I’ve struggled with the idea/question/concept How do I make weight loss easy?’ I think it’s the number one reason I’ve stalled at 50 pounds gone. My brain is hanging on to the belief that weight-loss=dieting and dieting=hard. I know this is something I can change, and I’m working on it!

But, yesterday I finally came up with at least ONE answer to this question I really like.

One way I can make weight loss easy is to not let myself get very much past a -2. I’ve discovered that all the work I do to find my +2 is a lot harder when I’m at a -4 or more! It’s harder to eat slow, it’s harder to make wise choices, it’s harder to stop, breath and give myself time to assess. None of those things are impossible but they are harder and a lot of my off plan and overeats are around times when I’ve gotten hungry enough to feel shaky and light headed.

I’m not afraid of being hungry. I’ve proved that to myself over and over, but for me, perhaps one of the keys of making weight loss easy is managed my -2 as well as my +2.

This thought has lead to others I’m trying on. And maybe ... I’m finally ‘getting’ this concept and it can help me start to chip away at this next 50 pounds!