Hi everyone! Sorry I have been so inconsistent with my posting but hopefully I will be able to get back on schedule with school starting. Today was one of those Sundays where I went to church expecting it to be like any other Sunday and instead I learned so much! Sacrament meeting was awesome and our mission prep class was really inspiring but it was Relief Society and the fireside that moved me to be better! Thanks go to Ellen, my roommate and Elder L. Tom Perry for making my Sunday spiritually awesome!
I also have been so incredibly happy lately! I think it is the combination of trying to look my best and come closer to God that have been making this the best time of my life. Before I started eating healthy and really take care of myself, I was having major confidence issues. It was like I would have times where I felt good and secure and then it seemed like about once a week I would break down and lose all of it. Ever since I was just a little kid I have always thought that I would always feel insecure and never fully be confident in myself. To all of you who feel this way, it is not true. YOU control your own choices, YOU control how you think about yourself, and YOU control your attitude. It would be so easy for me to say to myself that I am not losing the weight quickly enough or that I am still in the obese category for my BMI but we can't do that to ourselves. I was talking to my mom a couple of weeks ago and we were talking about my weight loss and she was saying that I will be so much better if I lost 10 more lbs. I thought about this statement and I came to the conclusion that I can not think that way; I need to be happy with how I am now because if I am not happy now what makes me think that I will be happy then? I will not be happy then if I am not working on myself today. I am not saying that we shouldn't set attainable goals for ourselves but we have to realize that reaching those goals alone will not make us happy.
On a different note I have now lost enough weight that my CTR ring fits on my right hand! I am so excited because I have two rings that I LOVE but neither of them fit on my right hand so I had to choose which one I wanted to wear everyday. Now I can wear both of them and that makes me so happy. I was also in California these past two weeks, as many of you know, and I bought some really cute clothes while I was down there. It is amazing that I have dropped a pant size and I am loving the way I feel and look. I know I still have a long journey ahead of me but I can see the results and I am now more motivated then ever to make this change a permanent part of my life. I am so thankful to all of you who read this blog and support me on my journey. I honestly do not think I could do this without your encouragement and love. Love ya!
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