Surviving Myself: Mind Games
One of my favorite cartoons of all time was a Ziggy comic where he’s looking at himself in a mirror, and the caption reads, “Well, what’s it going to be today? Are you with me or against me?” That’s the […]
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One of my favorite cartoons of all time was a Ziggy comic where he’s looking at himself in a mirror, and the caption reads, “Well, what’s it going to be today? Are you with me or against me?” That’s the […]
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Never say die. The only real failure is bailing, giving up on myself. I can remember times when “I don’t care” has cost me 50 lbs. in a single college semester. Besides, it simply isn’t true that I don’t care […]
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The great thing about weight management is that it doesn’t have to be perfect (either nutritionally or calorically) to work. My perfectionism with this has no doubt hindered more than helped me. I set the bar so high, it’s not […]
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Maybe I “should” have the will power, but apparently I don’t . A therapist friend of mine once said to me, “Your lack of willpower should be the worst thing anyone could ever say about you”. OK, so there could […]
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Promises just mean “not now”. If I never make my promises into concrete, specific, measurable plans, then all I am doing is throwing my conscience a bone, and deluding myself that, just because I am psyched (temporarily), I am on […]
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