Commitment or Just Interest?

"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results." - Unknown
This is the longest I have ever been a member of Weight Watchers. I had been going strong since Jan. 1, 2009. The problem is, I have not lost any real weight since May, because I have been letting obstacles get in my way. Obstacles come to everyone, and the difference between success and failure is how we deal with whatever gets in our way. I was excited that, in March, in the face of a horrible obstacle, ie the critical injury of our youngest son, I actually continued to exercise and count points. But since then, I have lost my resolve. I am not sure why, but it really doesn't matter.
Yes, there have been problems, but there always are!
My number one obstacle has been my health. I continue to struggle with both diabetes and lupus, but the remedy for both includes diet and exercise. The second problem has been stress: stress about Nathan's head injury, Nathan's unemployment and Don's and my financial challenges. Again, neither of these things is negatively affected by my continued diet and exercise. In fact, again, the finances could be
positively affected. I could go on: concerns about extended family, family vacation, a really bad staph infection, killer antibiotics, a lupus flare up, a REALLY bad case of systemic poison ivy, subsequent KILLER steroids, subsequent sleeplessness and subsequent ravenous appetite....but again, none of this is adversely affected by diet and exercise. I'm really tired of my own excuses. They are getting me nowhere fast! So, today I am not only committing myself to eliminating the whiney baby in my head....I am committing myself to committing myself. I am accepting no excuses. I am getting my rapidly expanding behind back out there and exercising AGAIN. I am weighing in at Weight Watchers every single week, regardless and I am making another appointment to see my doctor. If I get swine flu....I will drink hot tea and stay in bed, but I will not feed the flu! (oink oink! I couldn't resist!) If a terrorist attacks somewhere in the vicinity of my Weight Watchers meeting, I will employ all of my evasive talents, formerly used to EVADE Weight Watcher meetings when I am doing poorly, and get there somehow! If all of my family members need me at once, I will tell all of them they can wait one hour while I walk four miles and stretch. Also, for any family member reading this, I am going to join my movie watching passion with my cooking passion and come up with my own version of Julie and Julia! I am going to cook through all of my most modern Weight Watchers books and report here. From now until the end of this project....or until I weigh 150 lbs., whichever comes first, I am going to cook a recipe a day from the Weight Watchers books I have and report here. I am going to report how I distributed my points for the day, and I am going to report my activity points for the day. Any of my friends out there who want to see how Weight Watchers works, I want to be a good spokesperson for you! Any of my friends and family who want to see how our Heavenly Father works, please pray for me. I cannot do this alone...no woman is an island unto herself...and my all time favorite Bible verse of all times for getting myself back on track is Phil. 4:13 "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." I know that to be true. I have done other things that were as hard as this. He never lets me down. I have been the one to let myself down. But no more. Hold me to it, friends. "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results." - Unknown