What have you given up?

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically - to say 'no' to other things.  And the way to do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside.  The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good.'  ~Stephen Covey


Around 11 months ago I thought of the having the lap-band surgery. I know people well that have had it, but I really just never pictured it as a choice for me. You know? When it crossed my mind, I knew my insurance wouldn't pay, and I wondered "what are you willing to do, Lorie?" I knew I would do anything to get the money.  So I borrowed the money from my parents interest and all. And worked out how I would make the payments, what I was willing to change. 


When I figured the money out, I asked myself "what are you going to do, Lorie, to make sure you aren't another statistic? (Only losing 50% of my excess weight) To make sure you aren't just pissing on 10,000 dollars and flushing it down the toilet? I knew I would do anything to make it work. Before I was huge on blogging I wrote this questions in my journal. "What if, for one year, you only worried about yourself, about weight loss, instead of anything else." The way I decided to accomplish this is to "Say 'no' to other things." 


I've missed out on many movie nights and various fun times. I've skipped social events when I knew the food would be too tempting. Or I would have to miss a work out to attend. 
This isn't to say that I haven't had fun, met knew people, enjoyed life. OR THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN EASY. It is just a new sort of enjoyment. Something I knew I'd need time to adapt as a lifestyle, instead of some "phase" i'm through to lose weight!  


You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically - to say 'no' to other things.  And the way to do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside.  The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good.'  ~Stephen Covey


My bigger YES!