Today was a great day.
At the beginning of this year, I discovered an app called LoseIt and decided to use it see if it could help me achieve one of the goals I had set for myself this year. My goal was to lose 17lbs and hit a weight goal of 160lbs and today I bested my goal and it feels great!
Admittedly, I might have been able to hit the goal sooner, but I tended to cheat along the way on the weekends, but that doesn’t matter, the goal was to lose a specific weight amount and I did it in just under a quarter of the year.
Not only that, but I feel great! I may have said that already, but I just want to emphasize, that it really does feel good to have accomplished a goal that not only has been difficult for me to accomplish the last year or two but also one that is combating a problem I never thought I would experience. Also, I physically feel (and to me look) great. I was telling Nat tonight that I feel like I’m more aware of my body again. I was telling her how out on the soccer field (I’ve been playing soccer as a form of exercise; It’s a lot more exciting than a gym to me), I had a better idea of where my limbs were and how I felt that I was playing better because of it. She said it was proprioception. I’ll take her word for it. All I know is I feel great.
If there’s a lesson to learn, it’s simple one that we regularly seem to forget (or maybe it’s just me?). To accomplish the things we want (and are called) to, we must make choices that will cause us to relinquish immediate pleasure for pleasure that will be more purposeful and fulfilling in the future.
I’m glad it’s paid off for me, and it was well worth the effort.
If you’re looking to lose weight or just keep better track of how and what you’re eating, I encourage you to check out LoseIt. It’s not a magic pill, you’ll get out what you put in, but it will be worth it.