I think I'm all grown up now

Hey Neecee, I like what you said about eating 3 bites instead of 10 bites.  I find that I can finally do that.  And, in addition, I can actually say "hey i don't like the taste of this" and NOT eat it.  I have become much more discerning in my tastes than before.  Before I used to eat something even if I didn't love it, just because it was food.  Now I put a whole of a heck of a lot more thought into my choices and I find myself turning food away.  Huge step for me. And yes, just like you said you wouldn't leave the house without showering, makeup, etc....it's all about how we choose to live our lives.  So simple in the end, isn't it? Have a beautiful weekend!! Christmas decorating on the agenda!

I'm supposed to shower???   

It was the day, about 6 months ago, when my bariatric doc used the phrase, "Obesity is a chronic disease.' that it sunk in.  He told me that being chronic, it would reach out and bite me, and to expect that. Something so simple, cuz that is how it is...it is not a consistent thing, not predictable, really. But just to know its profile.  Obesity. It does just that, reaches...lashes... out, perhaps. ( a matter of perspective). But just to be able to perceive it as part of the drill. It helped me understand it all.  I *think* I get it now. others get to deal with sexual addiction, or drugs, or???.  This is my path.  i don't judge it; this is my path.

This is normal.  Anyone with addictive behaviors feels like this at some point.  Having lost a lot of weight and kept it off I have often asked myself "Why?"  It really depends on the person.  Some people find it easier to addict themselves to another behavior rather than deal with the personality issue.  I did it with exercise in the past.  I just traded one addiction with another.  You realize that it is something that you have to work and deal with and that is the most important thing.  It will get much easier with time and the fact that you are making that connection is important.

Good for you!

  

It was a big moment (and maybe a slightly sad moment) when I realised that once I reached my goal it wouldn't magically end there.  It totally changed my perception of how I lived my life since then.

If I really like a rich food, I enjoy it in moderation.  I choose to live a life that gives me a healthy, happy body. As time has passed there are some food that I don't even enjoy anymore- like donuts- I honestly couldn't eat one and enjoy the taste.   My tastes changed.

Just as Donna said, if it doesn't taste as good as expected I don't even bother eating it.  I agree with what you said- you are accountable for everything you put in your mouth.

Just as Neece says- '3 bites' . My version is that the second one tastes the same as the first.

The good news is that in time your new lifestyle will become second nature to you.  I hope like many of us you come to LIKE that lifestyle.

As for growing up... yep... I too realised it was time to own my choices and not expect anyone else to come shake their finger at me while I made bad health choices.

I had to shake my finger at myself, I had to be my own mother!  

  

"Em, say NO to that second Tim Tam"

 

Em

 

 

What is a Tim Tam?

They're a wickedly delicious chocolate biscuit...

http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/TimTam.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam

read on the seconf link about the Tim Tam Slam... addictive.

Em