And three years later, I am back at square one as many of us trying to lose weight have become accustomed to. It isn't a good feeling. But it is a familiar one. And one point I don't want to start from again.
Finding and keeping inspiration is a hard thing to do. Many milestones can jumpstart the want to lose weight, a birthday, a new year, a new relationship, etc. And in the past three years, all of these have happened, in some cases more than once.
Most recent inspirations have been my littlest sister losing 33 lbs, my uncles passing, and the hope that someday (in the next year or so) I might be taking engagement photos (very wishful thinking, but not out of the of question haha). My boyfriend and I have a lot of trips planned for this coming year, and I'd really like to be able to look at the photos from them and be happy with the way I look. I'd also like to not have to use the seat belt extender on the planes we take to get there.
For the past three weeks I feel like I've found the motivation to get back into the swing of the gym and eating healthy. And it's been good in some parts, and not in others. Good parts being that for the past two weeks I've been walking the mile to work every day. I've been eating ok, but logging everything I eat in myfitnesspal. Logging even the extra alcoholic drinks, mini cupcakes, and pieces of pizza. The bad parts, the extra alcoholic drinks, mini cupcakes, and pieces of pizza! haha Not only slipping on self control, but also not going to the gym. I keep saying, I need to make small sustainable changes. Which is true, and walking to work daily has now just become a thing that I do. But I want going to the gym to be part of that too. I don't want to be too hard on myself because walking to work wasn't something that I'd ever considered and now it's a great addition to my day. I also log in myfitnesspal everyday for every meal. I need to acknowledge the small changes, and make sure that I can keep them up.
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