Having the TOOLS but keepin’ the tool box in the shed isn’t going to sculpt the goddess that lives in my soul… I gotta start chippin’ away… with my protective goggles in place to prevent any accidental injuries
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Mary, so very true! Thank you for speaking from the heart! I, too, am a kindred spirit! At least you are thinking this through now. I have struggled with weight issues since a child.
I am now going to be the mother of the bridegroom on July 16. I started Medifast on March 12, 2003, lost 83 pounds, gained 57 back. I restarted on March 5, 2005 and have lost 19.1 thus far. I have decided that my last weight goal was too low...thus more realistically have 23.8 left to go!
I, too, am a procrastinator. But I keep remembering that this day will pass whether I Medifast or not...so why not just DO IT!
And what I really keep telling myself when I really, really want to binge is this: one donut is too much, and a dozen is never enough. My "just one more binge" begets another, then another....the viscious cycle goes round and round. Depression, binge, depression....
BUT I have that beautiful "tool" - the one that we all have discovered here - MEDIFAST. And the other important component is this sculptors' union (to keep the metaphor going) - this forum where we all have the same profession...working on that "chiseling" process - finding that beautiful masterpiece under all this fat excess!!!
Oh, and the "piece de resistance" - our transitioners and maintainers. These are our completed works of art. And we are learing how to preserve these precious bodies by following a formulated protocol.
Just some ramblings, too.
I know you CAN do this, you WANT to do this and you WILL do this.
Thank you for sharing.
Joyce