A self-examination
No, no not a breast self-exam, although I should be a lot better about doing those more consistently. Sometimes I wonder: is there anybody out there who does ALL the things they are supposed to do- eat well, exercise, take vitamins, do breast self checks, pay the bills on time, have a perfectly clean house, drink 64 oz of water daily, change their oil on time, etc. Wow, that sounds really OCD, no wonder people with compulsive disorders drive themselves crazy! I feel like there are SO MANY things to be perfect at, that it makes sense that we can’t possibly do them 100% on time, every time. And I guess that kind of proves that we are always bodies in constant self-improvement. I don’t think I’ll ever get it all down, all the time, and maintain some sort of sanity. And I think to some degree I have thought that if I could just remember to do a,b, and c then I’d be exactly where I was supposed to be. But then that would be perfection wouldn’t it? I know that I can’t strive for perfection, but I guess a more realistic goal is to instead be self-improving, and self-forgiving.
On somebody else’s blog I read about how they are seeing a doctor that is making statements like “don’t eat for the future hunger, eat for the present hunger.” Wow, what a concept!!! Something that is so simple, yet I know that I am guilty of eating enough now to be sure I don’t get hungry later. What a terrible habit! Do I really think we are in the dark ages when it was possible that I might not have enough food for the next time I need to eat??? Even with my kitchen needing a desperate trip to the grocery store, I still have more food at hand than our cave ancestors never had. Damn science- we can figure out how to lipo the fat off our asses and put it in our lips, but we can’t find a way to control our “food libidos.” That’s really what it is. I would bet some of our appetites for food rival some men’s appetites for sex! Boy if we could get the two sexes “libidos” to align, we’d be a very populated, very skinny planet.
If you EVER find the person who does all of that stuff ALL of the time, I don’t want to meet them cause I would totally suck compared to them. lol You are right, we just gotta strive to improve. Do what has to be done now, and put the rest on a to-do list.
I agree w Flower - the person who does everything perfect and by the book can avoid meeting me too. Where’s the fun in perfection?
I think the hardest thing is deciding which of the zillion things are the important ones….
and I’m finding that working on my behaviors with food is much more challenging than sticking to a diet. What do you do for lunch when you can have ANYTHING? but you need to know your hunger and what will satisfy it. Not so easy, but so much more sane and calm… I’m enjoying the process, I just hope I can lose some weight this way…
I don’t worry about getting it all down. I mean, sometimes I’d like to be more organized or efficient, but if you spent all your time worrying about that, then you wouldn’t have as much time for family and friends, and isn’t that what life is about?
LMAO! Your right. We would be a very populated/skinny planet.
I agree with u though. Im always striving to do this perfect, and that perfect, and at times I feel I could have a panic attack from the stress.