This post is more of a reminder to myself than anything else. I know that someday soon I will get discouraged or want to quit and I wont remember how I feel right now. So I am going to write myself a letter that I can call back to at anytime to give myself a little boost.
Dear Dan,
At this point you have only been doing this for a week, and have many more weeks to go, but know this: you feel good. You feel better, and have felt better for the last couple of days than you have in a long time. It may be the healthy eating or the daily exercise but I have a feeling that it has more to do with the fact that you are actually taking the time and making the effort to do something good for yourself, and that is what’s boosting your spirits! Usually you just kind eek your way through every day and instead of doing something to change your life, you just hope that things will get better. So remember keep going, you can do it! You may only be on the first part of this weight loss and life changing journey, but you are already seeing the benefits of your actions, you are seeing the happiness and confidence that comes from caring about yourself. So keep on going. I know that you are going to get discouraged and things are going to get difficult, but persevere! Remember that I know you can do it because right now, I know that I can do it!
Sincerely,
Dan
Well, hopefully that will help my future self get a little boost when I need it.
later,
Dan
p.s. Yeah, I talk to myself quite regularly….it happens.
p.p.s. Don’t worry, I know that I have some serious punctuation issues. I’ll be sure to remind myself so that you don’t have to.
I am glad i wrote this, I needed it today.