solutions that made losing weight easier than I ever dreamed. Some solutions that initially didn’t seem like a path for me actually helped me. Through this, I truly realized that I am not limited in life based on what someone else predicts my future will be.

The person who decides that is myself, and the person who decides that for you is yourself! And it will always be that way. Even Audrey Hepburn knew this, stating that even the word impossible contains the words “im-possible”.

The moral of the story here is to never give up on yourself, or tell yourself you can’t do something, be something, or become something, especially when it comes to getting to the weight or lifestyle you truly crave and deserve, anything is possible you set your mind to.

So take this with you on your journey today, and remind yourself in all your endeavors that to succeed, all you need to do is show and believe!  

See you next time!