It Just Happens

It's frustrating to watch TV and listen to the ads about weight loss that claim, "It just happens!" regarding weight loss. It doesn't just happen. If it did, we would all do it. We would all get on the program that helps weight loss just happen. As I've climbed back on the wagon of weight loss I find I have to change the way I think about food. I have to change the way I think about physical activity. I have to change the way I think about myself. As I am doing all of these things, the weight loss is happening. I am doing quite a bit of work, and it is happening, slowly. I've lost weight fast, only to gain it back again. I've lost weight slowly, without exercise, only to find I still possessed quite a bit of fat and little muscle mass. You can lose weight and sometimes you can do it fast, but what is the quality of your body once you are done? I'm not sure why I went on that rampage, but I'm done now. I'm still a foodaholic, but I'm working on nearly 1 month of food sobriety. I have not used food to medicate myself. I have not used food to fill an empty place in my heart. It has been a good month. I feel healthy even though I'm only 4lbs. lighter.