this time is different because i want to get healthy for life, and i got all the suport that i needed to do this....to change my life , the way i eat and spend my free time.
michellenew
Well, it's hard to explain. But it's the same feeling I had when I finally quit smoking for good four years ago. I had tried before, but this time, I just said, "That's it. I'm done."
And I was. I haven't even had an urge to smoke since.
Now, of course, changing your relationship with food and your body is different -- you can't (or at least shouldn't!) just quit food. But I'm coming at changing my mindset, habits, and lifestyle in a completely different, more holistic way, and I HAVE QUIT mistreating my body with overeating and a sedentary lifestyle!
I have no idea what the difference is this time. I think the difference for me is that I am exercising, and I am less ashamed of my body now than I have been my whole life. (Even though I am still ashamed of it.) And that I forgive myself for going off-plan. Moving past it is soooo much better than giving up.
This time is different because I've proven myself wrong. I had resigned myself to being fat, convinced I had dug (or ate) my way into a hole too deep to get out of.
I went into this January 1st of this year halfheartedly, as a dare to myself. A dare I didn't think I would win. And now, a little over 8 weeks later I'm 32 pounds lighter!
I can see the light now and I realize I can do anything, change anything and get out of this mess I ate myself into!
Last edited by FB; 03-02-2008 at 07:59 PM.
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This time is different because I started this process on my own prompting. I started to think about the things I feel like I can't do right now and the culprit for most of it is my weight...I started to think, but that's good because that's something that I can actually change!! So I'm going to do it, and I'm not scared at how long it takes for me to get it right.
This time is different because I finally truly have confidence in myself. I firmly believe that I can do it. I also want my son to grow up in a heathly, active environment so that he won't have to go through what I am going through and the only way to accomplish that is to become a healthy and active person! I want our family to be the kind of family that goes on hikes together and eats all kind of yummy healthy foods.
I can't really describe why its different this time...Its kind of funny actually.
About two weeks ago, I woke up and said "that's it...i'm not doing this anymore. I'm done." And all the others times i wanted to lose weight because of an event...such as my parents told me I was fat or i looked bad in clothing.
But this time, for some reason I cant explain, the numbers on the scale don't really matter. I want to be healthy. I'm done with 'dieting'...I am changing my life once and for all.
I also noticed a change when I had birthday cake a week or so back...I wasn't miserable afterwards like all the other times, rather I said to my self "that's life...there are going to be times when i eat cake." I guess this time I am just taking one meal at a time, and I am not going to wallow in self-hatred if I eat a piece of cheesecake. I am GOING to eat unhealthy food once in a while...telling myself that I cannot eat bad things is just unrealistic.
This time is different for me because....it just "clicked" for me.
I don't know what really happened...but all of a sudden I decided I was tried of being overweight and unhealthy. I went to the bookstore the next day and bought the south beach diet book and went to the store. I didn't even fully read the book before I started and my start day was a Friday. I didn't do the "I will just start on Monday..." like I usually would. I will not fail. I have more determination this time than I have ever had. My bf is also supporting me and going along with the new way of eating! I figured out that I control food, food doesn't control me. The key to happiness is not through my mouth.
This time is different because I won't allow myself to quit. No matter how tough it gets or how many times I have to pick myself back up and keep going....I refuse to be a quitter! For once, I will do what I've always dreamed of doing.....become a healthy slender woman who enjoys life to the fullest.
This time is different because I am truly focusing more on my health and less on the ## on the scale. I do struggle some days about wanting to lose xxx amount of weight but I remind myself at how much better I feel because I'm eating better and I'm exercising.
This time is different because I am finally disgusted enough at myself for taking 15 years trying to lose weight and basically failing. Enough is enough. If I fail at failing this time, I'll never be able to forgive myself for it.
This time is different for me for many reasons....
I have many more "tools" than ever before - like daily meditation, journalling my food, and willingness to try.
I have this website - which has people in all phases of health and weight loss. It means alot to me to be around folks that have actually reached a goal and are maintaining their weight loss.
This time I have taken it more seriously - what the doctors say about my health - my heart, pancreas, blood fats and sugars and more. I have a new Grandbaby - I want to watch him grow up.
And with myself...this time I seem more able to pick up, get back, and carry on when I overeat or binge. I have less of a more or nothing attitude.
For the first time ever in losing weight...I have a little bit of hope for the future to finally find sanity with food.
Last edited by Beverlyjoy; 03-03-2008 at 12:57 PM.
This time is different because I'm way more concerned about being beautiful on the inside (healthy heart, colon, liver, mind, spirit etc.) then I am about being beautiful on the outside. In the past it's always been about appearance.
This time is different for me because I have changed my definition of what is "normal" for me. It is normal for me to eat well and exercise, and I know I will go back to that even when I stray.
