10 Ways losing weight is like learning to drive a stick

10 Ways losing weight is EXACTLY like learning to drive a stick

1. You know what you’re supposed to do, but it’s a LOT harder in practice than it is in principle...and you totally obsess about details you later find out are minutia.

2. Sometimes you freak out when you need to just stay the course, and it causes you to stall.

3. You avoid hills. (literally and figuratively).

4. You start thinking other people are trying to sabotage you, when it really has nothing to do with you at all. (WHY are you so close behind me! WHY did you offer me free pizza!)

5. You aren’t always sure when you need to change gears, and sometimes you do it wrong.

6. Other people give you “helpful hints” but you really have no idea what they’re talking about. (“You just need to meet your feet in the middle, like a balancing act.” “You need to NET above your BMR” Whatttttt?)

7. Getting started is the absolute hardest. Once you get going you’re golden.

8. Sometimes you roll backwards when you’re not expecting it, and it freaks you the hell out. Then you stall and have to start again.

9. You envy people who seem to be able to just do this naturally. It requires an immense amount of concentration and effort for you to do every little thing.

And finally some good news:
10. Once you finally get the hang of it, you actually enjoy it. It eventually becomes second nature and you don’t even have to think about it