A few weeks ago I mentioned that I have lost 30 pounds since last January. My goal to lose my pregnancy weight by the end of this year has been going well. Unfortunately, I have not made any more progress since my last update. It’s one thing to write about health, it’s another to achieve it. I have somehow lost a focus, in spite of knowing in my head what to do.
I have been trying to discover why I have been lacking the drive to refocus. Day after day slips by, and I continue to fall short of the mark. Not enough exercise, too many calories, eating after 7 pm, not counting my calories…. I know I can succeed, I just need to get driven so I will succeed.
Recently I joined a community choir group which meets on Tuesday evenings. The rehearsals are pretty intense so I don’t have much opportunity for visiting with the soprano sitting next to me. The small opportunity to visit comes during our ten minute break. Tiara and I struck up a conversation during our break this week during which she told me she has lost ten pounds in the past four weeks. She talked about her calorie counting, exercise struggles and successes, and sometimes going off track but getting back on.
I found everything she said to be so motivating! It was then that I realized that I am in need of some outward motivation. I can reach inward and try to find my reasons for wanting to lose, and it’s important. But I also need some people cheering me on, telling me their own stories of ups and downs, and ultimately their successes.
Thank you, Tiara! You are an inspiration to me. I told her I would write about her in my blog (and she consented). I truly feel a renewed purpose since our talk.
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