20th – 26th August 2017
One thing I have learnt on this journey is that losing weight isn’t just about dropping the pounds . It’s also about changing habits, changing your mindset and the way I think. It’s about forgetting the way you have done things in the past and changing it for the better.
For me it has also been a journey of self discovery. I think the first step was knowing I needed to change and the second was doing something about it. Losing all those bad habits and emotional issues I had lived with for years was a bonus.
One thing I find though is that I have to keep re-evaluating. Sometimes I feel that some of those old thoughts and feelings are creeping back in.
The only way I can describe it is like I am playing a game of chess, but I keep getting myself in check. I feel I have to always be one step ahead of the game to even attempt to overcome my opponent.
It can be tiring re-evaluating all the time because one wrong move will end me up in check mate and that means it’s game over.
I am finding 40 odd years of bad habits is hard to get rid of forever. This is why I am constantly re-evaluating my thoughts, my emotions, the way I think.
Some weeks I find I do really well and I can keep it all at bay. But some weeks I have to admit I fail miserably.
I just feel I need to keep myself moving around that board. I feel I am in a never ending game of life and I just need to keep moving keep evaluating to succeed.
I like you analogy but I think that in the game of weight loss check there is never check mate. There’s always a move you can make even if it looks like there isn’t.