Just wanted to drop by and give you a reminder that giving in to cravings and eating off plan isn’t the end of the world. Haven’t updated my flair in a bit but as of today I’ve lost over 32 pounds since January 8th, and I’ve gone out of control three times so far in the course of this weight loss. Occasionally I even say screw it and just Eat the Thing when I feel like it. But here’s the part I had a hard time believing and that I mention in the title: the most important part of weight loss (or any goal really) is to KEEP GOING. GET BACK ON IT. It’s important to remember that although some people have iron resolve and somehow pursue their goal perfectly, most of us don’t, and part of this process is learning to be okay with that. My problem personally was that I would give in to cravings, say I’ll get back on track, and then just... never do it. I’d put it off until the beginning of next week, or next month, and before I knew it, I lost all of the momentum I had gained, not to mention my progress. You can make any number of excuses as to why you don’t want to or can’t do it right now (I’m too stressed, I don’t want to waste the money I spent on all this junk I have in the house, etc), but personally I’ve found the biggest thing I can do for myself is to get back on track NOW. Not in a week, not tomorrow, now. Even if it’s just getting back on track for dinner after binging all day, once you make that single on track choice, every time you make a choice that advances your goal, it helps build your momentum. One last thing that I feel really applies to me (and maybe you) was from this picture I saw from Reddit, talking about Terminal Uniqueness. The whole idea is that you think you and your problem are Different From Everyone Else so you think established and proven methods have no chance of working for you. As far as I can tell, for weight loss (and every other worthwhile goal), the most important part is just to make sure that you keep going, and that’s what the Internet says, so of course I never believed it. But now that I’ve started this journey, and failed (three times just this go-around), as soon as I got back on it, I instantly felt better and in more control.
Sorry for the blogpost, this just really hit home with me today and I thought if even one person sees this and gets back on it then I’ll have done some good. If you can’t tell I feel really motivated right now. Thanks for your time, and if any, upvotes.
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