Getting Bitter or Getting Better?

When you're on the weight-loss journey, a miriad of emotions comes into play. When you have a lifetime of history working against you with food being the side-kick of virtually ANY emotion, it becomes difficult to wake up one day and change all that. I think that anyone that deals with any addiction (and I truly and finally believe that is what this is for me), they can relate. It's hard to just stop going through the drive-through window, it's hard to just stop smoking, to just stop looking at adult magazines, or whatever vice "you" struggle with. For me, as you know, it's food. My journey is going to be just that - a "journey." Anyone that has been on a road trip would never consider a trip of 30 minutes or even an hour to be a journey of sorts. Journeys are long, sometimes painful, and they can try your very last nerve in many cases. However, if successful, you have to continue on through the rain, flat tires, potty breaks, and traffic jams to get where you need to go. My point in this? Getting to my goal of 100 pounds lost is going to be difficult, and it's going to take a while, but if I'm committed, and continue to make more wise decisions than poor ones, I have a good chance of reaching my ultimate destination. I've been encouraged by so many people. For that, it's accountability, encouragement, and a blessing. I hope that remains as it DOES give me strength. I've reconciled that the holidays will be tough and I'm hoping to hold serve without going north on the scales. Again, this is a long journey. I'm committed to getting there, and I will!