2012..........what's next???

Well..............I’ve written my first blog of 2012 about three dozen times, yet I’ve not posted it the first time. Problem is that I’ve written it only in my head. Oh, I’ve thought about posting it……….but, you know what?

I’m tired of feeling that I come here only to declare that I’m starting over. Well, today, I truly WANT to never declare again that I’m starting over.

Therefore, the only way to do that is to stop quitting.

Have I truly quit? Well……..

I do not:
weigh 408 pounds again.
drive through fast food places for my daily meals.
get milkshakes and French fries on my way home from work every day.
intend on giving up.

I am still:
going to my weekly WW classes and facing the scales.
convinced that I will “do this thing.”
convinced that “this” can be done.
choosing to BELIEVE.

During 2009, I joined the YMCA and began exercising in the swimming pool by taking water aerobic classes and spending time on my own swimming, walking, and repeating the class moves. Then in December, I joined WW and hired a personal trainer to work with me one-on-one in the swimming pool.

During 2010, I was in the groove with cooking and exercise. I was not losing as fast as I would have liked, but I was losing fairly consistently. And, I was gaining strength. I could tell that my knees were becoming stronger. I could tell that my muscles were tightening up. I lost almost 70 pounds AND gained some mobility.

During late 2010 and early 2011, several things changed in my routine. My cooking and exercise waned and took a back seat to other things. Bad choice!!! And due to these bad choices, I have regained most of what I had lost.

At my last weigh-in, I was still 25 pounds less that my starting weight. I have not been in several weeks due to WW being closed for Christmas and New Year’s AND then, I was sick yesterday. So, I do not know where I am since before Christmas and I do know that I did not always make wise choices over Christmas holidays.

But………

I can keep wallowing in what was or I can step up to the plate and make choices today that will lead to a better tomorrow.

Yet again, I have a choice to make.

The choice I make at any given moment in my life shapes what happens in the next moment of my life.

So, this year--2012--I am going to choose to put one foot in front of the other and move forward down the weight scales and up the mobility scale. I am choosing to talk more to myself about how I will continue to make healthy choices regarding eating and exercise. I am choosing to talk less to myself about how I've messed up this past year.

Therefore, I will choose to put the mighty power of choice into effect and make a better choice to bring about a better next moment. Then, step back and watch each of those moments lead to better moments.

2012, what's next?? Better choices!!!