Tuesday, May 31, 2011

What an amazing ride

    The last four weeks I have been attending this lifestyles change program called True U.  It has taught me a new way of looking at food and what type of food I put in my body.   When I first started the program my goal was to lose all of this weight.  In fact that has always been my goal in all the the programs I have started and stopped.  Something changed for me along the way.   My goal changed.   It became more about how I was feeling instead of what the world was perceiving.   It stopped being about the pounds coming off.  It started being about the energy I was gaining and how I was feeling overall.   I know that I need to lose the weight but now I know that in time and with patience it will come off.   This is a marathon I am running not a sprint.
 I have made many great changes in the past few weeks that I am so happy about.   I am eating more fruits and veggies, I am drinking more water and I am taking multivitamins  I still have a long way to go but old habits are really hard to break and in time I will have each one of my bad one changed to a good one.  One really bad habit I need to work on is emotional eating.  I notice when I am bored or when I am having a "moment" I turn to food for comfort.  I need to turn to something more positive and more beneficial for me.  I believe now that I have seen that trigger I can now work on it.    Another thing I really need to work on is EXERCISE.  I am awful with getting enough of it.  Walking to the mailbox maybe good but I know it is not enough. .  There are plans in the making.   So being aware is the first step to fixing the problem.  That is how I conquered my addiction to alcohol.  If I can do that I can do anything.
  Well, It has been a wonderful journey and I am sad to see the class end.   I do plan to stop in from time to time on the next group.   I need the support and the hugs are always a plus.   So, till next time......

PS.  I still do not like the scale.....maybe one day it will be my friend!!!

 

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