I paid a visit to my old office yesterday afternoon to attend a meeting and I met some of my colleagues who were amazed with how much weight I had lost. One good friend of mine asked me how I did it so I elaborated that carbohydrates especially rice, noodles and pasta were a NO-NO. And I got the same response from her as everyone else. "I can't live without rice!" I had a chat with her about life in general and she says I was not my usual cheerful self. Not like who I used to be when we worked together. I started thinking is it because:
a. I had grown up?
b. My environment now is different?
c. I am slimmer and I feel like I don't have to make up for my physical appearances by standing out by being cheerful and happy?
I know I feel I don't have to "try so hard" in order to be noticed. I somehow attract attention. I do feel that I am just being myself more and more now. And in the mirror, I still see the same girl I've been seeing all these years.
I stepped on the weighing scale today. Still making progress!
I like the questions as answers. And it seems that your choice is c. which you elaborated on. The other two are also valid as a. means taking responsibility & fulfiling commitments which is part of growing up and b. your environment is different because you are different. Changed perspectives etc. Looks like your clear focus on the physical has also created clarity mentally. Everything we feel, think, do adds up. Good show all around! I am happy for ya! Hugs.
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