I have been feeling a bit frustrated this week having had little measurable success on the scales and I started to get a smidgen of doubt in the back of my mind- why am I bothering?
Although if I am truly honest my eating hasn't always been Weight Watchers perfect, I have certainly made and maintained some big changes exercise-wise so why wasn't I seeing that number on the scale drop?
This would be the easiest point for me to give up- I had tried and it wasn't working. I was feeling a bit like a hamster running on a wheel...So I asked myself why would I continue?
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| Grumpy Cat: MEOW |
Well, there was the other positive results I had noted over the past few weeks that were arguably just as important as weight loss:
1) I was definitely feeling fitter and stronger (I am not saying I can go out and run 10km but I have significantly increased the weights I am using in Pump for example)
2) I was sleeping much better.
3) I had more energy.
4) Friends had commented that I was looking happy and well.
5) Other than being disappointed with my insignificant weight loss- I was feeling more HAPPY overall
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I recently read an article a friend had shared on Facebook which resounded with me on many levels- these are the types of mini-goals I would like to measure myself against.
(As someone who has experienced depression first-hand I did note the absence of a mention of mental illness BUT on the whole I thought this was fabulous)
http://successify.net/2012/10/31/22-things-happy-people-do-differently/
So, in summary I am not giving up on my weight loss goals- that is why I am here after all. BUT I am going to allocate more headspace to the other ways of tangibly measuring my success on this journey such as; fitness, strength, energy, positivity and joy.
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| What REALLY matters |
I have realised that ultimately I am in the pursuit of happiness ~ all the other things are just little pieces of the whole puzzle. I guess the other moral of the story is ~ All good things take time...
Ka kite,
Chloe x
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