17th August 2012
What a fabulous week, 35 stone in total lost by my members and
yesterday was a very proud day for me, Rachael got her goal, having lost 10st
4.5lb WOW, I’m beyond proud, it’s been quite the journey, we both cried when she stepped on those
scales. What an amazing achievement, she
joined in July 2010 and by this time last year she’d lost 6st, amazing and
roughly a loss of 1.5lb a week, strangely on Sunday I’d looked back at my blog (I
don’t do that very often) to 12 months ago and I’d wrote about her achievement then
too, so in the past 12 months she’s lost the other 4st and 4.5lb which is just
sensational. It hasn’t always been an
easy journey, she even gained last week which mortified her because she was so
close, but that girl has done good ;-) more than good and just in time for her
holiday next week! I’m proud of all my
members but I have to admit it’s been quite special watching Rachael flourish
on her journey, she’s grown in confidence, she was beautiful when she joined my
meeting, and over the last 2 years she’s not just lost weight but she’s
realised that she is gorgeous and I was right that’s she’s beautiful.
Yeah needed to share that because I am so proud and full of
emotions, especially as today is the anniversary of my goal, its 8 years today
since my life changed for the better in so many ways. That sounds dramatic doesn’t it? But it did, as my mate said the other day to
me when we were chatting “your weight gain is a symptom of something you’re not
comfortable with in your life” and she was right, I acknowledged that at the
beginning of the month, it wasn’t anything major and just meant accepting some things
and changing others but it’s also meant a 5lb weight loss in that time. Looking back to the last time I joined Weight
Watchers she was so right then too, I was massively uncomfortable with my life
back then, I had a job that I didn’t feel capable of, I’d been promoted and I
wished I hadn’t, I dreaded going to work and so I tended to eat/drink to reward
a bad day, I also overspent so I had a huge credit card bill. That meant I was stuck, couldn’t afford to
leave the job because it was paying the credit card bill, was unhappy so bill
was getting higher! Mmm what to do, well
once I realised what was going on, I joined Weight Watchers and lost the
weight, stopped spending and started paying my credit card bill off, got to
goal in the August, became a part time leader in the December (training started
September) and by the following July I walked into my boss after much
deliberation and many tears whilst thinking “what am I gonna do?” and
resigned! What a huge relief that was,
it had taken me 12 months to be able to do it, I had to pay off the credit card
bill first, even when I was doing that I didn’t realise it was so I could leave
the job, that realisation hadn’t landed yet.
Yes getting to my goal weight triggered a series of events
that changed my life, with 12 months I’d left a job that paid me a lot of money
(for me it was a lot anyway) to a job where there was no guaranteed earnings
and no promise of enough work, but luckily my meetings grew, I got more
meetings and after a few very ‘lean’ months financially which we survived I got
myself the best damn job in the world where I get to see people change and get
happy, it really is so rewarding!
Thank you to every one of my members that make my happiness
in my job possible, without you of course there would be no need for my role,
so really – THANK YOU ALL!
Acknowledging something is wrong, or even that there’s
something in your life you’re not comfortable with but you can’t change may be
difficult, it may feel uncomfortable, but believe me it’s worth it in so many
ways, not just because it’ll probably help you lose weight easier but because
it may help make your life easier too.
Is there anything in your mind right now niggling, saying to you “this
is the thing you’re uncomfortable with”, are you thinking to yourself, “no it
isn’t I can cope, I’m okay, that doesn’t need changing, it’ll all work out, I
have no choice so there’s no point”, trust me even if you can’t change it,
merely acknowledging it will help, even if its saying to yourself, “I am
uncomfortable with xxxxx right now, it’s out of my control and I have to live
with it, I don’t like it but that’s part of life” will help. Then you could ask yourself how can you cope
with it, is there anything you could do to make that situation easier, could
you actually change it but you’re just afraid to because it seems so difficult?
My recent ‘issue’ to use a word was my mom, she’s in pain,
she’s unwell and I feel helpless because I can’t cure her, so yeah that’s
beyond my control but how I approach it isn’t.
I’ve accepted I can’t cure her, but I can make her as happy and comfortable
as possible! And just by accepting that,
I felt better.
Right I’m off before I murder a dog who’s just sat starring
at me waiting for his walk!
Have a fab day, remember ½lb, ½ stone or 10 stone; it’s all
a massive achievement. xx
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