Yes, I am back. I have realized I am not the best blogger in the world. Ok, maybe that was a bit harsh, I'm not the most consistent blogger in the world. I have to admit, writers block is a bitch! My problem is that I have a lot of ideas floating around in my head, but I have a really hard time putting them down on paper.
This idea is something that's been floating around in my head for the past 2 weeks and I think is finally ready to be pinned down. As you know, I've gone back to Weight Watchers and rejoined the Y near my house, and I have been losing weight. The problem I've run into is, my weight loss is not very high. I understand that this is a lifestyle change and I am trying to change years of bad choices, but I have to admit I've been a little frustrated with how slowly the weight is coming off. I know the saying, slow and steady wins the race, and I know that Weight Watchers is about taking the weight off slowly so it will stay off, but I also know that I do not have a lot of patience and have a tendency to want things to happen faster than they are supposed to. So I think that is my biggest challenge.
So, this week, when I got on the scale at the WW meeting and saw that I had only lost a pound I was a little upset. Here I thought, "I had a great week. I went easy on the alcohol and stayed away from temptation (for the most part). I exercised and pushed myself, so I should lose 2-3 pounds." What a letdown. Sue, the WW consultant who weighed me in did remind me that a loss is a loss and this a slow and steady process. So this got me to thinking about the movie The Shawshank Redemption.
If you've never seen this movie, please take the time to do so it is really good! That being said, if you haven't seen this movie and you plan to, this is a SPOILER ALERT. Please stop reading or I will spoil the end of the movie for you. Ok, now that I have that out of the way, the reason I started thinking about the Shawshank Redemption is because, in the movie, Andy DuFrane uses small stone carving instruments to tunnel his way out of Shawshank Prison. Now, mind you, this was not an overnight thing, this was a long process. Andy was in prison for several years before he finally tunneled his way to freedom. Every night, after lights out, he would move a large poster he had on his wall, use the smaller carving instrument, and work on his tunnel. As thoughts of this movie entered my mind, I began to see myself as Andy, slowly chipping away at my own prison until the time comes and I am free.
So that is what I am doing. I am making healthy choices and chipping away at my weight 1 pound at a time and soon I will be free.
