Survival Mode Put Us Back to Zero
A lot of you came here many moons ago when I left Sparkpeople. I loved the community of that place and the support I got there. It was at the height of us being on our game. That motivation you have in the beginning when you're consistently rewarded with weight loss, smaller clothes, compliments to keep your motivation high and you somehow begin to step out of being invisible to the public to people smiling at you, opening doors or striking up conversation. You start to feel human. You don't have to worry about going to restaurants or 'fitting' somewhere. You can go to a wedding and see those God awful thin folding chairs and while you still don't like them, you're not concerned. Many of your worries that fit people never had to think of, have faded away. We started for the long haul in our 30's and that's when we had the most success, losing 226 and 190 lbs respectively. When we went on vacation, as long as we came back and got rig...
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It was nice having some structure to our day for a change so that we didn't wander aimlessly. Had the most amazing weather that day too. Walking around in the sun without melting is always nice.
ReplyDeleteWell, this sounds like a really nice weekend! And the weather was absolutely gorgeous which made being outside a pleasure. Just got back from a nice walk with the hubs and pups at the lake. They are setting up for fireworks for that little town so we just went around the gazebos and "mountains" (hills really...until you climb them; then you're pretty sure you're on Everest). =o) Got a lot of errands done and a new mattress pad so worked on the bed, which I was happy about. Today is muggier, so will take the dogs for a country drive in a little bit before the sun comes out in full force.
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th of July!!! xoxoxo