I've been struggling to stay on program. I do great and then I don't. To help me stay on my weight loss journey, I pull strength from a wide range of sources. What helped me stay on program recently are words of wisdom from Bob Harper, Julie Kibe, and Glinda the good witch.
A few weeks ago there was a scene on the TV show The Biggest Loser where Bob asked the contestants what brought them there. During their discussion, Bob talked about the importance of believing in yourself and this dialogue followed:
One of our key friends recently asked me:
We all have the power within us to do this program. The key is to keep coming back to what we know: this program works, but if we continue to go off course, it doesn't. The more we go off, the harder it is to get back and stay back. Keep coming back to the program.
Find wisdom where you can and use it to keep you on your journey. I've been at this for five years now and I'm never giving up. Don't you give up either!
Glinda and Dorothy |
Contestant: How can you fight for something you don’t believe in?"Me too!" I promised myself, "This demon has been lying to me and I'm done listening!"
Bob (speaking to all the contestants): There’s a demon in you and he’s a liar. He’s a liar feeding your head with all these negative thoughts.
Contestant: I’m done with these demons.
One of our key friends recently asked me:
Do you think it's possible to lose Julie out of your head?I responded with something I imagine Julie might say:
It was you all along – you took the weight off yourself; I just got you started.This reminded me of something Glinda the good witch told Dorothy and is something for us to remember as well:
You've always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself. ~ Glinda, The Wizard of Oz |
Find wisdom where you can and use it to keep you on your journey. I've been at this for five years now and I'm never giving up. Don't you give up either!
You are capable of more than you know.
~ Glinda, The Wizard of Oz