[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!
“Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s providence.” -St. Augustine
Life is how you react to it. Being a negative nelly does not help things.
“A body is a terrible thing to waste” – Bettie Page
I refuse to “should” all over myself!
“One of the hardest things to realize,” she said, “is that our Someday is right now.”
(Curly Girl Designs)
“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin–real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”
(Alfred D. Souza)
“Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the great achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have not time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is one yours side so long as you are true to the best that is in you!”
~Christian D. Larson
Oh, this was a hard choice…I love inspiring quotes..but this is a fav!
A cyclist tip for life: sometimes its ok to soft peddle the hills of life but you must know when to hammer down…
The greatest thing I have learnt in my journey is this; Love your journey.
I think it maybe sounds like a cliche or so plain, but if like me you go through life afraid, anxious, depressed ___ fill in the blank, life becomes a battle and a day to day struggle. I wont pretend to have fully mastered this lesson but I know thats the direction I am heading. I am making peace with my life, embracing its lessons, loving the people who share it with me and really starting to enjoy the ride.
In fact those three words have inspired me to the point that I am in the creative process of creating my own buisness that I can love, cherish and express myself within. Sometimes the road is a little bit bumpy and there are too many obstacles for us to see past but it’s still an amazing adventure worth celebrating.
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
I have learned not to be afraid to eat real food! No more processed, “fat free” crap.
Wow, I would LOVE to win some Glo Bars!!
One of my favorite quotes:
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
-Unknown
I’ve learned that wellness is a commitment and a lifestyle. Daily choices add up to make a life that is balanced and rewarding. There are struggles along the way, but you overcome and continue on! :)
I wasn’t going to comment… since I never win anything, but thought it’d still be nice to share what I’ve learned along my journey to health!
After reading a book called “Stumbling on Happiness”, which was quite a humbling experience, and my first yoga class, it finally – and truly – sunk in that “happiness is a choice”. It doesn’t come to us when we achieve ___, lose/gain X kilograms, when we buy ___, etc… It comes NOW. When we choose to be happy and live in our own skins. I think one of my favourite quotes that kind of relates to it goes: “If you don’t like something, change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” (~Mary Engelbreit) :)
i stopped weighing myself about 2 years ago when i did an experiment and weighted myself every hour for one day and noticed my weight fluctuated 5 lbs in one day…that was it–done with the scale….i also learned that as i was building muscle to increase my metabolism i gained a few pounds–why punish myself because the number went up on the scale if i am doing the right thing?…i judge myself now on how clothes feel….if they are snug, then i back off the evening treat for a week….
the biggest a-ha moment for me was when i switched gears in thinking from eating to lose weight to eating to make sure i take in the most nutritious food possible, and then the weight came off as a by-product of that new philosophy…..
i’ve been at ideal weight for 2 years proving that at 40 i can have the body i want with a revved up metabolism
I used to worry about what I was eating and keep thinking about what I needed to cut out of my diet but now that I’m mostly vegan I concentrate on new ways to get more nutrients into my life with new awesome recipes. Many from you!
I often worry about what other people think about me. I’m afraid that I might have said something to offend them, etc. etc. However, one thing I’ve learned is that people are not paying nearly as much attention to you as you are to yourself. They are not scrutinizing the implication of every word you say or examining your face for the sign of the smallest blemish so there is also no need for me to dwell on these things because all that does is to stop me from living the happiest life that I can.
For a naturally “skinny” person I have still struggled with viewing my body in a positive light. I’ve gone through periods of feeling depressed and unhappy, drastically monitoring what I ate (and dropping down to 100lbs), and just complaining nonstop about the way I looked. I’ve realized, that I am the only one who has a problem with the way I look and that my body is something to celebrate, not to beat up on. I have decided to take responsibility for how I eat and look, I have started running regularly again (I have my first half marathon coming up!) and paying attention to the fuel that I give my body. Your blog has given me yet another outlet to help keep myself on track and feel connected to others who share my struggles with self perception.
‘This, too, shall pass’ has been with me for a few years now. For my own happiness, I have found that there are times to live in the moment and soak it all in and times to look ahead, to see beyond the pain/frustration/whatever. I remind myself of this at work, during workouts, through really, really beautiful times in my life that I want to remember and through the tough stuff, too. I’ve never really thought about it in this way, but I suppose you could look at that from a weight perspective, too. Appreciate the days of feeling light and fit and healthly, knowing that there will be days ahead that you do not feel that way. And, conversely, on the bad days, know that down the road, you can get back to that good feeling again.
I’ve never commented before, but I just wanted to tell you how much I love your site, your attitude and your contribution to the health/wellbeing blogging community. I read you every day =)
Life always has a way of putting things into perspective for me. I’ll find myself obsessing over this or that, and then I’ll see something, hear something, be shown something and I’ll realize just how trivial my concerns have been.