October 30, 2014
KnitOrMiss
Posts: 10,103 Member
Patience. Something required for this journey. Something I sore lack most times.
I don't want to wait a week for my bloodwork to come back. I don't want to wait a few years to finally get fit enough to drop all the weight I want to drop - it's too bad determination can't lose the weight and inches for us, eh? I don't want to wait to feel better, I don't want to.... well, I could go on all day.
But one thing I've found, is that when I think I'm at the end of my rope, that newly unveiled determination I've discovered - no FORGED - in myself surfaces again, and I'm off walking when I don't want to go...
What is it that you find yourself most lacking in, and how do you balance it out - or work around it? Where is your hidden strength??
Carly impatiently waiting for your responses in Oklahoma, USA
I don't want to wait a week for my bloodwork to come back. I don't want to wait a few years to finally get fit enough to drop all the weight I want to drop - it's too bad determination can't lose the weight and inches for us, eh? I don't want to wait to feel better, I don't want to.... well, I could go on all day.
But one thing I've found, is that when I think I'm at the end of my rope, that newly unveiled determination I've discovered - no FORGED - in myself surfaces again, and I'm off walking when I don't want to go...
What is it that you find yourself most lacking in, and how do you balance it out - or work around it? Where is your hidden strength??
Carly impatiently waiting for your responses in Oklahoma, USA
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Good day Carly. I definitely understand where you are coming from. I decided to go through with Gastric Bypass and waiting for that to go through is waiting long enough. I can't imagine waiting to become healthy enough to do things. I'm determined not to wait or put life on hold.
I like you am lacking in patience.
Cari in Delaware0 -
Patience and persistence. Definitely need more of those in my life.
Although, I'm pretty persistent about some negative things... I wish I had that persistence in the things that need it most - exercise, healthy eating, ignoring nighttime cravings...
It's a constant battle. I was so good at walking for a couple of months. I've slacked, and then I went and twisted my ankle moving furniture the other day, after I'd been working so hard at getting back into a good pattern again. I can't tell if I'm resting my ankle because it's sore, or if I'm just trying to convince myself that "not walking" is okay. Ugh!
Oh so one more thing I need to work on: Ignoring that negative inner voice and listening to the good one. And, recognizing which one is which.
Uhhh, do I need to see a doctor about that? LOL0 -
Yeah patience for sure and not feeling.like it's so overwhelming I can't do it anymore. I'm now a third.of the way to my target and it feels like I'm not so far from my.goal now.which helps.
For me the exercise has been the tipping point, its improved my mood, I'm almost certain I am actually self regulating my serotonin now after nearly three years.on ADs and helping my mood has helped.me.stay on track as I refuse to.blow all the hard work I'm putting in. And it's given me goals and aims outside of losing x amount of pounds and it's given me achievements other than how much I lose a week, each goal hit spurs me on and while I'm concentrating on the next mini.goals the big ones are rolling around without me even noticing til they arrive. I couldn't do this without working out and that keeps me going when I don't feel like working out, though that's not that often0 -
I haven't wanted to walk in a week. My new determination is seeing me through. I walked twice today, once yesterday (my afternoon got super busy at work!), twice Tuesday, I think, and not really much on Monday, as I was at the doctor's, but I took the stairs up to the lab and walked the whole way, so I've either hit my goals or come close all week. And today, I DID NOT WANT TO WALK...but it was easier once I let myself have my tantrum then got up and went anyway. LOL0
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Yay to you doing it. We all need to tantrum from time to time0
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What you need is 2 dogs who sit by the door after dinner and cry until you walk them. There's no getting out of it for me.0
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Allergic, unfortunately...but that is a good push!0
