Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Back on the Wagon


If you stop by this place even halfway regularly (and if you do, I probably should take this opportunity to tell you how awesome you are), you may have noticed that I've lost a number of pawns (and maybe a knight and possibly one of those pointy-headed guys) on my healthy-living chessboard.

And it hasn't always been that I've fallen completely off the wagon, but most days I do seem to be dragging my feet off the side, kicking up a lot of dust and grime and basically grinding my progress to a frustrating halt.

I can see with perfect clarity that I've been on the dreaded gain-it-back track, and if I don't make some course corrections... well, I don't like to think about it.

And that's the rub, isn't it? That we get to a point where we don't really think about what we're doing. We lose focus and start losing our way. A few bad choices that quickly become bad habits.

I'd still rather act a fool in this space than address the real-life, real-world issues that we all face, but it's crystal-clear to me that it's time to get a little serious about this stuff. I'm ready to get on a roll again, and I don't mean a jelly roll, deli roll or belly roll.

So I'm back on the wagon, but strapping in a little more towards the center, away from the whoops-there-I-go-again edges. The view isn't quite as spectacular, but there's less of a chance of going over the side.

Buckle up, my friends, and let's ride!





34 comments:

  1. I am with you. In losing weight we do not need to lose our humor. I have to avoid using it to block me from realities. Keeping the pounds off is a complex issue. I can laugh as long as I do not use it to hide.

    Jane~
    Keepingthepoundsoff.com

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  2. Make Today Count Jack - and then tomorrow repeat.....

    :) x

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  3. you're so hot when you're on the wagon...

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  4. I am going to try my very best to get back on their with you.

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  5. I will say this. All progress is not linear. Maybe this is really what it's all about - some ebb and flow. About learning, unlearning and relearning.

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  6. I love the humor but I love the fact that you are moving forward from some gains and getting back on track even more!

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  7. Jack- what an honest, courageous post.

    I'm with you 100%.

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  8. Good to discuss Jack! I wrote a post a while back about this dreaded gain when people think they are in maintenance.. how the mindset of a little of this & that will not matter because look how far I have come.. but the prob is that a little of this or that catches up with a person & 3 months out, 5 or 7 pounds are on & if it is not stopped then.. well a few more months and...

    Glad to hear you are working out a plan that you think will be better for you!

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  9. All Righty Then. Let me scootch over a bit and make some room for you up here in the middle. The edge is too scary.

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  10. I need to climb back onto that wagon with you today, as I don't want to stop at 20 pounds down with another 100 to go! But that's kinda what's happening...

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  11. Pick your feet up and quit dragging them off the side like Fred Flintstone! You'll get to your destination faster if there's no drag, you know?

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  12. Giddy Up! I'm with you on this one. Duct tape, crazy glue and a bungie cord

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  13. WEEEEEEeeeEEEEE! (that's me enthusiastically hopping on the wagon with ya)

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  14. This wagon is full of good folks, who care about you, and hope to make the ride more fun at the very least.

    GO JACK! =)

    Janece
    @gourmetmama

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  15. You mean you're not some Blogger God who is always, 100% on the wagon, you're actually *gasp*, human? How...interesting.
    Great post :)

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  16. perfect timing because I'm right there with you...

    i think the weather and the fact that I hate getting out of my yoga pants is a sure sign something needs to happen before summer is here!

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  17. The beginning is always so exciting, im back on it too. I have been in a sugar/fat.salt stupor for the last 10 months and I finally woke up and am ready to get fit!
    I will be coming back to regularly read how you are doing too!!!

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  18. Don't be a jack-wagon. Had to. Sorry.

    Glad you're back on track. You're right we all have to be careful of the creeps. Bad habits creeping back in.

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  19. What did you Google to get that picture?

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  20. I'm here as part of the welcome wagon to greet you on the health wagon.

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  21. Jerry: Yeah. He's been off the wagon for two years.
    George: "Off the wagon"?
    Jerry: I think it's off the wagon.
    George: I think it's "on the wagon".
    ***
    Great post :)

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  22. I'm in the same boat right now (or should I say riding the same wagon). Does it make me sound mean to say that I feel happy I'm not the only one right now? Well all I can say is that you're an inspiration and I know you'll get in that center. And you know what? I'll be there with you! Hell yeah!

    love
    -w

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  23. I fell off the wagon this past winter as depression and stress sank its ugly teeth in and I have no one to blame but myself. I gained almost 20 pounds back but I did not let that discourage me. I know that when I treat myself better and eat right I can deal with life with a clear head and much better than in a sugar or caffeine laden fog. Thanks Jack for your blog it makes me feel more human to know that I am not the only one who has set backs and falls off the wagon every now and then. I think its more important how you deal with it and to get back up and in the game!!

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  24. Could you please ask the driver of the wagon to slow the hell down so I'll quit falling off. Hang in and hang on Jack!! Great post.

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  25. Seriously Jack...you are the best. Funny and honest..great combination.

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  26. Go Jack Go!!!! You'll be just fine!!!

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  27. At least you were aware that you were falling off the wagon. That's a huge step!! Love your blog!!

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  28. I am struggling too. I have one foot on the wagon and I feel like I keep getting pulled off. Frustrating but we can do this!

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  29. I just got on the wagon after dragging behind, barely tied on with a rope to the back of it. Well, then I fell off. But I caught up!

    New reading here, and I love all your play on words. Glad I found your blog.

    Jassi

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  30. can one superglue one's posterior to a wagon? cuz Id seriously give that an attempt. bahhhh human nature causes us to fall off. we can choose to get back on. Im with you, I havent really been OFF, but kinda, I dunno. hanging upside down banging my head off the wheels as they turn LOL. At any rate--yes, lets ride!!!

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