Well, I failed. Yesterday I got disappointed by my lack of weight loss and it threw me for a loop. I vowed to focus on what I was committed to rather than that disappointment and I did well for the entire day. However, night came, I stayed up late and my little voice that tempts me won the battle. I overate about 800 calories. Ugh.
In one fell swoop, I started to beat myself up for throwing all of my progress down the drain. But then I remembered: THIS IS A JOURNEY and failing is about learning. I hate failure… but if I’m going to grow, I have to realize that I’m going to fail. There is literally no way around it. If I could get under 200 lbs. without failing, I’d be there by now. Duh.
So, what lesson was in this failure for me? First, if I hit a roadblock or a hurdle, I need to take extra care to protect myself from vulnerability for the ENTIRE DAY, even if I feel like I’ve “recovered.” Second, set up guardrails for myself immediately when I hit a roadblock. Finally, staying up late by myself is probably never a good idea for this 100 days. I’m vulnerable and when I’m alone and it’s late, I know that’s a weak spot for me.
Sometimes you need to have a lesson presented to you several times before you learn it. I’ll chalk this failure up to that and consider the lesson learned. Until the next time, I’ll keep reminding myself the importance of having a powerful relationship with failure and remember that this relationship is what determines a person’s long-term success.
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