Thursday, August 18, 2011
Speak to yourself as you would a good friend
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I read this quote (author unknown) yesterday and thought it was very fitting. A friend of mine and I had just been talking about this very thing. I had been talking (again) about the possiblity of changing my goal weight (with a doctor's note) and saying that the thing I am struggling with the most I think is actually getting up in front of the WW meeting to accept my lifetime status when I'll be at a weight higher than the WW recommended weight. I said that if I saw someone else up there at my size claiming lifetime status, I'd question the validity of it. The truth of the matter is if I saw you or someone else up there claiming lifetime status I would NOT judge them or question the validity of it - if I were up there with a mirror looking back at myself, however, I would totally judge myself. Why is it that we judge ourselves so much more harshly than we would judge someone else? Why can't we (me!) just look at all that we have accomplished and say "well done, self!"? I look at others who have accomplished similar feets and am SO impressed by them and how far they have come, yet I look in the mirror and criticize what I see - my boobs are too saggy, my thighs are flabby, my belly is wobbly, my arms look like wings... *sigh* Ok, so now I need to go follow my own advice...
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Tanya, you look great and you've done an amazing job. In reading your posts, and this is just my opinion, but I think you won't be happy with yourself if you don't reach the WW goal weight. Again, that's just based on what I've read in your posts. You've mentioned the possibility of being a WW leader and I think you would have so much to offer other members.
I started back at WW in January 2010 and have lost about 33 lbs and still have about 17 lbs to go to get to my WW goal weight. So when I look at what you've accomplished and your dedication, it really amazes me. But I've realized in my journey that I don't have to do it by a certain date (which was a very hard lesson for me to learn) and I know this time I will get there. I am a life time member which I received in 1993 and I've been back to WW on and off over the years about 6-7 times, but I know this time I will do it ("it's not a matter of if but when", sound familiar)
Stick with it....you shouldn't beat yourself up, you're doing everything right and I know you want this part of the journey to end because you're soooo close to the finish line. At least get to the WW goal and then see if you feel you can maintain that weight, then look at adjusting your goal...if you don't let yourself get there, I think you'll always wonder.
See you Saturday!
Jennifer
I see such extremes with this: some people are so in to themselves that it's boast, boast, boast every time you see them. Then, there are those who are always putting themselves down with negative talk. I want to hold a balanced view of me so that I can honor who I am and the strengths I possess while not overdoing it and driving people crazy!
Haha, Jennifer - I was reading your comment and when I got to that quote, I thought hmm, this person used a TERRY quote! Then I got to the bottom and realized it was from you! lol I had forgotten about that quote from Terry - I miss her still sometimes... Thanks for the comment and the advice - part of me agrees with you (a big part) and part of me still feels like I need to take some pressure off myself as that might be what's causing my current stall... we'll see what Dr. Val says next week :)
Dean, you are so right. There has to be a happy medium!! Thanks for stopping by :)
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