161.4 lbs
I had a very self-indulgent evening with food and beverages last night. Logged it all and accepted the big red numbers on MyFitnessPal.
I fessed up, and my friends on MFP were very warm and supportive. I'm so thankful for this community of people that I have to help me through the ups and downs of building a healthy life. The supportive energy and kindness does reduce the sting considerably and is helpful in moving on. And we know that being able to move on is the key to success with weight loss and maintenance.
If you haven't joined one of these groups, I highly recommend it. In the case of MFP, you have to choose wisely. Not everyone is open to helping/accepting people on the paths of their choosing. Sometimes you get snarky, mean people who care only for their way doing diet and exercise and want to tear down anyone finding success in other ways. Don't be discouraged by them, keep looking. In addition to following the interesting blogs on the side of my blog page, I recently joined an Optifast Maintenance Facebook page, which is also full of great people who are building healthy lives.
Switching inspirational gears, today I came across a great quote from my favorite Buddhist teacher, Pema Chodron. I just love her, plain and simple.
How To Build Inner Strength - Posted on the Shambhala Blog
I had a very self-indulgent evening with food and beverages last night. Logged it all and accepted the big red numbers on MyFitnessPal.
I fessed up, and my friends on MFP were very warm and supportive. I'm so thankful for this community of people that I have to help me through the ups and downs of building a healthy life. The supportive energy and kindness does reduce the sting considerably and is helpful in moving on. And we know that being able to move on is the key to success with weight loss and maintenance.
If you haven't joined one of these groups, I highly recommend it. In the case of MFP, you have to choose wisely. Not everyone is open to helping/accepting people on the paths of their choosing. Sometimes you get snarky, mean people who care only for their way doing diet and exercise and want to tear down anyone finding success in other ways. Don't be discouraged by them, keep looking. In addition to following the interesting blogs on the side of my blog page, I recently joined an Optifast Maintenance Facebook page, which is also full of great people who are building healthy lives.
Switching inspirational gears, today I came across a great quote from my favorite Buddhist teacher, Pema Chodron. I just love her, plain and simple.
How To Build Inner Strength - Posted on the Shambhala Blog
You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts. Embracing the totality of your experience is one definition of having loving-kindness for yourself. Loving-kindness for yourself does not mean making sure you’re feeling good all the time—trying to set up your life so that you’re comfortable every moment. Rather, it means setting up your life so that you have time for meditation and self-reflection, for kindhearted, compassionate self-honesty. In this way you become more attuned to seeing when you’re biting the hook, when you’re getting caught in the undertow of emotions, when you’re grasping and when you’re letting go. This is the way you become a true friend to yourself just as you are, with both your laziness and your bravery. There is no step more important than this.
From Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chödrön, page 53
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