If people could hear what I
thought…
Thankfully I’m the only one who
can.
But those thoughts stop me
from being
- Honest
- Happy
- Good to myself
A few months ago, I made a promise to
myself that I would lose weight…. Again.
I made a realistic goal to be 150 pounds by my 50th
birthday. That would be a 60 pound
loss in 30 months. Two pounds a
month sounded reasonable! So for
the last six months I have lost the same 3 pounds several times. Then I had a
realization. I don’t need to lose
weight. I need to feel
better. I have already started
walking a few times a week and I haven’t been bingeing on pastries (as
often). So, instead of sticking to
a goal on the scale, I’m setting a new goal. I pledge to find 150 quotes and positive affirmations that ‘resonate’
with my past actions and feelings.
I believe this will lead me to ‘the truth about me”.
If you are on this journey with me, I
pray that we both have the courage and strength to look at ourselves through
the eyes of the One who loved us first.
If only I could see me as you see me
And understand the way that I am loved
Would it give a whole new meaning to my purpose
Change the way I see the world
And understand the way that I am loved
Would it give a whole new meaning to my purpose
Change the way I see the world
Mandisa: The Truth About Me
Karen Nagy-Tompkins
UPDATE: Sept 1, 2018 So I will soon be 52... and I am actually down 40 pounds since the original post. More importantly, I am not as obsessed with how I look or what I weigh. Looking forward to getting back to achieving the 150 quotes/affirmations that I started 'back then'. Cheers!
Here is the article posted by my dear friend, Tova, that inspired me to restart this journey :) https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/mb4e7n/how-to-treat-fat-people-ally-fatphobia
UPDATE: Sept 1, 2018 So I will soon be 52... and I am actually down 40 pounds since the original post. More importantly, I am not as obsessed with how I look or what I weigh. Looking forward to getting back to achieving the 150 quotes/affirmations that I started 'back then'. Cheers!
Here is the article posted by my dear friend, Tova, that inspired me to restart this journey :) https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/mb4e7n/how-to-treat-fat-people-ally-fatphobia
Setting goals is so important. After I retired, I joined a learn to run clinic and met
ReplyDeleteKelly Steele who writes for the Windsor Star and has run marathons and an Ironman. She told us, your goal should scare you. It should be a challenge. But at the same time, I also think it should be something that can be achieved, or why attempt it.
This blog is a good challenge! Best wishes. It all starts in your head.