Isis
Ancient Egypt Nut!
Just felt drawn to finding this brilliant post again and reading it again, and then again!
Thanks Andy ..xxx
The passage of time - will you use it?
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Just felt drawn to finding this brilliant post again and reading it again, and then again!
Thanks Andy ..xxx
SerenityValley
Surgically happy.
It's now a year to the day since I started my LL journey, and am 13st 7lbs, I'm very happy. I could so easily have been reading this back and still been 23+ stone.
So, I will reiterate what I said before - forget how long it takes and ask yourself how you'll feel in 12 months time. Do you want to feel awful because you let that year slip away, or do you want to feel like me? Fan-bloody-tastic.
charlottegrace1
Gold Member
Great post Andy, one we should think about more often. Thank you.
crazylilblondie
Pizza addict
Amazing quote... thankyou.
jenniferyellowhat
Full Member
I love this. So true and inspirational.
Thank you
Thank you
walkonby
Full Member
Andy...very true and very well written I think..
It puts me in mind of once, long ago, I said something to my sister, who then, could not drive, and was thinking of learning..She kept on saying she was going to learn one day..and one day I said to her ' you know that one day you are going to be driving, so..if you start NOW, then, by this time next year, you WILL be.. it will be a fact, so why not just book some lessons to start next week ?
later, she told me that this is what motivated her, when she realised that she was just going on.. time was going on.. and nothing was changing.. Well.. now she has been driving 30 years.. but I wish I could be strong enough to tell her the same about losing weight..Spring will come, and she will say, as always, that her clothes dont fit, that she looks awful ( she doesnt, she aint heavy she's my sister ) but..if she starts next week to eat healthy, and not go on fad diets, but keeps to it, then, just like those driving lessons, she WILL do it.. Her weight has been over for years and years and years with a high BMI... Please. .Please.. DO It for your health's sake
Thankyou Andy for giving me the motivation to get up the courage to talk to her about this/ you have helped loads of people with your words..
It puts me in mind of once, long ago, I said something to my sister, who then, could not drive, and was thinking of learning..She kept on saying she was going to learn one day..and one day I said to her ' you know that one day you are going to be driving, so..if you start NOW, then, by this time next year, you WILL be.. it will be a fact, so why not just book some lessons to start next week ?
later, she told me that this is what motivated her, when she realised that she was just going on.. time was going on.. and nothing was changing.. Well.. now she has been driving 30 years.. but I wish I could be strong enough to tell her the same about losing weight..Spring will come, and she will say, as always, that her clothes dont fit, that she looks awful ( she doesnt, she aint heavy she's my sister ) but..if she starts next week to eat healthy, and not go on fad diets, but keeps to it, then, just like those driving lessons, she WILL do it.. Her weight has been over for years and years and years with a high BMI... Please. .Please.. DO It for your health's sake
Thankyou Andy for giving me the motivation to get up the courage to talk to her about this/ you have helped loads of people with your words..
SerenityValley
Surgically happy.
Thanks folks - lovely to know that these thoughts are still helping some people.
Walkonby, thanks for putting this into a different perspective (driving) because I have said for 21 years that I'll learn and finally sent off my form yesterday to get my provisional license! Wish I'd done it years ago.
Walkonby, thanks for putting this into a different perspective (driving) because I have said for 21 years that I'll learn and finally sent off my form yesterday to get my provisional license! Wish I'd done it years ago.
_Gizmo_
Silver Member
This is great Will keep this in mind whenever I feel like quitting lol
The driving thing happened to me. Kept dreaming of having my own car and being able to go anywhere I wanted when I wanted, but could never be bothered coz I thought it would take a long time. But then I just booked a couple of lessons randomly and within 6 months I was driving around in my own little car and have been for about 5 months Now knowing that, i'll keep going with losing this weight because it'll eventually happen.
Will keep this in mind whenever I feel like quitting lolThe driving thing happened to me. Kept dreaming of having my own car and being able to go anywhere I wanted when I wanted, but could never be bothered coz I thought it would take a long time. But then I just booked a couple of lessons randomly and within 6 months I was driving around in my own little car and have been for about 5 months
Now knowing that, i'll keep going with losing this weight because it'll eventually happen.
dextermummy
Silver Member
Andy,
What an inspirational way to express what we all deep down know, but all too often refuse to acknowledge. Years ago I was gonna start studying for my LLB through the OU, but got disheartened and gave up the idea after realising I'd be nearly thirty by the time I got it. Well I turn 29 on saturday, not a step closer to my degree and still working in a shop.
Maybe time for that too then.
And on an unrelated note, I love rats, how many do you have? I had a gorgeous little boy called Scooby a few years back but the tumours got him in the end. Couldn't have another, couldn't go through that again. Oh and does your username mean you're a fellow browncoat??
What an inspirational way to express what we all deep down know, but all too often refuse to acknowledge. Years ago I was gonna start studying for my LLB through the OU, but got disheartened and gave up the idea after realising I'd be nearly thirty by the time I got it. Well I turn 29 on saturday, not a step closer to my degree and still working in a shop.
Maybe time for that too then.
And on an unrelated note, I love rats, how many do you have? I had a gorgeous little boy called Scooby a few years back but the tumours got him in the end. Couldn't have another, couldn't go through that again. Oh and does your username mean you're a fellow browncoat??
SerenityValley
Surgically happy.
Walkonby, my dad says I can have his old clapped out banger - which is great because I'd have had to buy one of those anyway!
Dextermummy, yes, I am indeed a fellow browncoat! I've even named some of my rats after characters from Firefly (Kaylee and Saffron). I only have 3 boys left (Tom, Huck and Oz - Oz is named after a Buffy character).
Always good to meet someone of great televisual taste
Dextermummy, yes, I am indeed a fellow browncoat! I've even named some of my rats after characters from Firefly (Kaylee and Saffron). I only have 3 boys left (Tom, Huck and Oz - Oz is named after a Buffy character).
Always good to meet someone of great televisual taste
