I have been thinking what has helped me the most in my journey past, present and future. and you know what I found that it depends on what mood I am experiencing that day. how well I am doing or not doing in my journey in weight loss and self discovery.
there are days where I want to beat myself up because I have "blown it" and I have to remeber that
I am NOT a Diet Machine. that I am human, fallible, that I make mistakes. and its okay. that I am not a horrible failure who is destined to.. ~ insert self debasing words here~ ...iI remind myself that I make good choices too. and that my positives far outway my negatives. and just because I did so-and-so, doesnt mean its over. its only over when I say it is... a machine doesnt have that choice.
there are days H.A.L.T. clicks in H-ungry, A-ngry, L-onely, T-ired. and I have to ask myself if I am feeling any of these when the apparant need to feed hits and resolving that issue first. Halting is two-fold. the very first thing it does is make you Stop or Pause before you eat. the second is it makes you Think. it makes you think about yourself and why your doing this. After all is said and done, bottom line is ( and it always follows H.A.L.T for me)
Action not Reaction. I will enjoy it far more if its a choosen Action then a mindless Reaction. If it isnt Hunger, then food Won't fix it.
when I need encouragement or a boost to make the right decision for me I remeber a thread written here back on 04 or 05 titled.....
Am I Renting or Owning. is this just a temproary phase in my life. am I just Renting myself for a while? till when? at what age will I end up not caring or not taking care of myself? when will it cease to matter? or am I taking Ownership of me. being responsible for my up-keep and well being. will this make me healthier, stronger, prettier, smarter? is becoming a better me temporary or permanent? its funny but when faced with an a.k.a bad choice, burger king, ice cream, fattening things on a menue, my first thought is Rental. and as iI drive by, or keeping reading and see good things for me, I smile and think I Own this home, this
MY body.
On my strong days when nothing can stand in my way. I'll be goll derned if something
I Want at that Moment will get in the way of what I Want Most!!... I am not going to give up what I want most...... a healthy body that looks as good as it feels, for a peice of cake or an emotional urge/indulgance that may be calling me at the time. My pop words......
Want Most...Want Moment are written on my fridge and pantry door.
Also when my concept of time gets in the way. Such as, putting off eating or exercising. Or the someday's seem to far away, I use this timeline to keep how fast the tomorrow's roll by without our ever knowing it.
Quote:
- Three months, and even ten months really isn't that long. Think of it like this... If you are reading this article and it is February, then about three months have passed since Thanksgiving. And if you need the ten month-deal, then by the time that Thanksgiving rolls around, you'll be thin!
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Lastly but Not leastly a lesson that needs constant repeating in my life...
Pain from Discipline today, is not as bad as, the Pain of Regret tomorrow.