Even in this journey, I found myself comparing my weight loss, my motivation, and my exercise habits with others or with numbers. If I look back on some of my posts about slow weight loss, I can see the absence of joy. I see frustration and agitation that I wasn't losing quick enough. I would read "success stories" of someone who started out at my weight and how the pounds were just dropping off. But me? No! I had to be the one losing slowly! I realize that I was too busy letting comparison rob me of the joy of each moment; the fact that I was being transformed inside and out...emotionally and physically.
So I urge you to stomp that thief into the ground! Don't let comparison steal your joy!
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"I praise you [God] because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." ~Psalm 139:14
