Carving My Own Path
Okay, so I totally got the idea for this post from one of the Biggest Loser contestants. If you watch the show, you know that the contestants spend 16 weeks on the Biggest Loser campus if they‘re not voted off. Their job for these 16 weeks is to lose weight. And it’s a full time job. They work out at least 8 hours a day. Then, they’re sent home until the final weigh-in at the live finale. A contestant this week was talking about how on campus everything was laid out for them. Now, at home, she’s on her own. And she’s had to learn how to carve her own path.
That phrase stuck with me. A lot.
I remember one day a while back I had this thought. At the time I assumed I was at 180-something (really, I weighed 200-something), and I kid you not, I said to myself, I should gain about 40 more pounds so that I can go on that show.
I mean, really? GAIN weight, just so I could go on a TV show to LOSE weight? What kind of crazy, messed up way of thinking is that??!!
Luckily, it wasn’t long after that crazy moment, I had my “wake-up” call and decided to change my life. I decided that I was going to lose weight or bust. I made up a work out plan that I knew that I could stick with no matter what my schedule was. (Lucky for me, for now, I can do more than that if I choose.) I made sure I had a great support system. Then, eventually, I educated myself on good nutrition. And off I set. I had started to carve my own path.
Have you ever carved a path in the woods? You set out with a destination in mind, and for a while, the path you’ve chosen is simple and easy to follow. Then you hit an obstacle, you have to backtrack, and start again. It may take a while, but you will get to your destination.
I’ve hit many obstacles in my weight loss path, and when I do, I backtrack and start again. I feel like it’s taken me forever, but I’m getting there. It’s all about figuring out how to get to my “destination“.
It’s not possible that we can all pick up and head to the Biggest Loser campus. It is not possible that we all can set aside at least 8 hours a day to work out. And it’s not possible that we will never have a slice of cheesecake ever again. (I’ve had cheesecake on the brain. Not a good sign, people.)
But it is possible for us to create a work out plan that we can follow no matter what. It is possible that we can find people to support us on our paths. (Hello! You’re HERE!) It is possible to have good nutrition, but find ways to have that piece of cake or that glass of wine occasionally.
It is possible for us to carve our own paths. And even though we’ll hit obstacles, we’ll get to our destinations.
So, now I want to know…have you carved your own weight loss path? Tell me about it.
Category: MIND IT
