Dream BIG

Last night I had a dream that I was eating donuts underneath my piano. I was both proud of this, and ashamed at the same time. Proud because I was STOKED that I could fit comfortably under my piano, but ashamed that I was eating donuts. Not so much ashamed of the 'eating donuts' part, as much as the 'eating them in HIDING' part. I would for SURE rather eat a donut with a friend. HELLO! After I downed about a half dozen donuts, I weighed in at weight watchers and was sad to see that I hadn't lost any weight. I decided that instead of letting that weight count, I would run around the meeting room and then try again at the scale. On my second try at the scale, I lost 1 pound.

When I woke up, I was scared, sad and amused all at the same time. I haven't dreamt of food for a loooooong time, and I honestly think the last time I DID dream about food, it was about donuts. I must have a love for some Johnny O's spudnuts or something. Yes. Yes I do. Why would I dream about donuts? Here's my analysis of it all. Just call me the dream Dr.

Just like the hole in a donut, something is missing. I'm tracking my food. I'm working out. I have phenomenal support. I go to my meetings. I weigh in, even when I'm not excited to face the scale. What hole do I need to fill? Well oddly enough, what's missing actually stars with an "O" which resembles that missing piece of my donut. What is it?

 

Being an optimist doesn’t mean that I am never going to struggle or that I ignore the difficulties in life. Being an optimist means that I find positive outcomes and the ability to grow in spite of the struggles or difficulties. Once I start taking on a more optimistic view of my ENTIRE #myforeverjourney, that's when I'll really start to feel successful!

How will I start my optimistic ways? With these 2 things.

1. Celebrate the little things!

First of all, my dream sort of came true. I stepped on the scale tonight and was greeted with a 1 pound loss. So should I feel sad that it was only 1 pound? NO! I had a dang good loss last week. (3.4 remember?) I'm going to pat myself on the back that I went down again on the scale, and over a holiday weekend for crying out loud. God Bless America and weight loss! I also am bettering my time when it comes to my outside walks. I am going further, faster, and without shin splints to boot!!!!
2. Change my language.
Instead of saying “I have to workout today,” I'm going to try saying, “I get to workout today!” Being able to  move my body is a privilege that not everyone has – I'm going to take advantage of it!

I guess to sum it all up, next time I dream about donuts, or weight loss, I hope I devour a full dozen, and then lose 3 or 4 pounds. Haha. If I'm going to dream, I might as well DREAM BIG!!!!

Weighing In:
7/9/15 -1.0
Total loss to date: -36.0
Feeling: Optimistic