Life or Something Like It

I haven't blogged about this before because I didn't want to put it out there and look like an asshole when I failed at it like I have so many times in the past. I still haven't achieved 100% success but I'd consider the progress I've made so far a triumph.

I have lost 30 pounds (pausing for the applause). That's a 10% loss of weight so far and 19% of my goal weight reached, I am 1/5 of the way there. It has been (is going to be) a long process, full of ups and downs. As much as I want there to be, there is no instant gratification, no quick fix. I've fallen off the wagon, in fact the wagon has run me over a couple of times, but I've managed to somehow drag myself back up there each time. And that's the key isn't it? We've heard it since grade school, "Try, try again."

So here are my words of wisdom for the day. DO NOT GIVE UP! If it seems hopeless, keep pushing forward. If you make a mistake today, turn it around tomorrow. Be patient with yourself and accept the fact that you will falter. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and "Try, try again." Absolutely nothing will be accomplished if you give up.

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