Getting Back to the Basics

I can't even tell you how many times I've had to "go back to the basics" with this weight loss journey. I will be going along on my happy way, losing weight, working out, eating right.. and slowly it starts to slip. Not all at once, maybe I'll get really busy with the kids and ease up on my workouts. Maybe I'll eat more than I should've or spent a few days just celebrating with cake for no other reason just to celebrate :)! In the past, I will admit I've blamed it on that I must be at a plateau! But the fact was it was really me and my choices. Sometimes we just have to go back to the beginning. I'll ask myself what am I doing now that I wouldn't have done in the first few weeks? What was my purpose in doing this whole "losing weight/getting healthy" thing? I have those times when I make myself go back to being a "weight loss newbie." Remember when you just started? The drive you had? I do! And there are times that I go back there to remind myself what it was and become a newbie all over again. It's not because we are slackers, but because it is a lifestyle. There is no real big prize at the end, we earn prizes as soon as we start and we get prizes throughout the whole journey! I recently spoke with a friend that walked through a very sad experience and she said that she got off track a bit and wants to get back on. I find that so inspiring. She isn't giving up! She's going back to the basics and jumping back on. I find there is no one that can do anything for your health, there's no one that can make you lose weight.. besides yourself. So what if you've totally blown it, this isn't a race we're on it's a lifestyle. I've said it before... life happens. I'm sure there will be MANY times I will have to go back and get back to the basics. We can't give up just because we've fallen off track and maybe even gained some weight back. I guess in my mind there's never a reason to give up. We always have the choice to get back up again. I really want to encourage those that need some encouraging, get back up today. Look at some of your choices and see if there are different ones that need to be made. Go back to the basics. Remind yourself why you started this journey. And just don't quit!

I'm always here if you need some encouraging!!