7.29.2009
Because I finally want to
I got an interesting email comment from someone on my latest blog post that I wanted to share... I wonder how many others of you who read and/or follow this blog have had this experience with WLS or anything else? How many of us have tried, tried, tried before but maybe subconsciously just weren't at that point in your life to succeed? It finally clicked this weekend with me that I WANT TO DO THIS. I WANT TO BE HEALTHY! Has something different clicked for you this time? At any rate, I thought I would share it:
Below, from your blog, is a line that stopped me in my tracks... I went back to it three times, processing why it seemed so important. My first reaction was that I am proud of you, and of how you have focused and stayed on track; my second, and deeper one, related to me personally... was the resonance of the line that I have to really WANT TO... to achieve weight loss, to exercise, to cut back on my whatever... it can't just be an intellectual, topical decision, prompted by my head, my knowledge, my doctor... (the "could/should/ought to" syndrome); it has to be visceral and come from the very core, the gut of me...from the gut; how incredibly ironic, telling, and apparently, true. Thanks to everyone who supports me and encourages me, and thank you also for sharing that I am helping you. That really means a lot!
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2 comments:
It's very true. You have to be ready to make the full commitment, setting aside other priorities or putting forth even further effort to manage it as a new priority. That's why some people just aren't ready to lose weight right now, even if they want to very much. There ARE other priorities to focus on, tons of them. For me, I finally got to a point where the misery of being ugly and having clothes fit me so terribly was a constant horror (every time I put on clothes, or wore them, or showed up in a photograph) that I made practically a religious change in my routine and my thinking and my behaviors. One night it just clicked in me and suddenly "The Time Is Now." And it was.
Wow, Hallie said it all.. and so perfectly. I was like her: nothing fit, I hated being photographed etc .. all the usual stuff we go through when we are heavy and then it's like a light bulb goes off. And here we are, marching down in the right direction.. getting fit and healthy and not so worried about a lump of plastic and glass (with a strap lol) taking a horror pic.
Your frame of mind is awesome, Sarah. You're a definite inspiration to me :)
xx
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