What's my secret?
People ask me all the time how I've done it. How have I lost all this weight? Yes, the simple answer is diet and exercise but that is truly simplifying it. In some ways, it's been so easy! In others, it's been the hardest thing I've ever done.
So what's my secret? It's all in my head. I had to be motivated and then make up my mind to do it. No cheating. No short cuts. Only I have control over my weight and only I can change it. What I put in my mouth is up to me. What activities and exercise I do is up to me. Will power and determination have become my bitches... LOL! Food and laziness don't control me. Circumstances don't control me. If you can accept that and make up your mind that losing weight and getting in shape are more important than food or whatever it is that makes it hardest for you, then you can do this.
My mother taught me a lesson once and it's really stuck with me over the years. I doubt she'd remember but I've never forgotten it. I love the beach but I hate the sand. I remember once with I was probably either a pre-teen or barely a teenager we were at the family beach house and walking back from the beach. I had sand all over my legs and hated it. Mom did too but was taking it in stride. I asked her how she could stand it and she said that it was just a temporary thing and she'd just brush it all off when we got back to the house. There was no point in fighting it until then. I'm reminded of that lesson every time I turn down foods I would normally eat. It's just temporary. There will come a day when I can enjoy all foods again but even then, only in moderation. But still, I won't have to deprive myself forever. That is another part of what keeps me going.
So what's my secret? It's all in my head. I had to be motivated and then make up my mind to do it. No cheating. No short cuts. Only I have control over my weight and only I can change it. What I put in my mouth is up to me. What activities and exercise I do is up to me. Will power and determination have become my bitches... LOL! Food and laziness don't control me. Circumstances don't control me. If you can accept that and make up your mind that losing weight and getting in shape are more important than food or whatever it is that makes it hardest for you, then you can do this.
My mother taught me a lesson once and it's really stuck with me over the years. I doubt she'd remember but I've never forgotten it. I love the beach but I hate the sand. I remember once with I was probably either a pre-teen or barely a teenager we were at the family beach house and walking back from the beach. I had sand all over my legs and hated it. Mom did too but was taking it in stride. I asked her how she could stand it and she said that it was just a temporary thing and she'd just brush it all off when we got back to the house. There was no point in fighting it until then. I'm reminded of that lesson every time I turn down foods I would normally eat. It's just temporary. There will come a day when I can enjoy all foods again but even then, only in moderation. But still, I won't have to deprive myself forever. That is another part of what keeps me going.
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