The journey that never ends

In an effort to continue my weight loss journey and not gain weight again, I have started a Facebook group. I will also be hosting short meetings once a week in Oklahoma City. If you're interested, please let me know. I plan on sharing my tips and I hope that I can encourage others to continue their weight loss journey as well. 

At the beginning of 2013, I realized that my journey will never end. I will always be working. Its either losing some pounds or not gaining any weight. On my two week adventure, I gained 3 pounds. That sounds about right. If I can lose about 1 pound a week, then gaining about 1 pound a week is fair to expect. So far, I have successfully lost one of those vacation pounds. 

Staying connected

Today’s rating is Positive.

I realized that I haven’t reached out to any of my friends or family most of the week. It’s important to stay in touch with people especially when going through a tough time. I’ll send a text to one friend, call a family member, and post a message on someone’s wall on Facebook.

Living in isolation is bad for your health. If you feel lonely, call somebody. I promise you will feel a lot better. In my opinion, we all need each other. God created us to be social creatures not hermits.

Current Struggle

Today’s rating is Positive.

Currently, I am struggling with relationships. I will text, email, facebook, or call a friend or family member. Sometimes, I don’t hear from that person very quickly. I would like it if people responded right away or at least the same day. I feel ignored when I don’t hear from people. That’s probably not how I should feel, since any logical person understands that we are all busy. At the same time, I also know that sending a quick message or text takes so little effort. I don’t understand why this is so hard for me and for my support group. I work hard to stay in touch because I know the importance of relationships. Is it really too hard for everyone else?

I probably don’t want to know the answer to that question.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today’s rating is positive.

I had flowers delivered to me at work and it brightened up my day! I also reconnected with a friend through facebook and this was someone who was in my wedding over 10 years ago. It was great to be able to find her on facebook and add her to my list of friends. I plan on emailing her and catching up. Its been too long! Is there a friend you would like to reconnect with? If so, maybe you can find that person on facebook too!

These are the flowers that were delivered to me.