11-10-09......Tuesday

"Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made nothing happens."

Wilfred A. Peterson

You have to admit, the quote this morning speaks to all of us. We have to make a decision which path we want to take and even though we have one third of the Bermuda Triangle behind us, we still have the other half, still to go.

We have talked about setting goals, we have all agreed that they do not have to be weight related, but come on we are Weight Watchers, better bet they will be weight related.

While on the elliptical yesterday morning, huffing and puffing away, had my MP3 player going, and a song came on, and by the way, Coty let me use his music, so I have me some rockin' going on there. Back to the song, ''Don't look Back", by a group BOSTON. Got me to thinking. The only time we really need to look back on our weight loss journey is if things are not going so well for us right now. We need to look back to when things were going good for us. Look back to where you were this time last year. Some may be in a better place this year than last, and some may not. If your not in a better place than you were last year, is it something you can fix? Or is it just life getting in your way? Check out those old food trackers, if you still have them. Where you more active when things on this journey were going better. Have you had a check-up from your doctor. Losing weight and taking medication you will need to be re-checked to make sure your still taking the right dosage. The more you weigh the more stuff you have to take dosage wise. Get out all those books we've been given, re-read them, see if maybe there is something you have forgotten, or just do a refresher course for yourself. Looking back for answers is okay, but looking back to wallow in self-pity, well, that is not going to help us at all.

Many of us have already made a decision about the upcoming season. Some of us may have decided to just throw caution to the wind, some of us will just want to maintain, then there will be some of us, still working for a loss to show. Now I'm good with the last two, but that throwing caution to the wind, unacceptable.

So make a decision today, get the spark going, then let that become a roaring flame to get you through the next few weeks. Oh yeah, Mall walking is free of charge. Just thought I'd throw that in. :)