Measure success by what you gain, not by what you lose
(copied from the Body For Life Success Journal by Bill Philips)
"Measure Success by what you gain, not by what you lose"
"I cannot emphasize enough that the BFL program is not simply about weight loss. Unlike virtually all the popular diet programs that basically measure your success by how much less space you take up on the planet, BFL is different; It's about gaining energy, increasing strength, renewing health, and decreasing bodyfat. So please, don't make the mistake of measuring your success each day, each week, or each month by the amount of weight a scale says you have lost. Measure your success by what you gain, not by what you lose; Gaining strength. Gaining muscle. Gaining energy. Gaining self-respect. Gaining self-awareness. Gaining self-trust. Gaining self esteem. Gaining back control of your life! This is what the BFL experience is about." -Bill Philips
These words could not have come at a better time for me. Today is my weigh in day and I have been dreading it all week (not really because I have been 'bad', just because last week I didn't lose anything... so I really have no idea what it's going to say). I woke up this morning and read this in my BFL success journal and it really just reminded me how far I have come in just 3 weeks of doing this program. I have already gained so much from doing this... especially a sense of accomplishment. I feel a difference in my body, my attitude, and my strength and energy..... so why should I even care about what the scale says? After reading this, it makes me want to not even step on the scale (lol, i'm going to anyway).
