This morning I woke up thinking negative thoughts. Thoughts like this- "I'll never lose this weight!", "What was I thinking?" "Why do I even try?" "My age and menopause are going to make this impossible!" and more along that line.
I won't deny that I have had these type of thoughts before but its been a while. Once I actually started following Weight Watchers (that is my weight loss plan of chocie) and really paid attention I started losing weight. It is slow going but as long as I follow the plan it works.
So why was I having these terrible thoughts... I sign in to the Weight Watchers app and use thier Connect social media platform to get inspired. Recently a woman on there was posting these same things and was on there to tell people she was quitting the program. What she said was painful and frustrating. I feel her pain. I know that it is harder for me to lose weight now. I know that part of that is my age. But I also know that if I give up and quit, I will gain weight.
So this morning, after my self defeating thoughts I logged back onto Connect and looked at inspiring posts, then I got on DietBet and looked at inspiring posts.
I am reframing my thoughts.
I won my transformer last month, I am down 12 pounds in a little over a moth. My weight loss is slowing down but my clothes fit better, I feel better and while I won't be where I want to be next week at my daughter's wedding, I am better than where I was a month ago and I will keep going. I will eat better while I am on vacation because I feel better when I do that. I will enjoy my time with my daughter and my family. I am looking forward to spending time with them and the cool thing is that I am not thinking about food. I know there will be healthy food in Cincinnati so I am not worrying over it.
I'm done with the weight loss roller coaster. I am ready to be healthy. I am building healthy habits and changing my life so that I can enjoy everything that this life of mine has to offer. I will not quit. I will not let discouraging thoughts take root. I will lose the rest of this weight and be the healthiest me I can.