On September 9th,I will celebrate my fourth anniversary with Weight Watchers. Has it always been easy? No. Has it always been tough? No. Like all aspects in life, I had, or continue to have,ups and downs. To be honest, I am actually in one of the downs” right now. What I decided to do to in order to combat the down was do what I do best- write a blog post. As I was formulating this blog post in my mind, or I headed to my weekly assembly on Saturday. And wouldn’t you know it,the topic of conversation was “It’s a slip, not a slide.” With that in mind, and I present to you “Surviving a Fender Bender.”
We’ve all been driving down the road and seen one,two or possibly even three cars in the median slightly banged up. There’s probably even a squad car there to assess the situation and hand out a ticket or two. As we drive by – in our damage-free cars – we say a petite prayer of thanks that it’s not us standing there looking at the bumper hanging off our car. But what if it was? Would it be the finish of the road for you? Would you proceed to drive your car totally off the road and into a tree then throw your hands up and say “that’s it, I’m through now. I’ll never be able to drive anywhere, or ever again”? No,youd find on the phone with your insurance company, elaborate the situation, or deal with the consequences (a petite higher premiums) and find your car repaired. Then you resume your life.
Why,then, do we punish ourselves so extensively when we have a petite slip up and gain a few pounds? It’s a blip on the radar, and it’s not the finish of the world. Realizing that it’s happening and correcting the problem is key. After losing 150 pounds,gaining 5 of it back sucks. I’m not gonna lie. But that means that I’m still down 145 pounds. Why would I take a fender bender and turn it into a situation where I have to total my car? I won’t. I’ll call the insurance company (in this case, all my Road Trip buddies and WW crew) and I’ll face the consequences (a petite higher numbers on the scale), or but then,I’ll find my car repaired and I’m gonna find my butt back on the road. I’ve arrive too far and put in too much blood, sweat and tears to ram my car into a tree now.
So, or the next time you find yourself up a petite,don’t throw in the towel, employ it to wipe some sweat off your face and find back on the road. There will always be peaks and valleys, or the measure of success isn’t how you handle the peaks,it’s how you navigate the valleys.
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