There's no magically formula or big secret
I always find it a little strange that people all wait until the same day to comment on my weight loss. It makes me feel good when people mention it but I also feel a bit awkward talking about it, not sure why. Today three separate people talked to me about it and all of them wanted to know my secret. Am I on a program? What am I doing that's working so well? And I feel sort of funny telling them there is no secret, it's just watching what I eat and exercising. No special diet or magic pill, just a decision and small lifestyle changes. People seem a little surprised by it. But honestly I don't see that I made drastically huge alterations in my life or my habits but perhaps that's because these small changes are already habits. I just track my calories which may seem like a pain but takes literally 5 minutes a day and I normally do it during my lunch break. I really don't deny myself anything, it's just in moderation now. If I'm craving tortilla chips for a few days and it's not going away, I get some. I just put a single portion in a bowl and not eat out of the bag. I also exercise. I try to get 5-6 days a week in but some weeks I'm lucky if I get 3-4. No huge secrets or big revelations, just small changes. To do anything huge and drastic would most likely end in failure because it wouldn't be maintainable. Oh and my super secret weight loss tools I couldn't live without . . . a food scale (for portion control) and a bathroom scale for motivation. I just find it funny that people think there must be some magic answer and there really isn't. It's all about making a decision and sticking to it, positive thinking. I still don't know exactly how to answer people when they ask but I find it interesting that I've become the weight loss guru at the museum. I never thought I'd be an inspiration to others, it's kind of neat. I mean I definitely understand that it can be hard because there is so much information out there on what you should and shouldn't do. I was overwhelmed with it when I first started this journey and always wondered if what I was doing was right. But now I realize there it's not so much as right or wrong but more of what will work for the person. We are all different and there isn't a one size fits all program out there. I'm proud of my success but I'm still a little shy when people notice it and congratulate me on it, especially when a lot of people do it in one day.