Archive: 7 keys
Alright, so corny for some, for me it's just right. The book I'm following has 7 keys. Master the keys, and you learn how to change yourself so that eating right and weight control are natural. I've been learning that all my life I've never known how to eat right, and that I've only gotten worse as I got older. The last few years I've been getting closer, with my son loving to cook and our meals getting healthier overall and more diverse, but its still not enough. Funny thing is, I realize how well and right my grandmother ate, all those gross things I never wanted to touch.. squash being one of the first things that comes to mind.
So, first key is Right Thinking. Getting rid of negative self talk. Sounds easy? Not when you've been telling yourself for years that you aren't going to ever lose this weight, that its impossible. Telling myself that well I made a mistake there, why even bother. I've got TONS of negative thoughts. I remember when I was in high school, I'd started getting heavy 8-9th grade I believe, then I went into marching band. I NEVER EVER realized that I'd lost weight. I still thought of myself as fat. And whats funny is that the amount of 'fat' I was then is nothing compared to now, yet I remember my horrible self image. I look back at my high school senior picture now and I could cry about how beautiful I looked and the fact that I never had a clue.
I have to defeat this part of myself, the part that never wants to admit that I can look good. The part that tells myself I'm always going to be fat and heavy, and definitely unattractive. I fake it good sometimes, I can be as bubbly and fun as the next person but I feel myself still hiding and cringing behind this barrier I put up wondering if anyone will let themselves in to see the real me, see beyond the wall of fat that I love to hide behind. Obviously I must get something from being this weight. I have never really tried diets like alot of other chronically obese people. I just decided that this is what was going to be normal for me. And slowly over the years, I've just gotten heavier. I don't know my exact weight yet, need payday to hit before I can get that dreaded scale.
So.. to adjust my 'right thinking' I'm constantly listening to myself and making sure I use words like changing my life style, instead of saying i'm on a diet. Diets are doomed to failure. This isn't a diet, its a new way of life. I'm not saying I'm 'trying' to lose weight, I'm GOING to lose weight. I'm not telling myself that I'll start tomorrow (cept for the walking part!!) but I already started the day I got the book.
Instead of no breakfast or fruit loops... I've been having a wheat muffin, VERY little low-fat butter, a banana and some strawberries. I've been taste testing different no-fat yogurts. I've been reading more and more labels, looking for low-fat/no-fat versions of my favorite foods. Reading the 'serving size' and trying to not exceed it, or even go under if I add other foods. We'll be buying only whole-grain breads from now on, spaghetti, I'll be looking for better sauces than what I'm using. Every small change is going to add up and make a difference.
So, first key is Right Thinking. Getting rid of negative self talk. Sounds easy? Not when you've been telling yourself for years that you aren't going to ever lose this weight, that its impossible. Telling myself that well I made a mistake there, why even bother. I've got TONS of negative thoughts. I remember when I was in high school, I'd started getting heavy 8-9th grade I believe, then I went into marching band. I NEVER EVER realized that I'd lost weight. I still thought of myself as fat. And whats funny is that the amount of 'fat' I was then is nothing compared to now, yet I remember my horrible self image. I look back at my high school senior picture now and I could cry about how beautiful I looked and the fact that I never had a clue.
I have to defeat this part of myself, the part that never wants to admit that I can look good. The part that tells myself I'm always going to be fat and heavy, and definitely unattractive. I fake it good sometimes, I can be as bubbly and fun as the next person but I feel myself still hiding and cringing behind this barrier I put up wondering if anyone will let themselves in to see the real me, see beyond the wall of fat that I love to hide behind. Obviously I must get something from being this weight. I have never really tried diets like alot of other chronically obese people. I just decided that this is what was going to be normal for me. And slowly over the years, I've just gotten heavier. I don't know my exact weight yet, need payday to hit before I can get that dreaded scale.
So.. to adjust my 'right thinking' I'm constantly listening to myself and making sure I use words like changing my life style, instead of saying i'm on a diet. Diets are doomed to failure. This isn't a diet, its a new way of life. I'm not saying I'm 'trying' to lose weight, I'm GOING to lose weight. I'm not telling myself that I'll start tomorrow (cept for the walking part!!) but I already started the day I got the book.
Instead of no breakfast or fruit loops... I've been having a wheat muffin, VERY little low-fat butter, a banana and some strawberries. I've been taste testing different no-fat yogurts. I've been reading more and more labels, looking for low-fat/no-fat versions of my favorite foods. Reading the 'serving size' and trying to not exceed it, or even go under if I add other foods. We'll be buying only whole-grain breads from now on, spaghetti, I'll be looking for better sauces than what I'm using. Every small change is going to add up and make a difference.
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