4 R's To Weightloss For When You Fall Off the Wagon

January 29, 2016

4 R's To Weightloss For When You Fall Off the Wagon

Confessions of PHATSkinny Chic

Honesty Alert! I am back to my original weight from the beginning of my journey. I am pissed! No time to be sad. I have work to do. I hate seeing all my hard work from years past go down the drain. It happened because I slacked off. My excuses are, "Oh, I can skip this workout; It’s the Holidays! Eat Drink and be Merry!"

Losing focus caused 40lbs to creep back up on me! Good news! I know which principles work for me. Hard work, dedication, and discipline are the keys to my success. I'm determined to be my best self.

Repent, Repair, Return, and Redo is biblical principle taught by my pastor Anthony Murray. I am choosing to apply this principle to my weight loss journey.

Repent means to feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin. My actions for the past few months have caused my weight gain. Admitting to myself, I have been slack with my health is the first step to moving in the right direction.

Repair means to fix or mend. I have two choices. I can use this moment to fuel me, or I can give up. I refuse to give up. Like my favorite chant states, “You gotta want it to win it, and I want it bad!"

Return means to come or go back to a place or person. I hear so often the phrase, "You can't go back!" Yes, you can! You can go backward, forwards, sideways whatever direction you want. The key is to go back to what works! In the 80’s, Coke tried changing its formula, and it didn’t work. They went back the original formula because it worked. I’m researching my old journals. This time, I am sticking to it. Being a system works well for me. Eating on schedule and exercising 2x a day works for me. I have to retrain my brain and body to do this again, but that is ok. It works for me.

Redo means to do again. I love the word Redo. It serves as a reminder every day I get an opportunity to do things better. Remaining healthy is a lifelong journey. Life takes us through hills and valleys, but I must learn to stay on the road to my destination.

PHATSkinny Chic is more important to me now than when I started the blog. Ladies and gents, you motivate me. From the very beginning, I wanted, to be honest about my journey. I desire to share my pitfalls and triumphs. Somewhere along the way, I lost focus. It is ok because now I see things clearer. I want to remind everyone. It’s not too late Repent, Repair, Return, and Redo. If you have fallen off the wagon like me, flip that bitch back over and get it again. Let’s ride this thing to wheels fall off. No need to beat yourself up. Do a reality check, make the necessary adjustments and move on. Remember we are PHAT! Positive. Healthy. Active. Thankful.