Have you ever been on a diet that declares "Thou shalt expect to lose anywhere from 5 - 10 lbs thy first week?" I don't know about you but I really do think I should be able to lose closer to the 10 lb mark. Call me gullible; and I'm even a marketing major. I should know the tricks! So that first week of stepping on the scales after a week of hormones and hell, I'm disappointed when the scale drops 0.3 lbs. I'm ready to quit; most of the time I do. If I don't get the desired results that first week, a second week of that "h & h" hardly ever follows. BUT, I am going against my grain. I am not going to be that person this time around. I am a new strawberry-- hear me roar...or burp, but by golly this time is going to be different. No more basing my success (or failure) by an inanimate object that I can pick up and toss out. Maybe even pull the batteries out of it before I pick it up and toss it out. So there, scale; you don't scare me anymore. I'm bigger than you (a fact you don't let me forget!) and stronger than you and I'm not taking anymore of your crap. I own you; you DO NOT own me!!!! Got it?
Let's face it, the scale only reveals a part of the journey. There are other markers along the way to show success, like my wedding ring loosening up. Hanging in my closet is a shirt that won't quite button up. It's one of those purchases I bought without trying on because it's my size and darn it it was on sale. It wouldn't even be worth the gas to take it back and/or exchange it. My goal is to button it before the season changes. I might have to wear it backwards with a jacket, but I'm wearing it before winter! I tried it on yesterday and if push comes to shove I could start a new trend with safety pins. I could even use the small ones and not the humongous baby diaper sized ones. That's a success, wouldn't you say? So I will not worry that the scale didn't reflect a certain loss; I know I am changing my "grain." I feel good. I feel empowered. I feel 3 lbs lighter than I did last week.
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