Morning Musings: February 26, 2011
Hope for me yet. Here is a familiar story that just sort of says it: “Chapter 1 I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost……I am helpless. It is […]
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Morning Musings: February 25, 2011
What am I willing to commit myself to this year, 2011? The temptation is always to “commit” myself to a weight loss goal, but I cannot guarantee an outcome, I can only guarantee the parts I will do, the action […]
read moreMorning Musings: February 24, 2011
How did I get to this point of readiness in the past? I can figure that out and do things daily to keep myself reminded. I have a friend that always seems to me to just be naturally motivated to […]
read moreMorning Musings: February 23, 2011
I gotta wanna. The me that wants it enough to take the action steps is the only thing that I really must bring to the table myself. No one else can care enough for me or make me willing to […]
read moreMorning Musings: Feberuary 22, 2011
Even if it IS uniquely difficult for me, that still isn’t a good enough reason not to do it. I do lots of things in my life that are hard – all the time. Practice makes it easier.
read moreSurviving 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 […]
read moreMorning Musings: February 21, 2011
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 […]
read moreMorning Musings: February 20, 2011
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 […]
read moreMorning Musings: February 19, 2011
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 […]
read moreMorning Musings: February 18, 2011
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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