Your LIFE Is Calling!
So the holiday weekend had some food challenges. There were hurdles I easily jumped over and there were others that made me stumble. I went to the movies and ended up having popcorn and not the small size either. What the heck was I thinking? I wish I knew. There are still those moments where I am unconscious about my journey, BUT the great news is that I didn’t continue the downward spiral. We even had pizza and I only ate one slice. It was so salty and greasy tasting that I just didn’t want anymore. It had nothing to do with willpower, my tastes have just changed. It makes me realize that this is working on levels I didn’t even know about.
I was walking on my treadmill this weekend watching the Discovery Channel and this great new Jenny Direct Commercial came on. Val looked great and so did her Mom after losing 54 pounds, but the comment at the end of the commercial really hit me. Val said, “Your LIFE is calling!” …WOW. I mean, shopping for smaller clothes is great, getting into a bikini is fun, but being available for my LIFE is powerful. We all have a FINITE number of days. Seems like our awareness of that is only heightened when we or someone we love gets sick, but it’s an unfortunate reality. I don’t want to live a less than optimal life because of my weight. This is something I have control over. There are SO many things people wrestle with daily that they cannot control regarding their health. This weight issue, on the other hand, has a solution. As much as I sometimes complain about this journey, I’m fortunate to have a “problem” that has a solution.
So my LIFE is calling and I plan to answer the call.
Here we go…
Oh…by the way I got rid of 0.6 pounds this week for a total of 10.6 pounds over the last six weeks. I have exactly 20 pounds and eight weeks to reach my birthday goal of 195 pounds. That’s going be tough, but you know what? I’m going to work as hard as I can, and I know I’ll be closer than I am now and maybe just maybe, my weight will start with a ‘1’ by then! Overall loss of 29.8 pounds…woohoo yay me!
Until next time…..
Hope
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Thanks for stopping by Kim! I hope your appointment with a new consultant goes well today, that is a very important aspect of JC success.
Hope does a great job motivating people to focus on their goals, I’m glad you found her on the Jenny Craig forums and on Jenny Craig Talk! You can do anything you put your mind to, even overcome the weekend “spells” (sometimes I have the same problem, you’re not alone).
Hope, I just wanted to tell you that I find you incredibly inspiring, well-spoken and real. I wandered onto the Jenny community posts for the first time this evening looking for some support and motivation (I never go onto these and still have little idea of how it works). I’ve now read a couple of your posts on different topics and found myself here, getting just what I need.
In anticipation of my weigh in tomorrow (and likely gain), I am frustrated with myself for the up-down, on program-off program roller coaster I seem to have been riding since week 3 (I’m now going into week 8- have only lost 6 1/2 pounds in an up and down fashion).
It seems I have an incredible amount of focus during the weekdays, but as soon as the weekend hits (and our schedule changes- becoming less predictable)- I go off a little, then a little more, then hog wild. I’m having such trouble staying focused during the weekend- as if I’m feeling confident or entitled for a job well-done during the week- and that little self sabotager in my brain takes over me and I start feeling like I just don’t care or tell myself I’m untouchable. My JC consultant is nice and well informed, and a decent coach, but I’m not feeling the deeper connection and understanding that I think I might need with her. I am scheduled to see someone else tomorrow and am hoping I might find what I’m missing- though I know I need to find that within me, it’s going to take the right kind of connection to help me get there.
Anyway, thank you for your motivating posts. You really have helped me to refocus, recommit and not give up when I am feeling most disheartened and starting to lose focus completely.
Keep up your own good work- I am confident you will get there!! Kim