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Finding a new way to look at things...

Barbara C.
on 9/8/10 11:42 pm - Raleigh, NC
Like most of us, I have times when I just don't take as care of myself as I should. I have started to do something that seems to be helping me focus on doing the things that I need to do and I thought I'd share it with you. I now start my day thinking about something I appreciate in each of the following categories: appearance, health and quality of life. I started doing this because I had started focusing on negative things, such as my turkey neck or that I wasn't doing something I should be doing. This little morning exercise makes me take a moment to focus on why I did this and then what I 'WANT' to do to keep the those things in place... The things I like vary, but the impact of this has been huge. I can get a little too focused on my excess skin and that's why I decided to find something I like about my appearance. I try to find something that I appreciate about my health and quality of life because it makes me focus on why I want to make choices that will allow me to continue to enjoy my improved health and quality of life. 

Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145

motomom_73069
on 9/10/10 10:38 pm - Norman, OK
I was having so much fun I almost missed it.....but Thursday 9-9-10 I received an email saying happy one year anniversary of your surgery....1 YEAR is that even possible...121 pounds 50 inches gone....in one year....no more asthma, no constantly taking ibuprofen for pain in the ankles, knees, hips, back....no more tight clothes...no more worrying if I will fit in a chair, an airplane seat, a tight space....NO MORE I CAN'T....because I'm tooo fat to do it. Life has become all about what I CAN do now.

I understood going into the surgery process, nothing will change if I don't change.....and boy have I changed.

The biggest change is that NO MORE are the words I CAN't allowed in our house, by grownups or grandchildren. Everything is a possibility, and everything must be tried at least once!!!!!Life is so exciting and everyday brings something new to embrace when you open up that 6" space between your ears and experience life. I CAN becomes a way of life quickly if you let it.
"It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are, if you don't use them for positive change, you ARE, indeed, part of the problem"

                

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