Another Goal Met, Another Year OVER

 December was a hard month for me.  I won't rehash the details.  Suffice it to say that I am welcoming in a new year.  Hope springs eternal.

I did meet my weight loss goal of being down by 15 lbs by December 31st.  I am down by 16 so I'm going to have some FRIED food tonight.  I got rid of a few large bags of clothes and will soon be able to retire another size.  I am losing weight at a very slow pace and this feels right.  I don't have any fear that it will jump back on me like it has in the past.

Part of the reason for my confidence is that the changes I have made in my diet are permanent.  Like double fiber bread by Nature's Pride, non-fat powdered milk, Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice.  Not letting my tongue rule my body.  Bonding with reason, divorcing passion.  But because this fitness journey is so difficult, I am developing a respect for myself.

I will share (paraphrasing) a New Year's thought with you that I heard from Dr. Wayne Dwyer on a PBS show.  If you tell yourself something is going to be too difficult to accomplish, you will not attempt it.  So even though it may seem to be a lie, you should tell yourself that you can do it and it is not only possible, but might also be easy for you.  I guess the bottom line is this.  Tell yourself whatever the hell it takes to get the job done.  Or in the immortal words of Larry the Cable Guy - Get 'er Done!

So.... whatever your goals for 2010, dear friends and fellow travelers on this journey to self-improvement - GET 'ER DONE! and HAPPY NEW YEAR!