Patience and a Rose

reneer0se

When I think of loosing weight, I almost immediately am discouraged. All those calories to count, all those nights friends or family want to eat out, the BBQ's at each others houses.....how will this EVER really work without added frustration and ultimately failing?
But THAT is the first step to not seeing results. When you put your mind to something, do not loose sight of the end result. I have grown and learned, and have figured out what the hardest part is for me..it that would have to be patience.
Think of a flower. You are a bud in the ground and without proper light and the right amount of water, that is where you will remain...a bud in the ground...but think, can you go out to your backyard, after one day of watering and one day of sunlight and expect to see a beautiful flower bloomed? No, of course not! You must have patience, and do what it takes daily to see the end result. When waiting for a rose to bloom..although you cannot see the rose yet, you know that it will come right? The key is having patience and nurturing it the way you know will create results...So, have patience. Take care of yourself, and you WILL become that beautiful rose that you desire to see bloom!

arewethereyet

That is IT! Patience....when I finally started being patient, I not only lost weight but started to enjoy losing it!

Thank you for posting. I have lost a lot of weight and maintained it for a long time but have recently lapsed into old ways.

Your post is helping me!

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turbojanem

thank you soooo very much for the blooming flower post. patience is not something i typically have in many areas of my daily life. i can be patient with others, but not myself. i guess it's the instant gratification lifestyle i have grown up in. your post encourages me. thank you!

lloydrt

I hear you in regards to the get togehters and BBQ, s. I came up with a solution, and again, were all different, but for me, I think about things you mentioned and came up with why I wanted to lose weight the most?

My health

Thats it in a nut shell. Im 55, and at my age, there comes requirements to maintain ones health. For example, a colonoscopy (sp)

When people , men and women get in their 50s, they are recommended to have one every couple of years, more or less. Well, they are no fun, and one thing that scares me is the fact that you are put under anasteshia for this routine. Unfortunately, Im petrified of drs, and hospitals...
Well, I havent had one yet, cuz I was so scared to receive local anasthesia. I thought Id have a heart attack, or some complication would arise, and then it would be all downhill after that. Also, I dreaded the site of having 6 male nurses, or medical professional s lift me from one table to the next.....weird, huh.lol

Thats when I made a life style change and said, Im only going forward, my health is imperative to me. More so, than a dinner, or BBQ, or that sweet desert. I said I want to have good health. Ive never smoked, never really drank much, nor abused illegal drugs. My body was really in great shape, only that my blood pressure was near 170 / 100, and that concerned my dr.
So, he put me on meds

Now, 8 months later, Im 88 lbs lighter, went from a 51 inch waist to a 39 inch waist, my bp is now 110 / 65, Total Cholesterol is 103, I lost my man boobs, I can push against my chest and feel my rib cage, my neck size went from 18 3/4 to 15.50, and my shoes fit me loosely and most importantly, IM BEING TAKEN OFF THE ONLY MEDICATION I USE ON DEC 31, 2010, and that wil save me 30 dollar co pay for my insurance....Ill save money being thin, lol............also
The bathroom scale doesnt refect inches lost, I ve punched new holes in my belt, I like the fact that every once in a while, I can feel the excess belting againt my hand when Im walking, ..... a good reminder that keeps me in chek. The bathroom scale doesnt reflect the chubbiness that is gone from my face, my fingers, and lol......my toes. My ankles arent puffy.
The shame and guilt are gone, Im not so scared or ashamed to sit in my drs office, looking at all the healthy skinny people, wondering what they are thinking of me .

I can tell you this. This new feeling, theone that I now have awakened after all these years......I wouldnt trade it for all the macaroni cheese, lasagna, fettucinni, or ice cream in the world

I finally, finally, finally, am in a place in my life, where I left the old, ashamed, guilt ridden personality, for an exicted, happy, looking forward to getting out of bed and to the gym kind of person

I guarantee you, it will happen. The only reason why I mentioned all this was because some lady was livid with her bathroom scale and its numbers, which dont reflect the true results of weightloss, meaning, all the inches of weight loss the occur...]]I

Ive got about 30 more pounds to lose, but its OK.....Patience and NOT LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR , has allowed me to write this posting to you......just stay focused, and find your reason why losing weight is so important.........Wishing you the best..Lloyd