perfection
3.96 GPA is awfully damn high, and that took tons of hard work!
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Great post Kelly. I don't have any forbidden foods. I don't feel guilty if I have a sweet treat now and again. I wanted to eat like a normal person and that is what this surgery did for me. Instead of eating the whole plate of brownies I am satisfied with a small piece and I am done.
For me if I forbid a food it makes me want to overindulge and binge on it.
Christy
I, for one, don't do moderation very well, so I have to be pretty rigid with myself around my program. I do have bites every now and again, but I know me and slippery slopes all too well. I am a carb addict and an exercise avoider, and it is my responsibility to manage that.
20% is way too large a figure for me for fudging- more like 5% works for me. I find it helps to keep things as simple as possible.
Managing my regimen well makes me proud of myself, too, so it does good things for the self esteem. I am in the driver's seat, not my cravings- one day at a time.
I am committed to doing what I can to avoid regain and long term complications, I am committed to my health and wellbeing.
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
I think we each have to define what it means to allow ourselves to be imperfect for ourselves. Someone else may feel the 20% thing works for them and you may feel 5% works better for you and that's all OK.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I have to be very careful to not allow myself justifications or excuses. And I do have to forgive myself lots and get back with the program again and again and again and again- the price is too high if I don't.
I am learning that short term pain and discomfort is preferrable to long term price. Not eating for emotional comfort or feelings of deprivation is part of that. And doing my daily run is part of that.
All we can do is the best we can and keep stretching ourselves, and keep working on the process.
Process, not perfection!
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
To beat yourself up for an imperfection realistically will only set you into an emotional talespin that once again you (general) can't do this. We each have a tool now that allows us the help to get by our little imperfections.
This journey is never-ending. Each day we make choices however we do isn't the end of the world. Should you step outside the initial boundries you set for yourself, then dust yourself off and get back on the wagon.
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