Comments on: What do you love about the process?

By: Shanna

Shanna — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:38:19 +0000

What I love about the process? Well I have learned to love me again. I lost all my self esteem when I was fat. I did not love myself. Now I can look in the mirror and see the girl that I once was and I know that this is who I was supposed to be. Happy and energetic. I love everything that I have learned about myself through the process. I learned that I can lose weight, I can run a 5k, I can play with my kids. I feel alive again. I love to make good choices and be proud of my accomplishments.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:37:42 +0000

Like so many other people before me – I love that the process has taught me how to be in control of my own body. About half way through my process of losing I realized that I was in control. As soon as that clicked in my head I felt great and I swear I started walking taller and with more pride!

By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:49:46 +0000

For me it is the growing trust in a process which works and doesn’t harm. And because of this trust I do not feel like in a gerbil wheel while losing weight. We all know there are so many diets and products etc. out there, and 90% do not generate trust but distrust and feeling of failure in the end.

The right programmes don’t do that to you. They help you every step of the way, motivate you, and distract you from thinking that it’s still such a long way to go – which it isn’t compared to what we have gone through before. And they help you to re-discover your own rhythms and empower you. And while you’re at it, you still have time to cherish other positive side-effects like more confidence, e.g.

These are the things I love most about the process. Thanks for the great question!

By: jennscookin

jennscookin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:26:50 +0000

I guess my answer would be “learning”. At this point I am enjoying the new information I am learning, about my body and myself, in my weight loss journey. However, I must say this… for the first time in my life I am enjoying “the journey”. I’ve always been so…. focused on the destination that I would try to get there as fast as I could. Like the kid in the back seat saying, “Are we there yet?” over and over. I think that if I just enjoy the “road trip”, I will enjoy the destination even more. (At least that’s the hope for right now).
Jenn

By: Colette

Colette — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:10:31 +0000

I LOVE that quote!! Think I will borrow it for a while and post it on my blog to remind me everyday what I NEED to do to reach my goals!!

:-)

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:00:34 +0000

I love meeting others who are in the same boat as me. They know what it’s like to go to a restaurant and try to figure out the ‘healthy choices’, the disappointment of the scale not budging (or going in the wrong direction!), the sense of accomplishment after a good workout, and the satisfaction of being in control of food choices

By: Brianne

Brianne — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:45:24 +0000

Since you’ve started this “love the process” movement, I’ve really been trying to take inventory of my thoughts/feelings on this. I’ll be blogging on it myself later….

But for today, i love that I can feel a muscle on my shoulder/back area that I never knew was there before.

By: andrea.

andrea. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:43:15 +0000

Great question! I’m loving the responses! For me, I love that I’m learning to actually listen to my body. Like when I’m really hungry and when I’m not, what I’m actually hungry for and whether I’m just choosing stuff because it’s convenient or because someone else is eating it too. Like before I used to sometimes get this big salad for lunch, but it wasn’t ‘enough’ in my mind so I would always have to get something to go with it. Now I know how to really listen to myself and I find most times, it IS enough, and some days, I don’t even finish it!

I know that in my visions of my ‘future healthy self’, I would be the kind of person who could eat a little bit of something and then stop. I’m not there yet, but I’m realizing now how fun it can be to play ‘detective’ with your body/brain and really get familiar with all the cues and clues (and sometimes false leads) it gives you. So that’s one way I’m learning to love the process.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:31:36 +0000

I’m the kind of person who would rather spend all of my time doing for others rather than for myself. The process reminds me every single day that I’M WORTH IT! I’m worth taking some extra time to sit down and plan my meals ahead. I’m worth scheduling time to workout and not compromising when someone else asks for that time slot. I’m worth asking for special accommodations when I dine out, even if it is a slight inconvenience to the waiter or chef. I’m worth putting myself first.

By: Ami

Ami — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:18:01 +0000

Thanks for asking this question, Roni! I think all these comments will help me be aware of all the great aspects of a healthy lifestyle.

I’ve just started working out again consistently in the past couple months and I love how I can feel my muscles after a good workout, like when I’m going up stairs and I feel it in the back of my legs. Just a tiny thing but it reminds me that I have a healthy, strong body that responds to being taken care of.

This is weird, but I also like how my stomach feels after a healthy, appropriately sized meal. Actually, I don’t feel my stomach at all then. Not hungry, not overly full. Just right!