Reminder to be grateful

On my way to work today I heard my 1000th Jenny Craig commercial and for some reason It made me think today. As i heard the speaker on the commercial talk about her plan, I remembered what it was like to walk into Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem,. Optifast you name it. I would walk in with hope, desperation and cautious optimism. Needless to say none of those programs delivered on their promises to me, nor did I deliver on my promise to myselt when I signed on the dotted line and wrote my check.
Anyway, I had a moment where I felt supremely grateful, that I never have to walk into a program like that again with fear and dread. I am done with those, they do not pertain to me.
While this journey is not always easy, and many days I have anxiety and still worry I am doing this WRONG. I know deep down in my rationale heart that I have the tool to succeed and that I never have to go to Jenny Craig again if I use it.
I guess it is like Dorothy and the slippers, You had the power in you all along, you just had to believe it and use it.

Hey Nicole,
I work for Nutrisystem and I can totally relate. I am so glad that I had my surgery because sheer willpower and the ability to use programs like Jenny Craig, LA Weight loss and WW's did not help me any. I agree that this journey is not always perfect and I have my "off" days when I don't take care of counting my protein and water intake for any given day but I do dust myself off everyday and start all over again. I am just a year out so this is a great post that you have started as I have so much more I can learn from people like you. Thank You for your words of wisdom.

I hear ya!!! I was the only middle schooler I had ever known to be on Jenny Craig. It was embarassing! But I did it - with my mom. SHe was my diet buddy.

I am very grateful that I have a tool and the support system that goes with it to make me keep on successing!

Thanks for the reminder Nicole :)

Liz

We all hear ya Nicole!
Thanks for the reminder.
Growth in this group is forever, it has to be and it's working.

Dennis

Theres a start for your speech with Dr Brader's group.  You followed the yellow brick road and landed somewhere over the rainbow. Good for you!

Absolutley!  As I reflect on my poor decisons this past week or so I also came to the realization that the tool is always there as long as I am there for the tool.  And it is within me.  For whatever reason I never had it "in me" to stay on those programs - but this one I do.  I realize whole heartedly that the weight can come back - but I've come to far to let that happen.

Thanks Nicole.  We do need to remember each step of this journey is further than we have ever been before.

Pam

I am not really a Stars Wars fan, but I am pretty sure this qualifies as "Yodaism"..........LOL. very wise words and something we sometimes forget.

I have spent endless amounts of money on programs and infomercials that would make me sick if I actually had the total of money spent.

And I agree, what a great point to make at your meeting you are speaking at. EVERYONE can relate to that if they are overweight. I can't imagine one person in that room not knowing what you are talking about. It's something that bonds all who fight being overweight.

OMG Nicole

I think of this very thing every time I hear or see a commercial for anything related to one of the diets.  I say to myself how thankful I am that I will never take part in these programs again.  But like you, I know that only I have the power to make my tool work for me.  Knowing that all of us are out here having ups and downs but the understanding that WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER helps me get through each day.

Thanks for writing this post.  It is another time when I can say - oh yeh, I have plenty of friends who feel like I feel.

arlene 

What a wonderful, completely appropriate reminder Nicole.  Thank you so much -- I needed that today!  On a different note, I've been meaning to tell you:  I finally finished reading A New Earth ;)

Lisa :) 

Hope you found something meaningful out of it. It is alot to absorb