RE: / What Should I eat for lunch today????

[Guest guest]

- that's a good point. You're so right that learning to maintain when

things are happening around us is a challenge in itself...and one that we need

to learn to handle. Like you, I want this to be successful for me for the

rest of my life. And that will clearly include challenges like parties and

holidays and lots of other things! I think it's a huge thing that you've

realized

we can even get through times when our self-motivation takes a dive. That we

can even learn to handle times of discouragement and lack of motivation and

yet pick ourselves back up and carry on. Don't you love discovering all this?

I know I'm learning things I never even knew I needed to learn!

Bette

[Guest guest]

Thanks!!

I guess no one can really motivate someone else, but rather that person has

to motivate himself or herself. We can offer support and encouragement and

be there for each other and understand what we're going through.

I think that when I lost weight before I'd GET THAT MOTIVATION and then I'd

think that I would never lose it and when I wavered, I'd get discouraged and

let go. I now realize that it's inevitable and normal to have those slipping

days or that de decline in motivation and I've learned to not let go when

that happens. Before it would really surprise me when I'd lose the intense

motivation and then get really down but sometimes the hardest thing to do is

" remain " --it's easy to come and go but to maintain is at times the hardest.

I think that I have to realize that this first part of the year is hard for

me with the birthday parties, Valentine's Day, committees that have projects

and just go with the flow of it. Some of it is of my own doing, to have

parties every single year and to do the committees ( I could say no...)--I

wouldn't really want it any other way, just a little bit of breathing room

every now and then...lol!!

/ What Should I eat for lunch

today????

Hi ,

I wondered where you had gone. Glad to hear you're still here! I'm sorry

you're struggling with this time of year, but at least you're treading

water.

That, in my opinion, is much better than sinking to the bottom!

I'm not sure that I'm the one to give you advice for how to get that inner

motivation you need. Motivation seems to come from nowhere.... or not come

at

all. Others on this list have suggested going back to the Getting Started

booklet...it seems that it's very common to lose enthusiasm and just need to

read

about it again, to be reminded of how it all works. Of course, I could ask

you --- Are you counting? Measuring? Journaling? If so, good. Then maybe

you

need to look at *what* you're eating (too many refined carbs? Not enough

protein? Too many Smart Ones cones?) And if not, why not. We know the

program

works when we do those three things!!

Gosh, I'm beginning to sound like your mother. Or my mother. Somebody's

mother! LOL --Sorry about that. I guess my bottom-line advice is DON'T

give up!

Take a fresh look, forget the " reasons " why this is a hard time for you and

get OP!!

Anyway, thanks for the support and I'm hanging in there, at least treading

water isn't sinking as you said!!

I'm here and thinking about all of you on the list for good success...

[Guest guest]

Mitch, this time of year is also bad for me. I have chronic recurring

depression and late winter/spring is when I struggle the most.

---

Debra

Down 49 pounds

12.4 pounds left of my Season Pass Challenge

[Guest guest]

Spring's almost here Debra -- hang in there!!!!

Mitch

> Mitch, this time of year is also bad for me. I have chronic recurring

> depression and late winter/spring is when I struggle the most.

>

> ---

> Debra

> Down 49 pounds

> 12.4 pounds left of my Season Pass Challenge