Anne I admire you so much, you are you so well and being so strong on the diet. I am a bit fed up already. Not during the week, just the weekends. And now i've found out i musn't drink on my birthday, its a bit rubbish. But I guess I got myself into this state, I must get myself out.
Good luck for tonight!
Hi Willow,
I am really nothing special!!!! I have failed every other diet I have ever been on. I am strong purely because I really want to be slim at this point in my life... maybe more so than any other one thing...
I did a lot I mean A LOT of soul searching the last few weeks and realsied just how much my weight had changed my life.... I realise I can't get back any of the years lost to obesity, but I'll be damned if it gets any more time from me...
I will soon be approahing 40 and just wish that I had done this 20 years ago..... I really believe that every time we fail on a diet it's a conscious decision to fail for whatever reasons and from my hypnotherapy training and practice I realise that many of the reasons might not be in our conscious mind.... My mum told me a long time ago that if I ever had a worry, or a problem, to write it out... all the scenarios, the pros and the cons... because then it helps to look more subjectively ona problem....
I looked at my life and realsied that Although I have 4 wonderful kids, and a wonderful husband, I wasn't happy... when I looked at the reason for my unhappiness, I realised that somewhere or other it all comes back to my weight...
I too have been fed up of the shakes... and it seems a long journey ahead BUT I will give myself the next 5 months to do this, because I want it more than i want a pizza or kebab or meal out or whatever....
A number of years ago i gave up drinking, I have never drunk much anyway, but basically I am a control freak and didn't like the out of control feeling that even being a bit tipsy gave me..... I was amazed not only at how easy it is to have a wonderful time without alcohol, but also just how many others manage to do this....
We think that alcohol gives us confidence? I don't believe it's true, all it does is take away the self control and lowers our inhibitions.... if people are going to be 'looking at me in a certain way' or talking about me behind my back, making comments about my size or whatever then i want to hear it! As for the feeling of being relaxed.... A friend once said, I just wouldn't get on the dance floor as I am so fat and look such a state.... Well to me, she was fat on or off the dance floor.... so I feel if you need to drink to do something your not prepared to do sober, then should you be doing it anyway.... I now enjoy laughing and having a really good time the few times I get out... SO please Willow.... NOT having a drink will not spoil your birthday!!!
You will lose the weight if you want to..... And I can tell from your posts that you do want to!!!!
I'll get off my soapbox now....... this damned diet has given me soooo much to think about!