Excited and terrified by my Day One

[Lady Cordelia]

Hello everyone

 

Just getting my feet wet with all things Paleo.  I'm kind of astonished how little I knew about the whole topic until about a week ago…. seriously, I had no idea so many people were doing this.  

 

I'm here because I am simply exhausted at battling my weight - I've been on and off every diet you can imagine for the last 20 years and I just can't do it anymore.  Either I simply give up and be fat, sad and unhealthy or I radically change the way I view my body and my health… so here I am.  I'm scared that the strength and commitment I feel at this starting moment will vanish like it always does as soon as things start getting hard or stressful.  I can't help but think though that the energy I expend on hating my body and myself could be repurposed in a way that will actually benefit me.  And that's why I'm here.

 

I'm writing this post to myself as much to any of the mysterious folks on this board - I want to remember how I feel at this starting point over the coming month.  I've written a meal plan for my week ahead, made a shopping list, had a wonderful breakfast and now feel ready to begin this journey.  This time I won't just hope it works - I'm going to MAKE it work.

 

Thanks for reading - I'm looking forward to being a member of this community.

[amiingwersen]

For yourself is the most important! It's so much about the process that happens in head and heart.  I believe in you!

[simmie]

Don't look at the long-term picture -- take it one day at a time. For some of us, that's how it starts.  Will it get difficult? Maybe, possibly, probably -- but the only way you give up is by not starting.

 

You'll do good!

[GlennR]

Good luck! My suggestion would be to log your Whole30 in the "Your Whole30 Log" section. Knowing you're accountable to an audience (and having a cheering section!) may help you stay the course when your willpower wavers.