Thinkerbell - Thank you!
You really put a smile on my face this evening.
Cadilynn - How do you make these changes? The honest truth is that you just DO. You make the commitment to change.
I don't believe that anyone is "born to be fat". Yes, there are people who have gained weight because of medical reasons, because of treatments, because their bodies are just out of whack in that way, but I truly believe that those people are the extreme minority. I truly think that for 99% of the people out there, being "born to be fat" is an excuse that they make to themselves to avoid making changes to their lives that they're not ready to make.
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can't see myself quit eating mcdonalds and eat healthy things instead
How about eating healthy things AND eating McDonalds? How about making a commitment to eating healthy 5 days a week and allowing yourself McDonald's on the weekend? Can you do that?
But you know what - truth is that after I started eating healthy and watching my calories and working out, I realized that I don't really WANT McDonald's any more. Maybe you'll get to that point and maybe you won't. But you won't know until you try.
I'll tell you another thing that I say on here a lot: You have got to change your vocabulary.
I can't.
I won't.
It's too hard.
I doubt.
Already you're giving yourself an excuse to fail. Because in 2 or 3 weeks you can go back to these words and tell yourself "I knew it would be too hard. I knew I couldn't do it. I'm right. I'm just a failure and I'll always be fat." You've got a built in excuse to fail.
Stop saying those things.
Until you can say:
I can do this.
I'm capable of eating healthy foods in reasonable quantities.
I'm capable of learning what's healthy and what's not.
I will do this.
It might be hard at first, but I'll learn and it'll become easier.
Then you're not going to succeed. It's all about YOU and your commitment. Be committed. You can do it. We all have here. We've all move from "It's too hard." to "I'm going to do this!"
You can too.
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