When I first got back in to taking care of myself, it was hard. I would bust my butt for an hour each day, sweating all over the place, getting nauseous, fatigued, sore and just completely wiped out. Day after day, week after week I would put myself to the test. And at the end of the month, I would hop on the scale and WHAT!!! I only lost 4 lbs!!! I was pissed! So I would go at it again. Day after day, week after week. And at the end of the month, I'd hop on the scale, and the same thing again. I couldn't understand, how could I be putting in all this work and receive such little results? What was I doing wrong?
The truth of the matter was, I was looking at it all wrong. Instead of celebrating my victories, even though they were small, I was upset by them and almost discouraged. See, when you do that, beat yourself up because you don't feel that you can accomplish your goals, you are planting those negative thoughts in your head. And each time you react the same way, you're adding just a little water on that to help it grow and planting another one right beside it. Before you know it, you have a forest full of doubt, deception, and negativity in your head. You've lost all hope and thrown in the towel. Don't do that.
When I thought about my little successes positively, my entire mindset shifted and not only was I feeling great about myself, but I was lifting up others as well. Only 4 lbs? That 4 lbs dropped me down to 196. Then the next to 192. So on and so on until I hit my ideal weight of 175 lbs. They were little victories, but because I kept going, because I began to celebrate those small victories, they led to the larger victory of losing 25 lbs. I gained more confidence, and looked forward to the next opportunity to celebrate.
The next time you go to update your progress or goal, don't dismiss the small victory. Embrace it, and keep pushing on. You'll be glad you did.
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