Only one person......

I just saw this quote today. It is not the first time I have seen this quote. I hope and pray that it will be a time that I have seen this quote that the truth of it will sink deep into the marrow of my being and make a difference in my life.

It only takes one person to change your life -- you.

I started this journey almost two years ago on December 12, 2009. I was determined that it would be the last time that I started this journey. I would not quit until I reached goal and beyond.

When I first began, I was excited. I was doing quite well following the Weight Watchers plan. I was cooking at home, I was exercising regularly. WOW!!! That in and of itself--exercise--was a first for me. I was loving life and the success I was experiencing. Folks were excited for me and were cheering me on often. I was able to get off my blood pressure medication. I was able to go more places. I was able to shop for a bit in stores that didn’t have electric scooters. I was getting smaller and my life was getting bigger and it was fun.

The first year, I lost almost 70 pounds. The second year, I gained back over half of those 70 pounds.

What was the difference in 2010 and 2011? Things that I could not control around me changed and I allowed those changes to affect with my journey. I allowed those changes to discourage and derail me. I allowed external things to determine my choices. I am the only thing that didn’t change this past year. I, too, am the only thing in this “mix” that I could control. Yet, I allowed other things to determine my motivation, my determination, my choices, and my journey.

Cynthia, it only takes one person to change your life -- YOU!!!! I, Cynthia, have the ability to make the choice to change my life. No one else can change it for me. Yes, people will come along side me and encourage and cheer me on during this journey. But, only I can make the right choices to pursue weight loss, health, and mobility--to change my life.

Yet again, the reality of the fact that the choice is mine hits me in the face. I’ve made some poor choices this past year and the scales have responded to those choices. I cannot request or receive a “do-over” for 2011. But, I can choose a “new” way of doing things for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012.

I can make the right choice. Yes, I can………………..