Today is National Weigh In Day according to the new Special K commercial. So I stepped on the scale this morning to get my start of the year weight. Although I’m not where I want to be, I am proud to say I am not where I was this time last year. The good news: I have come down 40lbs (from 325 to 285). The better news is that I’m on track to weigh even less this time next year! I cannot even articulate how excited I am about all that I am gaining on the road to losing.
I’m sure many people will never share the number they’ll see on the scale today. Trust me, there was a time I felt the same way. But I feel so much diffently these days for a couple of reasons:
First, I am not my weight! I am not a number on the scale.
Second, I am no longer imprisoned by my weight. I’ve been set free from the bondage that the weight has kept me in for years.
Next I am no longer fearful. When I made the decision to do something about it, it no longer had a hold on me.
Then lastly, it is what it is (at least for now), and I’m owning it.
So with that I am no longer ashamed. I am doing what the Special K commercial suggests. They ask the question: What if you stopped focusing on what you would lose and started focusing on what you would gain? In short I am gaining more joy, satisfaction, momentum, peace, confidence, swagger, clarity and determination. What are you gaining on this National Weigh In Day?
Much Love
Stacey