and now here it is Thursday. My mom always said that the older you got, the faster time went. I am seeing that now. Sometimes the days go by so fast, I feel like I missed a day. Like we could use a day between Saturday and Sunday right? I know everyone is busy with Mother's day happenings. I don't know the details of everyone's life. Whether you are a mother or not. But even if you're not, you deserve to take care of your self. Not just food wise. Diet wise. Exercise wise. But have the whole thing, the whole being working together. Physically, not eating ourselves into a coma knowing a "Monday" is coming up. Mentally, that knowing just because we are or weren't "SS" doesn't make us bad,it makes us human and we made choices. Spirituality,{I will save that one for self talk.} And the one we fight all the time, Physiologically. That little bugger comes up when we least expect it. It can take our "I can do this" attitude" and turn it into "What have I done?" in no time flat. I'm a huge fan of imagery. So, when those self beating doubts come up... Take a deep breath (I insert Child of God talk here) and look around. Then mentally pick up a maillot and start playing "Whack a mole" with those thoughts. We are comprised of soooo many emotions. So many "Moving parts." We are not just one dimensional We have to embrace the imperfections of our daily self. No matter what it is. Perfectly "SS" Mindful eating Tasmanian Devil. They are all us, all part of us. We need to except them. Except ourselves. I hope this made sense. And if it didn't. It's part of who I am rambling. (Hugs)
Thank you Me for another awesome post. Me, bless you! You never cease to amaze me with your words of wisdom!!
I believe, as you said, Self Love and Self Acceptance, loving ourselves, putting ourselves first, is the key to permanent weight loss and it should be part of everyone's weight loss journey. In my experience if those two elements are missing from the weight loss equation negative feelings can and often do squash the positive feelings. This brings about "relapse".
It is more "Been there, done that" than wisdom MaryL. But yes, I do know that sharing, all of us sharing, is the "secret" to getting to where we all need to be. Healthy, mind, body and soul. That mind telling us we aren't good enough. Our body making us believe we are just a number on a scale. Our souls.......I won't go there because I don't want to get kicked off the board for sharing my faith. (But if you read between the lines, you will see Jesus) All of those things have to work together or we are out of whack. (so that explains my wobble) When I was doing my devotions this morning, I was reading about "Burnout" That can apply to us too in our "Chasing that Brass Ring" It isn't so much "Burnout" with us, but "DrainOut" we give and give until we have nothing left. It is time to refresh ourselves. Realistically. Put things in order. To do what when we can, when we can, the best we can, and except that. I don't know what the big deal deal is about this Brass Ring thing. If my hubby dude, when he asked me to marry him and opened the ring box and a "Brass ring" was there, I would open up a box of Brass Knuckles. HA! I want to say, Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are mom's out there. Motherhood. I was telling my niece it is the roughest "Hood" there is. I don't know how much or if I will be on tomorrow. Being asked to a dozen places.......I have my own kid...I have a 85 year old mom (today as a matter of fact) that still lives in her own home, alone, and drives!!!!! So, we will see what tomorrow brings. But don't let food control your mood, happiness, consciousness or unconsciousness. Let's take the power away from food that it has had on us all these years. "SS" is just nutrition A special meal for Mothers day is just that, ONE special meal. A piece of cake is just that, a piece of cake. Don't let Food have a seat at your table. You have a seat at the table and let the food, be.....just food. God Bless You guys. (Hugs)
Happy Birthday to your Mom, Me!
Posted by Yvonne on 5/12/2018, 6:56 pm, in reply to "It is more..."
Yes, I totally agree with your wise assessment of food-centered holidays and the like.
However, being a food addict, most of us (including me) have a distorted relationship with food.
"Going commando" takes time to get into character to let everything go and concentrate solely on Cambridge with no traditional food.
With that said, I wish you a joyous Mother's Day!!
When you have one son, and my husband and I raised him, to treat woman with respect, and the mother of his children with love, kindness, and praise.... You kinda knock yourself out of "Top Mom" position. But... He is the man we raised. So, might not see him, but that's ok. That what a mom's love is.. Unconditional. God Bless, (Hugs)
I love your way of putting things in the proper prospective.
We are all struggling in our own way. Cambridge and this support Board allows me to know that there is a path to what I want (healthy and lean) and there are people who believe that I can do it.