[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!
Beautiful post!
Im a slow learner. What I have found recently, is that I dont want to be skinny. So why do I bother to diet? I want to be healthy, happy and free- and that has nothing to do with weight otr restriction! I just want to be at my happy weight :D
Beautiful post!
Im a slow learner. What I have found recently, is that I dont want to be skinny. So why do I bother to diet? I want to be healthy, happy and free- and that has nothing to do with weight otr restriction! I just want to be at my happy weight :D
Beautiful post!
Im a slow learner. What I have found recently, is that I dont want to be skinny. So why do I bother to diet? I want to be healthy, happy and free- and that has nothing to do with weight otr restriction! I just want to be at my happy weight :D
Beautiful post!
Im a slow learner. What I have found recently, is that I dont want to be skinny. So why do I bother to diet? I want to be healthy, happy and free- and that has nothing to do with weight otr restriction! I just want to be at my happy weight :D
While going through a divorce at 20 years old, I decided that since I coulnd’t control the circumstances life had thrown at me, I would control what I gave and did to my body. For the next 3 months I consumed less than one small meal a day (if I ate at all) and did approximately two hours of cardio when I left work. After losing 40 pounds (leaving me at a staggering 130 lbs while being five ft ten in) and still being miserable every waking moment; I came to the realization that losing inches off my waist would not bring back what I had lost and would not mend my broken heart.
I started realizing that what the mirror and scale had to say was not an honest truth of my worth in this world. it’s been almost five years since this and it is still a struggle at times but I have found “my glo” and begun taking better care of my body — inside and out. I find strength in my friends and family and now take their word when they tell me that I’m beautiful.
I’m a yoga addict and one of my favorite quotes has always been, “Yoga is a journey, not a destination.” or “There’s a reason we call it a yoga practice and not a yoga perfect.” Little reminders to not be hard on myself and to enjoy the process of becoming a better me.
Count it all joy!
That is SUCH a great quote!!!
My favorite quote is “Patience is a virtue, it’s not mandatory” ;) hehe
One of my favorite quotes is “no one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. I believe you can sub any adjective!
It’s a marathon, not a 5k. If today sucks, tomorrow will be better. If this week, this month, or hell, even this year isn’t going well, there’s always a future to correct things.
“If you wait too long for the perfect moment,
the perfect moment will pass you by.”
“Is this the end, or just the start of something really, really beautiful wrapped up and disguised as something really, really, ugly?”
-The Start of Something, by Voxtrot
I love this quote. Whenever something bad happens in my life, no matter how big or small, I try to find the good in it, and keep my head up, because you never know how things will be in the future or how you will feel down the road. You have to find the positive side of everything, because life will always throw you curve balls that you have to learn to turn into homeruns.
I’ve learned over the years while losing over 40% of my body weight that it takes a lot of determination and willpower to achieve your goals!
When I first started trying to get healthy, I’m not sure I had a goal “weight” in mind, but I definitely had a goal “look” in mind. Now, I realize that it’s not about either, it’s about how you feel inside–literally and metaphorically. I’m 45lbs lighter, still a curvy girl, but much happier and healthier!
After summiting Mt. Whitney this past weekend, I learned that I am stronger and more determined than I knew!!
What a wonderful experience it was!
This is a beautiful post and the first photo of the scale really, really hit close to home in its truth.
If I had to pick a “favorite” (so many good ones out there!):
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill.
“If you wait for the perfect moment,
the perfect moment will pass you by.”
“Good enough is good enough. Perfection will make you miserable.”
One thing I’ve learned that may seem obvious but took me forever to grasp was that my health & wellness journey is just that- a JOURNEY! There is no finish line. When I finally stopped fixating on the end result- a certain clothing size, the number on the scale, etc.- I learned to relax and shifted my focus to HEALTH. As a result, healthy living became much more fun and a whole lot easier. Now I look at it as an adventure, and I allow myself the opportunity to grow and change and evolve, instead of holding myself back with negative self-talk and cellulite obsession. :)
Since everyone’s sharing a quote, here’s mine: “Live your life. Live in the moment. Don’t live with regret” -The Red Necklace (book) pg. 271(?) & “…how strange that one event can change a life. One stupid mistake and another path is closed.” -The Red Necklace (book) pg. 125 (p.s. as you can probably see, The Red Necklace is my favorite book).
A lesson that I’ve learned, is that living the way I was, caring too much about how I looked, really impacted my life. I refused to eat out, or eat as a matter of fact. I regret it, but now I try to exercise and eat healthy and try to think of it as an enjoyment, as so do you.
:)