I read this blog entry today: called Weight Loss at The Anti Jared and it struck a chord with me. I have said this before – find your passion and things seem to fall into place. For Tony, aka The Anti Jared,  it was his newborn son and wife. For me – it is the thrill of exercise and a true enjoyment of learning how to be healthy and fit combined with my husband’s recent bout with cancer.

I agree with him that so many people who started off at the top of the year with great intentions for their Resolutions have abandoned them. It’s May and Summer is right around the corner – vacations, holidays, out of the school year routine.  Some probably feel guilty, sad, frustrated, fat, complacent, relieved – some don’t. Many will do it all again come next year – year after year. Others will find excuses to not do them again. And I am happy to say that a few will actually change their lives! I bet those people found something to be passionate about or had something significant change happen to them.

It’s not easy, but once you do find it, living this way doesn’t seem so hard.

You will fail, succeed, laugh, cry, get happy, be mad and love/hate eating better and moving more. It will happen…..

1. The one person that truly cares that you lost two pounds is the person looking at you in the mirror.
2. Tomorrow DOES exist, but try to make the most of today.
3. There is no right or wrong way to lose weight. Argue all you want.
4. Eating a bad meal does not make you a bad person
5. Eating a good meal does not make you a good person.
6. Losing weight does not make you sexy. Feeling good about yourself make you sexy.
7. Everyone is perfect.

For over twenty years I tried and failed at keeping off weight. I did it in the past because I wanted to feel better. To wear cool clothes, to get girls. I would lose weight, and would never be happy with how much I lost. I wanted to lose more, which ended up making me quit and gain back all of the weight plus some.

My life has changed now. Why is it different now?

I am not sure. Ask my son in a couple of years.

Find your passion.