Prepare for New Year's Resolutions. Huh?

Oct 03, 2010

I was talking to a friend over the weekend and she told me she was already thinking about losing a few pounds.  Great.  Then she told me she was going to start on New Year's.  Huh?  New Year's is almost three months away.  What about now?  She told me that she didn't want to set up a goal only to break it around the holidays.  Unfortunately, I've been there before myself.

Before my WLS, there was a magic date - January 1, next Monday, the first of next month, this day or that day held the power for me to succeed and lose weight.  There is no magic date - the magic is inside of me.  All along, I could have started on a Wednesday and not waited to start working on my weight loss goal.  Whether I succeed or fall short, it is up to me, not a magic date or anything else.  It is up to me.  I hold that power to reach any goal I set. 

After my friend and I had a good laugh, she never said (and I didn't ask) when she's going to start the path to her goal.  For me, it reinforced how grateful I am to have had my WLS and done the personal growth I've done.  January 1st is just another day to me, just as October 4th is.  I'm already on the path working on a couple of goals for myself.  If I wanted to start a new goal, any day and every day is the day to start!!


Cathy
www.mydailyminutes.com

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