Advice: Being Patient?

[FunkyFabDiva]

I struggle with patience. I will love to hear from everybody with some advice on being patient. Thank you.

[Iapetus999]

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Just hold on a minit...

[cleochatra]

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Pray with me.

"Dear God, please give me patience and giveittomenow!!!"

Amen.

Patience. It is a virtue. It's also HIGHLY overrated! Still, you just have to sometimes wait a little while!

When we see something exciting taking place, we want more. And we want it right now! It's that instant gratification we're taught to want in a consumer-driven society.

Want the chicken mcnoogies? Go buy them today!

ACT NOW...and your hair will grow back tomorrow!

DON'T WAIT!

Operators are standing by!

Yeah, well I'm sure the operators are really sitting, but now we're parsing words. Fact it, I weighed 325 pounds for 6 years! 6! While I weighed 325, my life was all about the instant gratification. That didn't mean it was good for me. In fact, it wasn't.

Some things are worth waiting for. Like those awesome tulips you planted this fall which will peek out in spring. You're a lot like a flower. Nourish yourself. Give yourself sunlight, fresh air, nourishment, water. And give yourself time to blossom and grow!

OK, well you're not totally a flower, because when we sniff a flower we're smelling their reproductives, but you know what I mean.

[Iapetus999]

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I almost have my reply ready...just wait a bit...

[Lisa M]

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I have patience. It's as long as a leg on a rolly polly.


Patience getting through pauses???

Just stay focused on the goal.

[californiacasey]

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Ha Ha IAP!

I find that as I have success that breeds patience which breeds more success.....

It is really really hard to be patient, but you didn't gain all this weight overnight and you're not going to lose it overnight either. In fact you're probably losing more quickly than you gained it...(I know I am even though I'm a "slow loser".

Patience my Grasshopper......keep following this WOE and you will get there.

Stray Strong

[Iapetus999]

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I almost got it but I gotta run...I'll try to post my thoughts tomorrow...

[FunkyFabDiva]

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Iapetus, you have jokes, lol (how cute)

Cleochatra, thank you for the prayer =) (how thoughtful)

Some things are worth waiting for. Like those awesome tulips you planted this fall which will peek out in spring. You're a lot like a flower. Nourish yourself. Give yourself sunlight, fresh air, nourishment, water. And give yourself time to blossom and grow!

I like that.
Lisa, I will stay focused on my goal (excellent reminder)
Overall, a warm thank you to each of you.
I'm open to hear more ;-)

[sadie@136]

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just picture yourself after those 88 pounds ,hang in there sweetie!
and dont weigh yourself too much,its day 3rd and you have almost lost 3 ponds wooohooo for u!!!
Hang in there

[FunkyFabDiva]

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Sadie, you have me sort of excited just thinking about how good I'll look after I lose my 88lbs. =) Now that is something wonderful.

[sadie@136]

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you can do it,i know..since you joined this board so you want to lose weight you are dedicated i know ..else you werent watching the replies so closely.
we are all with you.
ask the strength whenver you need it.
there is nothing in the world like induction food..boy is it yummy...slurp slurp
chicken steak with lettuce here i come!!!!!!!!!!!

[YaniBoni]

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I am THE MOST IMPATIENT PERSON IN THE WORLD! you have no idea!
I stated this WOE almost 3 weeks ago but have been clean only 10 days soooo I am going nuts! I have lost 7 lbs but on my body it is NOT noticeble at all! So sometimes I feel like WTH? I can't eat all the "junk" I like and you can't even tell I am loosing weight! but then I stop and think of the 7 lbs I've lost and I am back to reality. So basically I focus on what I have lost not what I need to loose HTH

[FunkyFabDiva]

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.....but then I stop and think of the 7 lbs I've lost and I am back to reality. So basically I focus on what I have lost not what I need to lose HTH

YaniBoni, that is Fabboo!! =)

[FunkyFabDiva]

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Ha Ha IAP!

I find that as I have success that breeds patience which breeds more success.....

Wonderful addition to the optimism tank. =)

[Iapetus999]

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I had it all worked out but I lost it.

Now I forget what I was going to say

I'll let you know when it comes to me....




OK here it is:
You didn't gain the weight overnight, it'll take a while to go away.