's Daily Message - TAKEN A FALL?

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's Daily MessageSundayMarch 12, 2006

TAKEN A FALL?

I`m hearing from a lot of people lately that have fallen off their food program. You know how easy that is to do! I actually made a career of falling. I would start a diet gung ho. I was like on cloud 9. I felt lighter just thinking about how the weight would fly off! I`d get my kitchen in order, go grocery shopping with my healthy list in hand, and plan my meals to the T. I was always perfect the first day, and I just felt so dang happy and proud of myself. The second, third, and fourth days were copies of the first, and after being on the program for a week, I would get on the scale and see that I had lost several pounds! I`d dance around my bathroom and sing, "Celebrate good times, come on…"

But somewhere into the second and third week, I would blow it all on some large eating binge that would lead me to gain the few pounds I lost plus a few more. Then I`d fall into a deep depression. I started to think about all the reasons I didn`t deserve to lose weight in the first place. I`d stay down for some time, and then I would snap out of it. I'd get up from the couch and go look at myself in the full length mirror. While there, I`d have a chat with myself.

"So you messed up. So what? Everybody messes up, so don`t be so hard on yourself! You`ve just got to forgive yourself and start again. Find out why you stopped your program. You have to think about this hard and come to some conclusion before you find a solution. So get your kitchen in order! Go shopping with a healthy list in hand, and start planning your meals again!"

Those pep talks really helped me, and I kept giving myself these pep talks until I finally heard what I had to say.

If you`ve fallen, don`t go ballin`! Get right back up and try, try again. When`s the last time you gave yourself a pep talk? You couldn`t pick a better day than Sunday to get in front of that mirror and yakity-yak with you!

I leave today at 5:30 for Chicago and the premiere of my steamer. Yes, I`ve got my camera with me!

Love,