06/16/17
Day 94 Extreme Accountability Challenge
Starting weight 304 pounds
Destination weight 175 pounds
Total weight loss to date 58.4 pounds
71.6 pounds to go
There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask “What if I fall?”
Oh but my darling,
What if you fly?
Erin Hanson
Someone posted this quote yesterday, forgive me for not remembering who, but thank you.
It was written by a young woman from Australia, Erin Hanson
It speaks volumes with very few words, something I’ve never quite mastered the art of as you may already know.
Fear keeps most of us from experiencing life abundantly. This Extreme Accountability Challenge Challenge is such a great metaphor for so many areas of life.
I had a struggle, obesity.
I knew that diets were not my answer, I was.
I had to find someway to stick to healthier eating, no matter what.
It had to be a must for me, like jumping off a cliff, once I committed, there could be no turning back.
I knew what I had to do, my way was to make it public, posting my scales daily to Facebook.
I had never heard of anyone doing this. ( There have probably been many, I just had never heard of anyone doing this)
Sitting in my office, talking with Hyo Kim by telephone, someone that I barely knew, I have never met face to face and he stated, “Do it, press post now” Immediate terror, doubt, and fear of failure.
The cliff was high that I was standing at the edge of, I couldn’t even see where I would land, at that point, I knew there were only two choices, continue eating and gaining weight, at the time it looked like safely but that was where all of the real danger was. The path forward, the path to ultimate safety, health that I have dreamed of for years was the path with uncertainty. I had failed so many times before, this time it would be complete public humiliation. That was the path that made sense in my situation. I pressed post. I flew.
I say all this because maybe you’re standing at the point of a huge decision, you already know what it will take to get the job done, and you’re frozen at the edge of decision and action, fear has paralyzed you. Do what you know that you must do, take action now.
You brain asks, “What if I fail? Your heart responds, “What if you fly?”
Press forward.
175 pounds here I come!!!