As I write this, I'm craving some foods that I haven't craved in a long time. Today was a day of tougher choices- I had 2 things in front of me for breakfast- cereal or egg... 2 things for a snack - M&Ms or an orange. It was hard today to choose the orange, but I did. Why? because I know it is worth it!
This past week, I bought pants in a size that I haven't seen since junior high. TALK ABOUT MOTIVATION! As I did that, I realized that I needed to re-visit my motivations. I'm motivated by the Word of the Lord, my friends, purchasing smaller clothes, faster times when exercising, reaching levels in exercise that I've never reached before (I squatted more weight this week than ever before too...)
As I stood on the scale last week, and again this week, I have not seen it go down in number, and while I had a moment of discouragement, but then I looked at my mirror and saw a quote from a book called Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst (if you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it). The phrase I have written on my mirror is this: "Define your week by obedience, not by a number on the scale." This basically means - did I stick to what I'm supposed to do this week? If so, this week was a success, regardless of the number on the scale. So, even though I haven't lost any weight these past 2 weeks, I have stuck to my diet, and (for the most part) diligent to exercise (could have done this more), but I purchased pants in a size smaller and squatted more weight than ever- therefore, it was a successful couple of weeks.
Let me encourage you, don't stress over the number on the scale. "We can step on the scale and accept the numbers for what they are - an indication of how much our body weighs - and not an indication of our worth." (Made to Crave)
Motivation comes from much more than just seeing the scale go down (don't get me wrong, that is encouraging but it isn't what we should "hang our hat on"), it comes from reaching new milestones in your health journey.
It's worth it!
