Day Sixty-Five - Driving Like Granny in the Fast Lane

Why do we fall Sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Alfred Pennyworth (quoting Thomas Wayne)

Let me tell you why I love this quote.  In the past, I would lose a lot of weight (sometimes in ways that were not healthy) and then once I hit a slow period, I would give up.  I would have a bad week or start eating unhealthy again.  I would just give up.  I'd go back to my old habits and put all the weight back on (and more).  After having a pretty lousy weigh in yesterday it would have been par for the course for me to just give up.  I mean, I didn't even lose a half pound last week.  Thankfully things are different this time.  This time, I can handle when I fall short of my goals.  I know that failing to hit a goal is just an opportunity to learn how not to fail next time.  It teaches me how to pick myself back up.

It amazes me how the wise words of Bruce Wayne's butler (originally spoken by Bruce's father in a flashback) can encourage me on my journey.  I have to remind myself that it was not a setback.  It was not a complete failure.  In fact, I don't have to reset or restart my journey.  I'm still on the right path and going in the right direction.  I just did it like a granny driving 25 in the fast lane.  So how do I get back to road speed?  I'm not looking for shortcuts or excessive speeds.  I've tried that and the end result is the same as getting a speeding ticket (wow... what's with the driving examples here?).  It's actually pretty simple.  I just keep following the basics.  I will have more weeks when I don't lose very much at all.  But I will also have weeks when I lose four or five pounds.  I don't need a drastic change in my plan.  Obviously I don't eat the leftover Halloween candy every day.  I keep to my calorie intake and make sure that the majority of my calories aren't empty calories.  I keep exercising daily.  I know that if I do these things and keep my eyes on my goal, then I will lose my butter half.

Eating today was great and had a really good workout tonight.  I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the weekend.