Everyone loves a recovery story and most people can remember one. The biggest problem is that we don’t really believe that we can create our own “recovery” story.
All of us have let ourselves go at times, and its usually a question to which degree we have let ourselves go.
Some of us think we have gone beyond the point of no return. This can be a depressing place to be and ends up a vicious cycle. The long road to recovery is always daunting, with the temptation to give up a very strong one at times.
When we have got from the stage of “one more won’t hurt” to “several more won’t hurt”, we know we are in trouble. This is the point of hopelessness as weight as accumulated at a rapid pace and the realisation we have to get it off is an extremely frightening thought.
I have seen several people come through such situations, and mentally it can be very draining and challenging. The road is never straight and the recovery phase is filled with bumpy roads. Those who keep their eye on the ultimate goal though are the ones who come out the other side having achieved an amazing result, far beyond what they ever expected.
Going through this journey also gives you great mental strength, as you need to become a very strong character to develop the skills needed to shift huge amounts of body fat, but the good news is that I have seen it many times.
Most people who do it never do it on their own either. They usually have a very strong support network and close friends who always at hand to help you when you most need it.
While the ultimate goal needs to be kept in mind, the most successful I’ve seen do it have been the ones who have taken one day at a time.
When you adopt the strategy of taking every new day as a new challenge, you remain focus and you are likely to make the rapid progress you want.
This rapid progress and new daily habits become second nature after a couple of months, and once you and your body have fully adopted the new healthier structure in your life, you will want to do more and more and your ability will increase on a weekly basis.
There are plenty of ideas on here on how to do it, and logging on each day on a site that’s updated daily will help take you a long way. Remember every day is different and to be enjoyed, get some tried and tested structures into your life, a very good support system and you will go a long way to achieving your biggest ambitions in life!
“Every Day is a New Challenge”
Oh yes, ain’t that the truth!! Keeping your goal in focus can be difficult to maintain.
The tip about doing it one day at a time really works. It is the remit that is used in Alcoholics Anonymous and it works !!
Surely we are able to do it TODAY.
Don’t think about tomorrow or next week, next month. Just do it today.
Go for that walk, cycle, workout.
Say no to that extra something on your plate.
Don’t go down the snack aisle in the supermarket.
And most important, don’t be down on yourself.
I have noticed that people like me only recognise the negative in themselves.
Come on Cyril, Jean and all of you out there (Where are you by the way?)
Do It Today. Just For You. Be Nice To Yourself. Believe You Can Acheive.
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wonderful post debs, cant add to that really!
got to go to halfords now to get a new back tyre worn it right down and have been riding my luck the last few times out on it.Also have to get brakes to.Told the guy i’ve worn the tyres out and he said bit old for skidding anit you????so he’s changing the lot when he services the bike later.Perhaps i’ll get back into it then.It aint 1/2 been hard lately to get going with anything.Rugby’s finnished so i may start going swimming on Sat now and mix the bike,tg with swimming…..
now is the time you need to get back into it the most cyril, you have done well up to now even in the snow and ice, lets give it a good go this week!