[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!
I’ve learned to stop living my life by others’ rules and have started listening to what I want and what MY needs are. If you don’t take care of and love yourself, you certainly can’t offer the same to others and that’s not being selfish…that’s just being smart. :)
‘For every tragedy, there is opportunity.’ I was watching a show the other day and this hit home for me, when a doctor was talking to a lady about betrayal. Last year my husband and I went through a really rough patch in our marriage; which was my ‘tragedy’. My opportunity. I have in the last year, persued many of the things I have wanted to do. I got in shape, started eating amazing (which lead me to your website!) and took a course that I had been talking about for so long. As well, my husband and I have opened many new doors to our relationship to make our love and family stronger. I would have to say that I am in a place in my life right now that is pretty amazing. Making things work is not for everyone, it really does take a strong person. When there is love involved there is always opporunity, it just depends where you decide to look for it.
I learned that running is not only about weight loss–it can really be soothing, stress-releasing, and a great way to release some endorphins!
My favorite quote used to be “Work it harder / Make it better / Do it faster / Make us stronger” from Daft Punk’s ‘Harder Better Faster Stronger’. I applied this quote to *every* area of my life, and while I definitely got stuff done, I never had any fun doing it. Even if I felt I had accomplished one particular task well–a difficult homework assignment; a gruelling workout; staying within a certain number of calories–not only did I just see the next one looming ahead of me, but I also saw everything in my life as an obstacle to be overcome.
I am thankful that I can say that I no longer see things like that anymore. I don’t obsess over doing things perfectly, and, while I am vegan, I don’t think twice about the amount of calories I am eating, or how hard I work my body. I do what feels good, and makes me incredibly happy.
My favorite quote today is from the late, great Dorothy Parker: “There are times when images blow to fluff, and comparisons stiffen and shrivel.”
My favorite quote is
“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.” (Mark Victor)
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I’ve learned that if I set up limits for myself, they will exist; if I don’t limit myself, I am free to explore and find my own abilities and limits.
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Albus Dumbledore
Yes, I just used a Harry Potter quote. LOVE.
Enjoy life today. This was inside the fortune cookie I ate tonight after a spontaneous dinner out with my boyfriend. I had to think of you and your new goal to live in the moment. It would have been the perfect fortune cookie for you!
When it comes to exercising I’ve learned that nay exercise is better than no exercise. When it comes to everyday life I’ve learned to live in the moment! When it comes to staying healthy and injury free I’ve learned to listen to my body, take a rest when I’m tired, and eat if I’m hungry!
Lessons learned: 1. Get to know your metabolism and start romancing it. 2. Muscle weighs more then fat. I want muscle so therefore the idea of weight doesn’t give me what I want. 3. Get rid of stuff you don’t want in your life.
I love the scale disclaimer. I’ve seen it so many places and it always makes me smile. I used to want to tape it to my scale.
I haven’t been on a weight loss journey, but a weight gain. I was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa in March of 2010 and since then I have gotten healthier after almost dying and learned so much. The biggest lesson I have learned through all of this is that I am important and I need to listen to my body. If I am hungry, then a feed myself whether I had some treat earlier in the day or not. I have to take care of myself and I am not unworthy or worthless.
“Take chances, make mistakes, thats how you grow. Pain nourishes courage. You have to fall in order to practice being brave.” Mary Tyler Moore
“Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” Dr. Seuss.
It always inspires me at the gym and makes me think of my kids, too!
My mom said this to me just this week, it’s very true but I still struggle with it daily –
“comparison kills contentment”
I know that I need to learn to be happy with my achievements, my body weight, etc. and not constantly compare myself to other people
Oh, and thanks for writing such an amazing blog!!
I love this! I’ve definitely learned that numbers don’t define anything about the woman I am…calories, fat, jeans size, etc. I am wonderful without those being a defining factor :)
Two favorites:
“Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself. If all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.”
–Simone de Beauvoir
“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”
— Abraham Heschel
These quotes remind me that life ought to be intentional; we cannot simply go through the motions. Nor should we become caught up in lures and snares that prevent us from truly enjoying, appreciating, and honoring the lives with which we have been blessed.
I’ve learned that being judgemental isn’t worth the negative energy it creates within me. I have to let go of thinking I can control everything and just let people do their own thing.
Hi Angela,
I am a 24 year old student from Germany. As I still struggle with insecurity, eating disorders and self esteem, I am only at the beginning of my journey. But what I know today is that I don´t want to look back at my life when I am old and see that my weight is all that mattered to me all my life. I don´t have a particular quote but I wanted to share that realization with you any ways :)
Keep up your wonderful blog!
Much love from Germany!!
Imke
I’ve learned to throw away my scale so I’m not tempted
I learned to ignore the scale completely. That number doesn’t make me me!