Day 182 - Commitment vs. Motivation

To quote one of my fellow boardies from Weight Watcher's:

I go to work because I like my paycheck, 

if I went when I was motivated to do so I would be fired by Wednesday.

I follow WW because I like the results--the motivation comes and goes; 

on the days its gone, the results still speak for themselves.

~Queen Trish

I visited the doctor the other day and he wanted to discuss how I've been doing on my 'diet'... I immediately

corrected him and told him that I am not dieting-- I'm changing my lifestyle. He asked how that was going

and if I've been able to continue my journey. I told him that since I last saw him I had dropped another

20 lbs. for a total of 51 lbs. He was rather shocked. He asked how I do it with all the little things in life that

I am committed to. My answer:

"When I decide I want something, I dig my heels in

and I don't give up till I get what I want."  

This is me in a nut shell. It's a fault in other aspects of life (ask my hubby who has learned that I rarely accept

'no' for an answer to anything). But this attitude speaks more to commitment than to motivation.

I was motivated originally by the number 250 mockingly glaring at me from the bathroom scale.

I am no longer motivated in that way. But daily I wake up with a commitment to seeing my journey through

and permanently changing my lifestyle. Some days I just don't feel like doing it. Motivation? Try

ANTI-motivation. But the commitment is always there.

No matter what it is in life, commitment will get you through, not motivation. And I think the problem for me in

the past (and probably a problem for many people trying to lose weight) is that motivation cannot be counted

on to carry you through. It wears off very quickly, like dollar store lipstick. (I've never worn dollar store

lipstick, just making an assumption.)

I'll get off my soapbox now : )

Tomorrow- A simple way to get more Brie into your mouth diet. My newest indulgence.