so i've been thinking a lot about this lately. will i really be happier when i achieve my goal weight?
it's easy to say i'll be happy when (i lose x amount of weight, get a new job, have a million dollars, get a new haircut, etc); but we all know happiness doesn't reside in superficial things.
the fact that i am already happy about my current state says a lot, i suppose. and it also confuses me. so i'm not trying to lose weight to be happy. i'm trying to lose weight so i'll look good in nice clothes (primarily), and not feel like an elephant lumbering among gazelles when i walk around this country of thin people.
do i like my current size? actually i do. i can already fit into local brands, i can wear some stuff i've never been able to wear before, and i feel lighter, and so much healthier. am i still overweight? you bet i am. 30 lbs over my ideal weight, in fact. so yes, i still need to exert more effort. much as i love to pretend that i can now eat ice cream and cake, i know that i can't, and i musn't.
i still have a long way to go. i hope i still have the willpower.
weight loss = happiness?
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Posted by Patricia at 11:18 PM
Labels: thoughts, weight loss
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of course you can!!! you're very inspiring! i hope you know that... your 30lbs weight loss goal is even lesser than the pounds you've already lost so far... so it's not really impossible.
and yes, you're right "superficial" things do not define our happiness but ourselves. so you will be one happy and sexy lady! hehehe!!!
first off: what a beautiful photo!!! gosh, you are sooo talented=)you dont need a DSLR=)
second=) actually thats so true patricia,YOU and only you alone can determine when enough is enough=) not other people..achieving one's weight target is not the determinant to one'shappiness, its achieving one's satisfcation and contentment,and whats comfortble will (i think)..so impressed with you=)
t - with the 5kg weight gain, i'm not even sure if i can manage half of it. gikapoy na ko. =( or maybe i'm just being hormonal. hahahaha.
chelo - you are so right! i wish i can express myself as clearly as you.
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