Patience, Patience, Patience

One of the biggest things I'm having to learn is patience and anyone that knows me knows that I lack any patience.  But I didn't gain this weight overnight and I'm not going to lose it overnight.  It's really hard to have patience though because I just want the weight to disappear and disappear quickly.  So what do I do?  What can I do but just take it a day at a time because if I start thinking about the big picture well then I'm giving up and I refuse to give up this time.  I'm worth this and I want to be who I know I can be, I want confidence and self esteem and the only way I'm going to get that is to beat this demon.  I can do this one minute, one hour and one day at a time.  I'm already on my sixth week of eating healthy and it seems like just yesterday I started.  For me this is one of the hardest times of the year, its winter.  I get more depressed in the winter and I can't get outside like I want to but making it through.  All I have to do is keep holding on and before you know it I will be at goal. 

So how do make yourself have patience when you are trying to lose weight?  How do you make it through this time of the year?

Patience

Patience is something I lack  I like to plan things out.....know exactly what to expect....not have any surprises.....when I want something I want it right now.  Well with weight loss you can plan all you want but that doesn't mean you are going to get what you expect, doesn't mean there won't be any surprises and you definitely aren't going to get it right now.  Weight loss is a very slow process and we have to learn patience.  If only we could lose weight as fast as we put it on.  I know I've only been eating healthy and exercising now for almost 3 weeks but it already seems like an eternity.  When I look in the mirror I see the same fat face and body I've always seen.  I want to look for the good qualities but honestly I have never been able to see any.  Even when I weighed 142 lbs when I looked in the mirror I seen the sagging skin, the stretch marks and my chicken wings which is what I called the flabby skin hanging from under my arms.  I did feel more confident when I was dressed but when I undressed all I could see was the damage I had done to my body and it disgusted me.  I know I will never wear a bikini, I'll never be a size 2 and I'll never look like a Victoria Secret model.  It just seems like after all the work to lose the weight I should finally be able to love who I am and feel like I'm good enough.  I know this is something I definitely have to work on; my perception of myself.  I'm making so many positive changes in my life and I do not want my low self esteem and lack of confidence to hold me back.  I'm finally going to prove to myself and everyone else that I can accomplish anything I set my mind to.  This year sort of feels like a rebirth for me, from starting school to losing weight.  I'm changing and growing and this is just the beginning.