I made some changes, following some expert advice, but it seemed to no avail. Then, this evening, I gave it another try, and SUCCESS!
I have learned a great deal about myself having been evicted from the blogger world. I need a support system and I need to write. Blogging has provided both of those things for me since I began my quest to become healthy, Sept. 1, 2009.
Two years and twenty-seven days later, I find myself in a dangerous place. There are two roads I can take - one back to my goal weight and learning to maintain it, or one back into the 200's. I know where I need to go and I know how to get there. I do not however, know how to maintain weight loss. It eludes me every time!
I have therefore decided to join Weight Watchers once again, as a lifetime member, this time with the intention of learning to maintain weight loss. I have about 30 pounds to lose in order to reach my goal and then I need to learn patience and self control as I learn to maintain.
There are so many wonderful positive things I have maintained in my journey to a healthy weight, body and spirit. I still practice the discipline of fasting, and my friend has inquired about joining me in the practice. I am quite excited about that. I continue to exercise consistently. I am living proof that you cannot maintain weight loss through consistent, calorie burning exercise alone. It's all about the food people.
I have maintained well over half of the weight I lost and I am going to get back down to what is healthy for my body. I have been encouraged by a wonderful friend named Annabel, to enjoy where I am today. By constantly living for that magical goal weight, I am missing out on today. I have things to learn right now.
A friend recently posted a photo of me on Facebook, at my current weight, which exact number I am unsure of. I did not hate the photo. I did not feel, oh my face is so fat. This is an okay place to be. I doubt that I will ever be exactly where I want to be in life, so I choose to enjoy exactly where I am today. Overweight, striving to lose 30 pounds and then fighting to maintain 94 pounds lost.
I am excited to reenter blog world and hear about your journeys and try to encourage you along the way.
Still eating less and moving more,
Dawne
18 comments:
I've missed reading you, Dawne! Glad to see you back with such spirit!
I'm so glad I found your blog! I look forward to following you!
I'm having problems on my blog too so you may not be able to comment there, but was thrilled to see you were back, so wanted to stop in and tell you how very much you were missed, my sweet friend. :)
Yay! I'm so glad you're back. I've missed your spirit!
A friend of mine recently started blogging.
http://keepingoff200.com/
She lost 200 lbs and has kept it off for 8 years. She's blogging about maintaining. Please give it a read.
Monica
I am so glad to see you here!
About the numbers, Dawne,
please don't worry about them too much!
We are way more than elusive numbers!
Keep doing right and the numbers
have a way of taking care of themselves!
I think we are promised a rapid, easy path to all things weight-loss. And when we find it isn't so, there's internal conflict. It's not so easy, or we would all be super-fit athletes from the start!
Like anything else, I guess!
It's all good!
I am in the same place, in the process of losing what I have gained back and then to learn the art of maintenance!
Glad to see you can get back to blogging, I have missed you.
Lovely to see you here again - you are the person who always inspires me that I can do this. I'm glad you are back
I missed you
Dawn
So glad you are back! You can totally reach your goals. You've got what it takes!!
Keep focused!
Like everyone else, I am so glad to see you back. We have so many similarities in our story right down to the amount of weight we need to lose to reach maintenance phase. We've both been there and then struggled to stay there! Let's support each other through these pounds and then learning how to maintain.
Welcome back!
It's good to have you back! I'm happy to read that you're determined to enjoy where you are in this journey even as you seek to move on to an even healthier place. A good lesson for all of us!
~Amy
Good to hear from you again. I appreciate your determination to keep working, the fact that you haven't given up exercise and your desire to continue learning what you need to maintain the weight loss.
Good to hear from you! I've been praying for you diligently. Deb
Welcome back Dawne! I have missed you and look forward to your inspirational posts once again. :)
Dawne, you continue to inspire many through your openness on your amazing journey! Keep your chin up and eyes FOCUSED ON OUR GRACIOUS FATHER!!! You will be the victor!!!!
love Chloe xoxo
So glad you're back. That pic on FB was beautiful!!! You looked radiant and relaxed :)
Hang in there girl, you're not in this alone. We're ALL trying to figure this thing out. Living healthy isn't easy. If it were, we'd all be there by now.
By the way, I'm so glad to see you back!!!
Be blessed!!!
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