Seasons Change, and so Do We

Now that the fall temperatures are in the air, summer gives way to fall.  We start doing different things--more inside than out.  We cook differently and eat a bit differently.  Honeycrisp apples and pumpkin flavors are coming.  We wear more clothing and look for physical warmth when we encounter a chill.

We are now changing at Weight Watchers too, with the way we write our self improvement story. We are purposefully looking at multiple ways to measure progress, improvement and success.  We want to notice the behavioral changes, the attitude adjustments, the effort we make in planning meals and packing snacks.  Let's not forget fitness. We are now embracing our "success story book" to chronicle, catalog, plan and reflect on our self improvement lives, with a month at a glance instead of just a week at a time.  The number at the scale still matters.  Of course it does because it is the only objective measure we have, to see how things are going.  However, that number only makes sense in the context of the other things going on in our lives--for better or worse.

This change really puts the work of weight loss in the context of a complex life full of ups and downs, challenges and triumphs and self improvement.  In the circle of life, there is no end.  In the journey of weight loss, there is no end either.  We keep moving away from what we don't like and towards what we do.  We never need to be stuck.  We can always choose to keep moving.

Now is the time.
To embrace a change.
I can.
I will.