My Scale Must Be Broken
As I write this post I'm finishing my workout...successfully fought the ANTS (automated negative thoughts) that surfaced this morning when I stepped on the scale for my weekly weigh in and got the "bad" feedback.
I have "been good" this week and upped my workout intensity, and fully expected that number to be far less than last week. EPIC fail....
I've been doing this long enough that I have faced this path in my journey quite often. I have learned to see it as a crossroads. I can choose the path filled with ANTS that starts with a "I failed" mentality and find myself thinking "why try anymore? I am not getting results, so why bother?"
Or I can take the less trodden path (I'm still learning to recognize the ANTS) of "I will not let that number determine me or derail me from my goals and success. I will be persistent and trust the proven process."
My choice is to give up (which will only lead me backwards on my journey) or I can keep moving forward DESPITE my perceived failure. That's Moxie. Never ever quit.
Easier said than done. I know folks! But I also remember who even walking was painful and hard to do. Literally..around my block and I hurt for days! Conquered! Next...
I can do difficult things, and through continued effort they become easier.
I would rather stay firm, be grateful for this wonderful journey I am on (and all I am learning) instead of going back too where I started - any day.
The most difficult battles are sometimes the quiet ones that no one sees but yet rage on in our souls.
That scale number does not define my worth, my effort, my drive, nor my beauty.
It doesn't define yours either. It's time to let go of that cultural norm we have accepted as truth and concentrate on the good by celebrating our successes - NO matter how small.
Get real....feel fabulous!
What!!?
Or was it?
I've been doing this long enough that I have faced this path in my journey quite often. I have learned to see it as a crossroads. I can choose the path filled with ANTS that starts with a "I failed" mentality and find myself thinking "why try anymore? I am not getting results, so why bother?"
Or I can take the less trodden path (I'm still learning to recognize the ANTS) of "I will not let that number determine me or derail me from my goals and success. I will be persistent and trust the proven process."
My choice is to give up (which will only lead me backwards on my journey) or I can keep moving forward DESPITE my perceived failure. That's Moxie. Never ever quit.
Easier said than done. I know folks! But I also remember who even walking was painful and hard to do. Literally..around my block and I hurt for days! Conquered! Next...
I can do difficult things, and through continued effort they become easier.
I would rather stay firm, be grateful for this wonderful journey I am on (and all I am learning) instead of going back too where I started - any day.
The most difficult battles are sometimes the quiet ones that no one sees but yet rage on in our souls.
That scale number does not define my worth, my effort, my drive, nor my beauty.
It doesn't define yours either. It's time to let go of that cultural norm we have accepted as truth and concentrate on the good by celebrating our successes - NO matter how small.
Get real....feel fabulous!
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