A Year of Successful Babystepping

(Originally published 2 February 2012) 

The Babysteps Brigade is one year old today! My sweet little team, dedicated to slow, steady progress has been thriving in our little corner of the Sparkverse. We may be small (just under 50), but we have a core of active & supportive members who like to share their successes and cheer each other on.

I have babystepped my way to a weight loss of more than 55 pounds over the last 16 or 17 months. I'm less than 10 pounds from my initial goal of 150!  When I reach that goal, I will set my sights on another 10 pounds to reach a healthy BMI. The weight's coming down pretty slowly now, since I'm sort of in a maintenance mode, but I am confident I will reach these goals—and stay there lifelong.

You see, that's the cool thing about babysteps and the gradual approach. My exercise and eating are far from "perfect," but who cares? I like what I'm doing, and have no desire to stop when I hit 140. I will definitely be thrilled, and doing plenty of happy dancing, but since I like the way I eat and exercise, why would I ever want to stop? I may change things up, but a lifestyle change *means* finding and developing a style that will last you lifelong. 

And now that I've experienced true success in terms of my fitness goals, I've taken on the *really* scary challenge of getting organized and letting go of my clutter! This issue is the one that led to my launching the BB team in the first place. I have a 33-day streak going, begun on New Year's Day, of doing Something Positive in Every Room Daily. Small steps and slow progress, but very do-able!

So here's a shout out to all my 3Bs—my Babystep Brigade Buddies! Thank you for joining me on this wonderful journey this past year. You are an awesome group and I love and appreciate you very much!

Blessed Be, Amanda


[Note: The blog as it appeared on Spark People was peppered with SP emoticons, which i had to delete throughout, since they didn't transfer formats. Also, I did not maintain that SPERD streak, though I had numerous threads for us to brag on our progress and successes. In the new team on Discord, we have a single thread (channel) called Toot your horn or what are you celebrating?]

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