5 Lessons Learned from Gaining Back Lost Weight

Derailed…But Beginning Again

To ‘fall off the wagon’, according to the Urban Dictionary, is to resume an addictive/compulsive behavior one is trying to control. Some synonyms are: to get derailed, to backslide, to have a relapse.

I allowed myself to get derailed. It happened while I was distracted with stress and traveling. Those aren’t excuses, just the honest situation. It didn’t ‘just happen.’ I allowed it to happen because I wasn’t careful and I got lazy. It’s not just about looks for me, although I do feel better about myself when I am thinner and can wear cute clothes! It is also about my health; how I feel. I have fewer aches and pains when I am not carrying extra pounds and I have a lot more energy as well. I enjoy life more when I am healthy. It really all comes down to that.

So, it’s frustrating and can really leave me feeling completely defeated to be almost back where I started a couple years ago. But because I really detest the word defeat, and I refuse to fail, I will get back up, brush myself off, learn from my mistakes and begin again. This train is back on track, baby!

I know what I need to do to get the weight off. Now I am learning what I need to do to maintain my new weight, so as to not waste all the hard work and effort I put into losing it. I don’t claim to have all the answers or to have achieved all my goals at this point. I only know what I am learning in my present situation, and that I am willing to work hard to put those things into practice. I know what direction I need to head and what things I need to change for me to meet my goals. Maybe someone else will find these “6 Lessons Learned” a valuable place to restart their journey as well.

Jumping In

I am feeling Brave.

Fearless.

Ok, maybe not completely fearless. But brave, nonetheless.

I’m jumping in!

I’ve been staring at this nearly blank page for a few days now, wondering…what do I say? What will anyone really care about reading. Blogging is new to me. Oh, I’ve read some blogs. I’m even following a few. But writing my first post, getting started, that’s the hard part.

I am a procrastinator at heart. If I’m not sure what I’m doing, I will put it off as long as humanly possible. Taking that first step is always the most difficult for me. So, I think the best thing to do here (if this blog is ever going to get started) is to just start typing, and let it happen.

Come to think about it, writing this blog post is a lot like beginning a nutrition/fitness journey. Just where does one start? Which plan should I follow? Where should I shop for my food? What food should I buy?  …and possibly most powerful deterrent of all;

“What if I fail?! I can’t fail if I don’t actually start!”