Seems to me i recall a post about this sometime ago from one of you. a post listing the reasons why this health/weight loss journey is important. i think today is a good day to get in touch with my reasons for doing this. it's a good day for reflection.
*i want to play with my grand kids someday. (don't have any yet, but from what i've observed, they are a blast!) i want to give them horseback rides and take them hiking and camping and hold them and lift them up to the water fountain and let them ride on my shoulders and take them cross country skiing and garden with them and all those other things i did with my kids that made such great memories.
*i want to play... in my garden, on hiking trails, in kayaks, on cross country ski trails, in the back yard, on vacations, on the dance floor ...and not have my back hurt afterward.
*i love being able to reach over and tie my shoes without my stomach getting in the way. that was a real drag... to have my stomach all crunched up and uncomfortable when i tied my shoes.
*i love having my chest stick out farther than my stomach. it is so good to have a figure again. it's not all that it was or will be, but it is nice to look in the mirror and see a more shapely shaped me!
*i love buying size 10 jeans. it was a real drag jamming myself into size 14's because i refused to buy size 16's (although i really should have). it is nice to buy mediums instead of larges in everything.
*i love it when my husband snuggles with me and tells me "you're getting skinny..."
*i am so thankful for being able to walk across a lawn without my back hurting. for counting the days when my back is bothering me (because they are the exception) instead of counting the days when it doesn't hurt (because they are the exception now).
in writing this i realize i have really gained more than i have lost. i have gained/regained activities that i enjoy. i have gained a future to look forward to. i have gained a smile on my face when i think about my body instead of a shameful glance downward. i have gained so much that i don't want to lose again.
So how about you? what have you gained on this journey that you don't want to lose?
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2 comments:
All excellent reasons but living a healthy, active lifestyle with the ones you love (present and future ;) is what it's all about!
I did one of those! I called it my "Reasons Why". It really helps clarify things, doesn't it?
I love that your reasons include play time!
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