Be Encouraged

[DVCshop]

Sometimes I journal to get my thoughts out. I never thought that I would have the courage to post anything. I have been so inspired by the words of others. At first I thought that I would just write it down for myself, as something that I could refer back to when I needed to be inspired and encouraged. After writing this, I felt compelled to share it just in case it could help someone else. I started Weight Watchers late June of 2020. I wanted to lose weight but with the health issues I was having I also felt that “dieting” would be the one thing that I could have control over in my life. My goal at the time was to lose 20 pounds. My starting weight was 156 pounds. I was determined that by December, I would reach goal weight. I diligently tracked food and made sure to stay within the allotted budget. For weeks, I stayed on track. I would lose two pounds, regain 0.5 pounds to 1.5 pounds and back and forth the scale would go. By November, I had only lost five pounds. I began to get discouraged. I felt better, I was sleeping better but the scale was not moving as fast as I wanted it to. I have Multiple Sclerosis and possibly Fibromyalgia (the neurologist has not ruled it out yet) so in one breath I was thanking God that my diseases are not as debilitating to my body as I have seen in others and in the next breath I am questioning God why my body is not responding to the plan like it has in others. It was then that I realized that I have to accept the body I was given and love it even when it does things at its own pace. So here we are mid-January another five pounds down, halfway to my goal. The lesson I learned is to be encouraged, keep at it, don’t give up, it will happen – don’t change the goal, just move the timeline!

Be well my friends and stay safe!

[jimeka]

Well written and very encouraging and well done. Small steps can conquer all. 👍

[Kenu]

Always remember that muscle weighs more than fat. So as you are loosing you are also producing more muscle and doing more. Rearranging the body is hard to figure out at times. Good luck 🍀 sounds like you’re on the right track 👍🙏😉 Ken 🐾🐾🐾🐾

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

So happy to hear of your success at getting to your weight loss goal. It sometimes takes a long time to reach but slow and steady is the way to go, DVCshop Please post again when you have reached your goal, and in the meantime, Keep Smiling!

[JSSimp]

Happy to hear your journey is going well. Many blessing!

[falalalala]

You'll get there

[goatgal]

You are an inspiration! It is always difficult to change an entrenched pattern particularly in a culture like the US which constantly bombards us with food related advertising, and now, in the pandemic when most of us are limited in the activities we once enjoyed, some of us (for example, me) have a tendency to self soothe with food. So, well done, keep going and remember that slow and steady wins the race.

[mrsmike9]

I have always hated my body. I'm not, and never have been overweight. In fact I used to be anorexic. For me it was a control issue, not a weight one. I hear you, though. Women are terrible at accepting their bodies but look at the garbage the media throws at us. At least things are starting to change there.