Morbid Obesity and Change
For those of us that have success at losing our weight...
who watch the scale go down, down and down - then do the work to keep it down; Routine is very important.
After all those 100-150-200 pounds didn't just fall off; we worked hard to stay focused on our goal.
The change we brought about, required that we maintained our movement regimen and our revised (new and improved) eating habits.
Work - very rewarding work, in a structured, focused process was the key to ending our struggle with obesity.
So what happens when something changes? What happens when we get a new job, lover, home or routine? Was our weight loss DEPENDENT on the rigid structure? It is tempting to believe that we only lost the weight because the conditions were just right - a perfect "weight loss" storm.
But we deserve far more credit than that.
Simply put - WE CHANGED.
By altering how we thought, we modified how we acted - and THAT is what caused our weight loss.
So why does an adjustment to our routine threaten our weight loss? I have learned that it doesn't have too.
Just as we decided what we wanted (a new body, a new life) and we figured out a way to do it (variations of diet and exercise), we can make external changes in our environment and still be as committed to our goals.
Remember - conditions didn't make us obese - eating did.
We chose to find places and situations where we are comfortable, and when we are distressed or uncomfortable in any way - it triggers our desire to eat.
I have never met an obese person who didn't eat to relieve emotional discomfort - let me say that differently; EVERY obese person I have met and spoken to eats to FEEL differently.
I am not suggesting that the reasons behind that emotional discomfort aren't real or painful - but that is why we put massively more calories in that we need, and in that sense, it is universal.
If we created a set of conditions that helped us avoid or eliminate that emotional discomfort, then we can certainly tweak them, and our success with our obesity if we want to.
Look for the good in the changes around you.
A new job might give you new friends to choose healthy activities with or a new walking path for your break time.
A new lover may give you some of the love that you denied yourself when you were heavier - and help you to understand you were ALWAYS the great person you are in the thinner body.
Things can't stay the same - it is antithetical to nature; everything changes.
And since you have invested so much in eliminating obesity from your life - be confident that you can certainly handle anything else that comes your way.
who watch the scale go down, down and down - then do the work to keep it down; Routine is very important.
After all those 100-150-200 pounds didn't just fall off; we worked hard to stay focused on our goal.
The change we brought about, required that we maintained our movement regimen and our revised (new and improved) eating habits.
Work - very rewarding work, in a structured, focused process was the key to ending our struggle with obesity.
So what happens when something changes? What happens when we get a new job, lover, home or routine? Was our weight loss DEPENDENT on the rigid structure? It is tempting to believe that we only lost the weight because the conditions were just right - a perfect "weight loss" storm.
But we deserve far more credit than that.
Simply put - WE CHANGED.
By altering how we thought, we modified how we acted - and THAT is what caused our weight loss.
So why does an adjustment to our routine threaten our weight loss? I have learned that it doesn't have too.
Just as we decided what we wanted (a new body, a new life) and we figured out a way to do it (variations of diet and exercise), we can make external changes in our environment and still be as committed to our goals.
Remember - conditions didn't make us obese - eating did.
We chose to find places and situations where we are comfortable, and when we are distressed or uncomfortable in any way - it triggers our desire to eat.
I have never met an obese person who didn't eat to relieve emotional discomfort - let me say that differently; EVERY obese person I have met and spoken to eats to FEEL differently.
I am not suggesting that the reasons behind that emotional discomfort aren't real or painful - but that is why we put massively more calories in that we need, and in that sense, it is universal.
If we created a set of conditions that helped us avoid or eliminate that emotional discomfort, then we can certainly tweak them, and our success with our obesity if we want to.
Look for the good in the changes around you.
A new job might give you new friends to choose healthy activities with or a new walking path for your break time.
A new lover may give you some of the love that you denied yourself when you were heavier - and help you to understand you were ALWAYS the great person you are in the thinner body.
Things can't stay the same - it is antithetical to nature; everything changes.
And since you have invested so much in eliminating obesity from your life - be confident that you can certainly handle anything else that comes your way.
