Decisive

It feels great to be decisive. To decide means to literally "cut off". Once I have "cut off" from my former ways and am committed to something, it flourishes.

I was speaking to my co-worker today and she said, "Tamikka, when you decide on something, you make it happen. You remind me of my daughter who does the same thing." Well, I know her daughter to be a major go-getter. I definitely took this as a compliment.

More often than not, I've had friends tell me the same thing. Some even call it stubborn. Of course, I like to think of it as "driven". The sad thing is that when I am not driven in something, I tend to flounder. I tend to dabble. I tend to "tweak". Tweaking, floundering, and dabbling all lead to the same conclusion for me: frustration. Someone said, "When what you want does not equate to what you are willing to do, all you get is a whole lot of frustration." Ha! Are they so right.

I know that when I am committed to doing "whatever it takes" and not just the "best I can do", I can move mountains in any area of my life.

Well, I've DECIDED to return to Weight Watchers on Monday. I actually looked at meetings that are local to my office so that I had NO excuse of being able to weigh-in and attend a meeting no matter where I am. I still am considering if I will make it my "home base". Either way, it's a done deal. I even invited one of my male co-workers to join me. Fortunately, I am one to do what I wish regardless of having someone go with me. I enjoy that quality in myself.

I know that leaving the place of a decision without taking action is the quickest way to ensure that you are NOT moving towards your goal, I have already pulled out my paper food journal and begun to record my food intake. Returning to WW provides the accountability and support factor that I enjoy so much. Read any material on long-term weight loss and you will find that having a supportive team is a way to increase success in reaching any goal.

I am excited and driven right now. I just need to make sure that I am in love with the journey and not just the results in order to maintain consistency in my life.