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...
Yeah I enjoy that daily ritual. I guess the other one I have recently adopted is a morning meditation. It's a nice way to start the day more centered. I admit I am not in perfect attendance on that though. When I wake up exhausted after a day of doing flooring I tend to get lazy on things like that. Now I do not have an excuse.
ReplyDeleteMine would be starting out my mornings reading the Bible after I feed the dog. If I don't start off my day with that quiet time with God the whole rest of the day feels disjointed. I've made the mistake of pushing it off to later in the day, but then I'm distracted and not focused. My attitude is much better throughout the day when I start it out with Bible time.
ReplyDeleteMy daily ritual is taking a 15 minute walk after lunch. It's a good way to get some sun, nature and away from work for a bit. Definitely improves my mood and helps clear my head.
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