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this is something that i've noticed in just about every overweight person i've ever met: they don't put themselves first in their lives EVER. it's always that they're doing for someone - anyone and everyone -else, and never for themselves.
weight loss - no matter how a person does it - requires that 'i gotta put myself first' attitude, even if just for 30 minutes a day.
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Ah, you’re a wise woman, Ms. Jif! You just figured me out and the way I was for most of my life.
Being a good mom and a good wife meant that I was last all the time. Never made waves, always there for everyone else, get along by going along. Me, go to the gym? Horrors, no! That was for self-absorbed, shallow women who neglect their families. Result: max guilt when I started on this weight loss journey.
What did I discover? My family can live quite nicely without homemade cookies. It’s not the end of the world if the dishes aren’t done. The PTA goes on without me. Guess I’m not as indispensable as I thought.
Someone once said to me:
we make time for what’s important in our lives. I think it’s true. Somehow — no matter how busy we are — we find time for the things that matter. I agree with Jif — for successful weight loss,
we have to be important for a change and
taking care of ourselves has to be what matters.
With that said, clean eats today and a good arm workout at the gym (biceps and triceps — getting ready for sleeveless weather, ladies!
). Rest day from cardio — my legs are beat up.
Proud of you Pookie, for how you handled dinner.
Forget the scale — it was a success! (and don’t get me started on naturally thin people and how they eat — I’m married to one
).
