Motivation

to wake up in the morning feeling good about my evening before

to be thin instead of having this piece of pizza

to wear clothes that are fashionable

to cure the colitis!

to think clearly and attend to tasks easily

to reach and maintain my goal weight

to have a glorious, happy, and respectful relationship with food

to ENJOY eating and drinking

to sleep well at night

to have optimal energy and excitement for life

to get back into the game of life

to be a good example to my husband, my kids, my friends

to be proud of myself for finally getting the good food relationship, the good alcohol relationship

to live well this final quarter of my life

to live long enough to enjoy any grandchildren that may come along

to look forward to projects other than healing my food/booze problems

to be able to do more advanced yoga postures

to tell James I got this--I reached my goals

to know that I can and DID do it

to end dieting forever

to climb stairs easily.

to hike easily and comfortably.

my blood values to normalize--cholesterol, sugar.

to get off atrial fib medications--give my heart a break.

to do plough pose without suffocating.