Accepting the fact that it's a lifelong pursuit...

I just wanted to share something, a mindset, that has helped me to reframe my efforts.

"Each day, for the rest of my life, I will need to put a little bit of my effort towards healthy living."

I used to find this idea oppressive. I now find it liberating. Let me explain. If you go through life waiting for that arrival date where you will no longer need to worry about food, your body, or healthy living, you will always be disappointed. Those of us who have learned to use food as a drug, a coping mechanism, an emotional support tool, will always battle with that urge. We aren't going to all of a sudden reach our goal weight and never need to worry again. That's not how it works. We need to actively retrain our brain and remind ourselves of what we hope to accomplish every day.

The other thing I've been reflecting on lately is that our efforts, even our failed ones, are not in vain. Many of us, if left without any checks and balances, would be much larger and less healthy than we currently are. We often forget this. We see our excess weight and think of it as a failure, rather than seeing all of the many successes we have had over the years in keeping more weight off.

So with that in mind, I find it helpful to consider my efforts each day as one part of a lifelong decision to manage my weight. I won't always be successful in each season, but I will always devote a bit of energy and attention to the pursuit of healthy living each day. It helps to banish this all or nothing mentality and remind us that fast weight loss should not be the goal. Lifelong management should be our goal.

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