On the surface of it, at first glance, the title of this blog may seem to be a redundant question repeated in a different way.
It is SO not.
For
most of my life, I have always had the goal of "losing weight".
Therefore, the only measure of my success or failure was whether or not I
was in fact, losing weight.
That thrill, that rush of success
always accompanied a drop on the scale. And those days that the scale
didn't drop? Well, they were let downs. My bubble was always burst for
that day. Because I hadn't "Lost Weight."
Even the first time I did the program and lost 140 pounds, I felt a raging success...because I had "lost weight".
Made
me think about what is really different this time around, and I realize
that through reading Dr. A's Habits of Health and thinking about my
long term goals I am a totally different person with a totally different
perspective now.
You see, if I had only kept my goal as
"losing weight" then the only REAL way I could ever feel successful is
to KEEP losing weight. And that necessitates a regain of the lost
weight at some point in there because when I was at my goal weight I had
run out of weight to lose, run out of ways to FEEL successful.
So I created a new opportunity for success, in regaining the weight.
That
is not happening this time, since I have experienced a paradigm shift
of my goals. My goal now is not just to attain a healthy weight (done!)
but to MAINTAIN a healthy weight.
So maintaining the healthy
weight is my main concern, and showing others that it is possible to
attain AND maintain a healthy weight is part of my life mission now.
So
have you experienced a paradigm shift? Do you desire optimal health?
Have you defined what that means to you? Or is your goal not yet made
it past "To Lose Weight?"
Some things to think on....
Create a great weekend!
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