I think I may have finally gotten over my motivational plateau that I've been on for the past 2 years with my weight loss goals. I've kept a weight loss journal for a couple of years and looking back through the pages that I've written, I see 2 things that are constant. I am constantly losing and gaining the same 3 or 4 pounds, and I am constantly listing 130# as my goal weight.
Last week in the USA Today's Life section, there was an article about losing weight. In it the author compared having extra weight to having debt! That really got my attention! She said that we need to look at extra weight as debt and look at exercise as income.
I wasn't blogging when our family was working to get out of debt. We paid off $32,000 in 17 months and worked hard to get it done. It wasn't easy, but it was fun in it's own way. There is nothing like seeing the balance due on your credit card and car loan go down each month. Getting out of debt was something we did very well. We were focused. We had a plan. We had a setback here and there, but we were never derailed. Sounds like a weight loss journey too, huh?
So, when I read those words--- to treat extra weight as if it were debt, THAT was something I could grasp. Since I read that article, my weight loss journey has taken on a whole new importance too me. This time, I really feel like I'm in the right frame of mind to finish what I start.
No comments:
Post a Comment