Guest guest Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Well said! I heard someone say once that eating a meal for an overweight person is like an alcoholic taking the cork out of the bottle three times a day! We have to face that demon (food) to survive and yet that is the same demon that can kill us. 352/331/298 > > I felt compelled to make the following Blog entry on my weightloss blog, I guess someone out there needed it . . . > > Post:Down another pound this morning. Relieved. I'm really sticking to it, telling myself " look, you've had your meals, just don't eat anyting else. I know you want it but you don't NEED it and it will HURT you if you eat it and you KNOW that so just DON'T! " For now, it's working. I did have one day that I said simply " I don't care " to that train of thought, and there will be days down the line when I will say it again, but I'm fighting hard for those days to be few and far between. What thin people don't get about fat people is we don't WANT to be this way, but genetics and a lifetime of bad habits make it hard for us to get out of the situation we've gotten ourselves into. Personally, I don't believe there is an obese person out there that can't lose the weight, but man, it's HARD. If you've never had to do it don't stand in judgment of those that are trying, even when they fail. You don't know how difficult this is. It is a fight > EVERY DAY of our lives to lose weight. Our metabolism is fighting us. Our fatiqued bodies are fighting us. Enablers are fighting us. This is the hardest battle ANYONE will ever fight and it NEVER ENDS even when we think the battle is won and we've lost the weight. A new battle begins, one to maintain the weightloss. Think that's easy? THINK AGAIN! It's still a daily fight of cravings, enablers, skewed metabolism, fatigue, and more cravings to remind ourselves the harm of putting even one Cheeto in our mouths and the years of hard work that one Cheeto can undo. > > Sigh. > > Ok I'm off the soapbox I just REALLY needed to get that out I don't know why. On to pound #3! > > *~*~*~* > " This is no longer about what I HOPE to accomplish. This is about what I MEAN to accomplish. " - Sapphyre > *~*~*~* > " If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed. " -Sapphyre > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Amennnnnnn Sapphy!! I struggle daily, too!! Keep it up and hanging in there!! The Fight . . . I felt compelled to make the following Blog entry on my weightloss blog, I guess someone out there needed it . . . Post: Down another pound this morning. Relieved. I'm really sticking to it, telling myself "look, you've had your meals, just don't eat anyting else. I know you want it but you don't NEED it and it will HURT you if you eat it and you KNOW that so just DON'T!" For now, it's working. I did have one day that I said simply "I don't care" to that train of thought, and there will be days down the line when I will say it again, but I'm fighting hard for those days to be few and far between. What thin people don't get about fat people is we don't WANT to be this way, but genetics and a lifetime of bad habits make it hard for us to get out of the situation we've gotten ourselves into. Personally, I don't believe there is an obese person out there that can't lose the weight, but man, it's HARD. If you've never had to do it don't stand in judgment of those that are trying, even when they fail. You don't know how difficult this is. It is a fight EVERY DAY of our lives to lose weight. Our metabolism is fighting us. Our fatiqued bodies are fighting us. Enablers are fighting us. This is the hardest battle ANYONE will ever fight and it NEVER ENDS even when we think the battle is won and we've lost the weight. A new battle begins, one to maintain the weightloss. Think that's easy? THINK AGAIN! It's still a daily fight of cravings, enablers, skewed metabolism, fatigue, and more cravings to remind ourselves the harm of putting even one Cheeto in our mouths and the years of hard work that one Cheeto can undo. Sigh. Ok I'm off the soapbox I just REALLY needed to get that out I don't know why. On to pound #3! *~*~*~* "This is no longer about what I HOPE to accomplish. This is about what I MEAN to accomplish." - Sapphyre *~*~*~* "If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 what did you do at the fair? Our fairs start this week here in NH. Just curious... toodles. The Fight . . . I felt compelled to make the following Blog entry on my weightloss blog, I guess someone out there needed it . . . Post: Down another pound this morning. Relieved. I'm really sticking to it, telling myself "look, you've had your meals, just don't eat anyting else. I know you want it but you don't NEED it and it will HURT you if you eat it and you KNOW that so just DON'T!" For now, it's working. I did have one day that I said simply "I don't care" to that train of thought, and there will be days down the line when I will say it again, but I'm fighting hard for those days to be few and far between. What thin people don't get about fat people is we don't WANT to be this way, but genetics and a lifetime of bad habits make it hard for us to get out of the situation we've gotten ourselves into. Personally, I don't believe there is an obese person out there that can't lose the weight, but man, it's HARD. If you've never had to do it don't stand in judgment of those that are trying, even when they fail. You don't know how difficult this is. It is a fight EVERY DAY of our lives to lose weight. Our metabolism is fighting us. Our fatiqued bodies are fighting us. Enablers are fighting us. This is the hardest battle ANYONE will ever fight and it NEVER ENDS even when we think the battle is won and we've lost the weight. A new battle begins, one to maintain the weightloss. Think that's easy? THINK AGAIN! It's still a daily fight of cravings, enablers, skewed metabolism, fatigue, and more cravings to remind ourselves the harm of putting even one Cheeto in our mouths and the years of hard work that one Cheeto can undo. Sigh. Ok I'm off the soapbox I just REALLY needed to get that out I don't know why. On to pound #3! *~*~*~* "This is no longer about what I HOPE to accomplish. This is about what I MEAN to accomplish." - Sapphyre *~*~*~* "If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 I work in the 4H department as a "clerk" which is basically doing anything they ask/tell me to do LOL!! Pretty much before the fair opens we are checking in the exhibits, tagging them for the judges, putting ribbons on after judging and then putting up the display. When the fair is open, we basically babysit the area and make sure people stay out of things and then tear it down at the end. I averaged 2.5-3 miles worth of walking during my shifts, so it was an ok 2 weeks. The Fight . . . I felt compelled to make the following Blog entry on my weightloss blog, I guess someone out there needed it . . . Post: Down another pound this morning. Relieved. I'm really sticking to it, telling myself "look, you've had your meals, just don't eat anyting else. I know you want it but you don't NEED it and it will HURT you if you eat it and you KNOW that so just DON'T!" For now, it's working. I did have one day that I said simply "I don't care" to that train of thought, and there will be days down the line when I will say it again, but I'm fighting hard for those days to be few and far between. What thin people don't get about fat people is we don't WANT to be this way, but genetics and a lifetime of bad habits make it hard for us to get out of the situation we've gotten ourselves into. Personally, I don't believe there is an obese person out there that can't lose the weight, but man, it's HARD. If you've never had to do it don't stand in judgment of those that are trying, even when they fail. ; You don't know how difficult this is. It is a fight EVERY DAY of our lives to lose weight. Our metabolism is fighting us. Our fatiqued bodies are fighting us. Enablers are fighting us. This is the hardest battle ANYONE will ever fight and it NEVER ENDS even when we think the battle is won and we've lost the weight. A new battle begins, one to maintain the weightloss. Think that's easy? THINK AGAIN! It's still a daily fight of cravings, enablers, skewed metabolism, fatigue, and more cravings to remind ourselves the harm of putting even one Cheeto in our mouths and the years of hard work that one Cheeto can undo. Sigh. Ok I'm off the soapbox I just REALLY needed to get that out I don't know why. On to pound #3! *~*~*~* "This is no longer about what I HOPE to accomplish. This is about what I MEAN to accomplish." - Sapphyre *~*~*~* "If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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