Tuesday, May 10, 2011

False Feeling of Freedom

Weigh in was last night.  I mentioned in the last post my week included a crazy schedule, food from out of the box, alcohol... I was hoping to just maintain my weight this week.  I wasn't planning for a loss, or even hoping.

Since I've been in the maintenance phase (which has now been about 14 weeks), I've lost another 14+ pounds.  Certainly, I'd be glad to lose more.  But, I haven't been as focused on weight loss during this phase.  I've been more interested in freedom and maintenance.  And, I have enjoyed that freedom.  However, some days I'm reminded that my feeling of freedom is really false.  While I do enjoy the freedom of not being stuck in the box all the time, I am reminded every Monday at weigh in that freedom I've been enduring is false. 

Truth is, I'm never free.  My weight is always going to be an issue.  And, I can't forget that or I will fall back into bad patterns.

Anyway, the weigh in was, actually, great.  I weighed exactly the same on the scale, to the ounce! Guess I just got lucky.  But, it was a good reminder of to be cause of my new found freedom!

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