You know that every overweight person WANTS to lose the weight? They do. I mean how many times have I wished I was thin? I am convinced that no one wants to be fat. At least most of us.
Yesterday I was home and watched this gal who has lost over 100 pounds in a year, she started eating healthy and exercising. That is all she did. Sounds pretty simple. But we all know it isn’t. She said that the reason she believed she could do it was “Because, I really wanted it!” That comment struck me, because I say I want to lose weight…but do I really want to? She said it was hard. The hardest thing she has ever done. It involved really looking at the foods she ate. Exercising EVERY DAY. Said she would walk 20 minutes and run 30 seconds. Then every day she added another 30 seconds running. Until one day she was running all 20 minutes. By then she had lost 50 pounds.
Losing weigth isn’t easy. We all know that. It is hard! Is it possible? Yes!
How bad to I want this? BAD!
Am I worth it? Hell Yes!
How committed am I? I am totally 100% committed!
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April 8th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
turboturtle
Those affirmations are probably the hardest to make. Something I have said in my blog is that you have to admit to yourself that you are no longer just “overweight” but you are battling “obese”. It sounds ugly, but accepting that makes the rest so much easier. for me, I would be like I am just overweight, and I can have this chocolate bar…now it is I am obese and I can’t afford to have this chocolate bar.
April 8th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Baggy Pants x 2
Thank you for your comments. It really puts things in perspective and in order to be successful you really have to be 100% committed and want it. I think that is why I have been able to lose 50+ lbs and keep it off. This time around losing the weight has not been so hard.
Amy
April 20th, 2008 at 8:48 am
weelittleme
You make a really good point. The wanting it is hard… we need to keep that WANT in the forefront all the time too. I can want it like hell when I’m well fed and not faced with temptation but when I’m stressed and hungry the wanting fades and the what the heck rears its ugly head.