When I finally decided I was crazy enough to admit to the world (a.k.a. Facebook) that I really need to lose 100 pounds, I pushed the share button and held my breath.
I'm not sure what I was waiting for. I have pretty positive friends on Facebook. Maybe it's because I've systematically blocked all of the negative ones.
Either way, I was completely overwhelmed at the result. Tons of likes and comments, private messages, invites for weight loss support groups... I couldn't believe it. In the matter of three hours, I had over three hundred blog views.
So, thank you. I honestly feel like this was the next big step in allowing myself to receive love just the way I am, without trying to fix everything first, or pretend like nothing was wrong. I never hid from my friends and family that I needed to lose weight, but I pretended like my extra weight did not exist.
The thing is, I'm a pretty orderly person. I like to have a system for everything. Just ask my husband. The dishes in the dishwasher go in a certain way. I have a very specific way of preparing my grocery list that has multiple steps. Pretty much everything I do follows a system. But you know what, it works! I am much more effective when I follow a system.
So, I have all of these supporters who have given me a commitment to support me along this journey, and I don't want to take that precious gift for granted. How do I make sure I am making the best use of the support that's been offered to me? Right now I feel pretty overwhelmed and scattered, but I want to be more centered.
If you have any ideas, let me know! I'd love to hear them. Feel free to tell me in the comments or send me a private message on Facebook.
One thing I will tell you, is take one change at a time and do it slowly. Trying to change a million things all at once will just wreak havoc in your life. One change, see if it stick and then move on to the next. I feel this is very generalized but for everyone is a very different process. I have found myself over the past 2 years really undoing some of the positive changes so once again. I am changing ONE thing at a time again. You will have moments where you unravel, but no worries, just hop back on and get to it. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! That is what I'm trying to do... when I take on so much at once I get overwhelmed and give up.
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