Thoughts About Maintenance...
Vandedi
Persistence - I have much to say to you - you absolutely seem to know what the problem is. The only way to handle it is one bite at a time, one day at a time. You have fought too long and hard to wave the white flag now!
Maintenance is the same long journey that weight loss was - and we all know that it will be a life-long challenge for us. In many ways, the weight loss was easier - lots of support, and the exhilaration of the win on the scale. Once you arrive at your goal weight what comes next? I believe that each of us struggles with that - not all are successful. Many sabotage themselves and never hit their goal weight - in many ways paralyzed by fear by what will happen when they reach the goal...will I be happy now, will I be thin enough, etc. It's easy to blame our problems on our weight...and once that is out of the way, what next? If the weight is gone, and you're not happy, what is the real problem?
These boards are filled with stories of those that have re-gained the weight they worked so hard to lose. The support we receive from our fellow SOPers is, I believe, what will make maintenance successful. We support each other, we accept no excuses, and we will all be here for you. This will be a journey - it is not a destination!
Maintenance is the same long journey that weight loss was - and we all know that it will be a life-long challenge for us. In many ways, the weight loss was easier - lots of support, and the exhilaration of the win on the scale. Once you arrive at your goal weight what comes next? I believe that each of us struggles with that - not all are successful. Many sabotage themselves and never hit their goal weight - in many ways paralyzed by fear by what will happen when they reach the goal...will I be happy now, will I be thin enough, etc. It's easy to blame our problems on our weight...and once that is out of the way, what next? If the weight is gone, and you're not happy, what is the real problem?
These boards are filled with stories of those that have re-gained the weight they worked so hard to lose. The support we receive from our fellow SOPers is, I believe, what will make maintenance successful. We support each other, we accept no excuses, and we will all be here for you. This will be a journey - it is not a destination!