Good morning, All! Well, I’m all fired up and ready to go on-plan today. Hubby planned menus for the week and bought groceries last night….so, we’re officially back on Southbeach. I cleaned out the frig and pantry while he was gone and gave all of our “temptation” foods to Mom-in-Law. Took a long relaxing bath and read a couple of chapters of “You on a Diet.” Wow, this is a great book. I’ve had the book for a while, but never took the time to read it. I skipped right to the chapters on emotional eating and it seemed like those chapters were written just for me. So many things they wrote really hit home with me, but the following sentences literally slapped me in the face and made me wake up to reality……”your fat serves as a literal and metaphorical protective layer that keeps you from interacting with reality. You don’t have to play the game of life if you’re constantly making excuses for living on the bench. If only you could lose weight, if only you could fit into that bikini, if only you could take a hike with the family without breathing heavier than a prison escapee. While some people may say that fat is a failure, the truth is that fat - for many of us - is a way of avoiding failure, because it’s an excuse for never competing and engaging in life.”
Yes, I’ve been sitting on the sideline of this weightloss journey for a long time….too afraid to try again…too full of self-doubt and low self esteem. I joined 3FC in November 06. At first, I started off with a bang! For some reason, I hit a wall in March and havent been back on-plan at 100% since then. I’m not really sure what happened, but I intend to figure it out so that I don’t get de-railed again. I’ve watched some of my 3FC friends do amazing things…and I’ve cheered them on and been so very excited for them…..while never really thinking that I could do amazing things, too. Why do I believe in everyone else but myself? I’m tired of sitting on the sidelines…I want victory over the food and the fat, too!
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July 17th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Ok, took awhile, but I figured out how to find your blog and how to add it to my page so I can check up on you, too!
I like what you wrote here. I, too, have seen the awesome successes for other 3FC friends. We need to get it to where we are having more successes, too.
Hang in there! We will do it!