My port of destination

June 2013

One of my favorite quotes is:

No wind blows in favor of the ship with no port of destination.

So what is my port of destination? What is my ultimate goal? In TSFL circles, the term "optimal health" is bandied around so much that is has lost all meaning to many of us. So what does "Optimal Health" really mean to me? It is not a number on the scale. There are many thin unhealthy people walking around. There are many overweight healthy people walking around, too. So, to me, this has to be unrelated to my weight.

So what is my port of destination? It is the state of being able to handle my life with calm and grace, without the terror of gaining the weight back. It is to simply be, without fear of food, without either binging or consciously not binging. To know that I am worthy and strong, stronger than the hungers that assail me from time to time. And worthy of living my life in this manner. To accomplish the goal I set out 7 years ago when I started this journey, which is to make peace with the demon, Food. If we both have to live in the same body, we need to find a way to peacefully coexist.

So what, exactly, does Optimal Health mean to you? What is YOUR port of destination? Nothing can help us arrive there if we have no goal. We have to be going somewhere rather than getting away from somewhere or we will just go in circles.