To Thine Own Self Be True

So, I thought I would throw that title in there to see if anyone knows what it's from (not Shakespeare, the more current movie????)

Anyway, I had to go to an old ward of mine to visit today and ran into a LOT of people that did NOT recognize me!!!  Many of them were SHOCKED at my transformation since I'd last seen them.  Understandably so--I weighed over 100 lbs more.  So, I was asked MANY, MANY times what I've done--and it's always the same answer "Calorie count, eat right, & workout" but as you've hopefully learned, it's a little more in depth than that--I just don't have the time to go into it with everyone that I run into (that's what this blog is for!!!).

As one lady was giving me a ride home, we had the chance to talk about it for a little bit and I explained to her that I spent a couple of months trying different things, exploring different foods, different workouts, different schedules to find what worked for ME.  I got to know myself in a way that I never had before.  I found a system or routine that I KNEW I could live with and stick with and not obsess about daily and nightly.

I KNEW that I could not give up sweets completely but could not stop at JUST ONE of something, and so began "The Free Day."  I knew that I didn't want to force myself to eat every 3-4 hours, I just wanted to eat when I'm hungry and I knew that I didn't want to have to eat the same exact thing every single day.  Thus, I began calorie counting and finding this works FOR ME!!! This lets me eat what I want, when I want!  Spend some time getting to know yourself.  Get to know your strengths AND weaknesses and how to use them together to step into a healthier lifestyle.  You will be so glad you did!!!