New goals

[Guest guest]

I just listened to podcast 23 and had yet another epiphany! I realized I need to

rethink my goals and reframe them in this way:

I always eat seated, slowly and mindfully.

I live a healthy life.

Before I held fast to a goal of getting to 120 pounds. This number has been

hanging over my head, just out of reach, for years and years. I realized, after

listening to , that though it will be nice to be at this weight, and I bet

I'll be there soon, I can be happy now. I can be at peace with myself now.

It's been 21 days (the longest I've ever gone) with me achieving the above

goals, and this is really what matters for my life. This is where I will grow

and evolve. This is where I will experience ease and joy.

My attachment to the number 120 was a limiting goal. First of all, what if my

weight goes below 120? Secondly, I'm good enough, smart enough, thin enough,

etc. at the weight I am now. The number on the scale is a measure, but it

doesn't not determine whether or not I'm a success as a human or whether or not

I deserve love.

I also realized that all of the other diet books I've read talk about how

dieting is hard and that I have to get over it. But really, it has to be easy

for me to get there.

I have to feel good on my way through the process. The process is the goal! And

since I started IOWL, the journey has been easy and I've felt better than ever!