Last week me and Yvonne had a conversation about Tuesday. How it was a day of no pressure. Not the beginning of the week, not the end of the week, just a day. Yvonne even called it "Thoughtful Tuesday" I wrote......
Tuesday isn't a big deal. Lets just do what we know to do today. Deep breathes. No Pressure. A shake. A little stretching. Cool fresh water. Taking care of what we can today with as little adversity as possible. Face stresses head on, we know those stresses are there. So acknowledging them, let's open up the tool box. Strap on the tool belt and just move forward. I think it is still true. Monday isn't a magical "Diet Day" unless we hand over the power to it. Today is just...........Tuesday. Ours to do with as we please. And come tomorrow, be glad of the choices we made, or correct the poor choices we made. {Hugs} Have a Beautifully Blessed Day
Oh! I love this!
Posted by PamT on 5/16/2018, 6:25 pm, in reply to "Tuesday again...."
This is how I hope everyone can approach their weight loss, from a peaceful mindful place. Most of us have a lot of stress wrapped up and knotted up with food and eating. It fuels its self, stressful emotional eating. If we work on our reactive emotions attached to food, we can hopefully begin to transition to an ideal view of what it should mean in our life, and not let it be the center of it.
This is what I consider freedom for me. No longer being controlled by cravings or compulsions. Oh..I have plenty of other issues that need attention, but this one is no longer on the list.
"No longer being controlled by cravings or compulsions"
Posted by Me on 5/17/2018, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Oh! I love this!"
Yes, Yes, Yes, yes, and yes. Healthy is sooooooooo much more than a number on a scale. I lived that way for soooooooooooooooo many years. It also controlled me. How I saw myself or my self worth, controlled me. What people thought. Controlled me. I have freedom from those things. Do I have days where I could make better choices? Yep, but they do not define who I am. What I am. Or how strong I am. It was food, not best choice for my body. I refuse to let it be more than that. Letting it take over, mind, body, spirit, physiological and every thought and future decisions. That is craziness. Mindful of US. Our needs. Full circle, not just what the scale says. Whether we are getting on it or not. It can still control us. Freedom from extra weight. Freedom from self hatred. Freedom from compulsion. But.....I do believe, like an alcoholic, that urge lies dormant in there, ready to be woke up. Being human, we do nudge it now and again. Some times we use a bull horn and that sucker is up and running. But we have the tools to get it back under control. Anyone that gets this "Dieting" thing mind body and soul perfect..... Write a book. You will be rich beyond your dreams...... If there was one out there,there wouldn't be 10,000 diet books out there. A new diet book every month. Life isn't perfect. Losing weight isn't perfect. Getting healthy isn't perfect. And if you think it is, or that you can be.... Ummmmmmm........you are wrong. And beating a dead horse. Ain't ever going to happen. Perfection is NOT attainable in any part of life, and it may seem like it for a "Season" but.... Seasons change. And if we don't change with them, we are miserable.
