Why do I find it so hard to get back on track after I have fallen off? It’s like my weight, it seems to take no time at all to put it on but takes so long to get it off. When I get off track, even for a couple of days, it takes me twice as long to get back on my struggle bus.

Is it my mindset? Do I have some deep seeded childhood trauma that is still affecting me? I’m sure that growing up poor and sometimes missing meals has something to do with it. If my pantry does not have anything in it, I do get anxious. And, of course, food that I never really had when I was younger, like cookies & chips, have become a staple.

I’m working on changing that mindset, but it has been hard. Working out helps with my weight loss journey even if I can’t seem to get the eating part under control. It has been so difficult staying on this road. Stress from work certainly doesn’t help my cause.

The road so far has been under construction and full of potholes, but slow progress is still progress. Remember, if I always do what I’ve always done, I’ll always get what I’ve always got. Sometimes I am just tired of it all and feel like maybe it’s not so bad, but then I realize that’s just not an option anymore. I’m so unhappy with what I’ve always done. I need to make these changes.

I’ll end this post with this quote, “Have patience! In time, even grass becomes milk!” – Charan Singh