[Image from my Operation Beautiful Book Tour Post]
‘I don’t have a goal weight, I have a goal life.’
I heard this quote while watching an interview with an Extreme Weight Loss participant and it really clicked with me!
Along my journey, I realized that a certain number on the scale wouldn’t magically make my life perfect. For years I chased this number while becoming more and more unhappy.
I now focus on creating the life that I want, by taking small steps each day. It’s about how I feel each day when I wake up. If I wake up happy and eager to start the day, I know I’m on the right track. A certain number can’t dictate my happiness, but I can make changes in my life to feel my best.
While, I’m busy baking up orders today, I thought it would be fun to have a Glo Bar giveaway!
Leave a comment below sharing a lesson you’ve learned along your journey or simply share one of your favourite quotes.
One lucky winner will receive a delicious box of 10 Glo Bars! Goodluck!
Coming up, one of our favourite recipes so far in 2011….get excited!
Inspiring posts like these always bring me closer to the truth: achieving that “perfect number” on the scale won’t automatically flip the happiness switch. I try to learn a little bit of this each day until it sticks.
My latest favorite quote (found at trainermomma.com) is: ““This is who I am, not just something I’m doing.”
“when life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” – shauna niequist, bittersweet. one of the most valuable lessons i’ve learned this year.
I have learnt that you have to let go of the small things, not dwell on them! There is so much more to life then those little things that don’t necessarily go ‘as planned’. It is difficult, but i’m working on that everyday! I think that leads you towards a path of happiness within yourself!
My favorite quote is:
“When your heart speaks, take good notes”
To me this means to always follow your intuition, your heart, your inner voice. You know what is best for yourself, you just have to be true to yourself to find the answer!
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.” – Buddha
To be happy as I am, not who i want to be.
After a 100lb weight loss I’ve learned to enjoy everything in moderation! To stay active and that I am not defined by a number on a scale or size on my jeans. You are not BAD if you eat a brownie and you are not GOOD if you eat carrots. I’m pregnant with my daughter and I pray I can instill these truths in her. I must watch how I react and treat my body so that she will grow up accepting of and loving her self image.
Jen
The biggest lesson I’ve came across is to “be happy with how you are, right in this present moment.” It’s something I work on every day. To just accept yourself, and love yourself.
im a long time reader, first time commenter…what better time to start than a give-a-way??
in my struggles with an eating disorder, i think the biggest lesson i’ve learned is to try not to deceive myself. its too easy to let the thoughts go and to start believing things that aren’t true. to let fears and anxiety get the best of you. it can be challenging to stay in reality and to create a positive space in which to live. but as you know, we play an active role on our realities.
also, thanks for being a great role model for someone who’s in “recovery” and for keeping it real. :)
My biggest life lesson to date is that I am capable of so much more than I’ve ever imagined…learned well on the last mile of my first 1/2 Marathon!
I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles. – Audrey Hepburn
“Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”-Plato (It reminds me to treat everyone kindly even when they’re annoying or being mean)
My personal motto is “there is nothing perfect about being perfect. Your flaws make you perfect.”
One thing I am learning right now is how to be happy and content right where I am in life, even while working to grow and improve. Basically, I’m learning to be in the present.
The biggest lesson i’ve learned is to “Be Present.” A journey isn’t aboout the destination, but what happens along the way. My wonderful mom sent this quote to me today:
“May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where
you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are
born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have
received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be
content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into
your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.”
Hope it inspires y’all as much as it inspired me!
Hi Angela,
I’ve never left a comment before, so I thought today would be a perfect day to do so. We all have had trials and tribulations through out our journey in life. But no matter what life throws at you or how difficult life may get… once you learn to love and accept yourself for all that you are then everything else just falls into place. Always give it all you got and if you do, then you will always succeed. Everyone measures success on a different scale so mine will never be the same as the next person. Take care and Best Wishes!!
One of my favorite quotes is: “Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.”
I actually used this quote in today’s post. “Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems”.
I absolutely love both of these quotes that I’ve seen attributed to Mahatma Gandhi:
“The key to health lies in being at peace.”
“Whatever one does cheerfully is good for health.”
“You are vastly better to have tried something and failed then to have tried nothing and succeeded. ” I saw this on a sugar package in a Chinese restaurant years ago, it reminds me to not be afraid to stretch and try something new/different even if I am not successful.