tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post8220588912957510964..comments2023-09-29T03:52:25.620-07:00Comments on Loretta's Journey : JAN 6th Balance vs Focus or... Getting Rid of the MinkJunk!Rettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-75379217248084726772012-01-07T19:22:30.145-08:002012-01-07T19:22:30.145-08:00This post really resonates with me. A couple of t...This post really resonates with me. A couple of things that stuck out...<br /><br />1. Needing to be right - the more I let go of this, the easier my life is.<br /><br />2. Attachment to labels - there are people who are very attached to what they have as opposed to who they are...the more I let go of my labels, the easier my life is.<br /><br />Excellent post Loretta!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-39229113436893808612012-01-07T12:47:52.462-08:002012-01-07T12:47:52.462-08:00DAILYSEEKING: Oh, that boob tube! Yes, even now I ...DAILYSEEKING: Oh, that boob tube! Yes, even now I have to be hyper vigilant when I watch my few favorite shows. I instantly want to eat something... I suppose from years and years of "behavior grooves" being cut into my brain! I mean, I can actually feel it hit, and have to tell it NO! <br /><br />I dunno if that will ever go away or not, but at least we have a choice now, and are aware. <br /><br />That was a good move, getting the tv out of the bedroom if that was a trigger. I hope you are doing well in this fresh new shiny year. ;-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-54717870365574668412012-01-07T12:31:50.760-08:002012-01-07T12:31:50.760-08:00Getting rid of the tv in the bedroom has helped me...Getting rid of the tv in the bedroom has helped me. I was eating and watching tv; but now not so much. We only have one and it's downstairs.dailyseekinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320792806234412839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-39349223488472134892012-01-06T23:07:50.699-08:002012-01-06T23:07:50.699-08:00ANNE: I agree, that's a good quote. I'm gl...ANNE: I agree, that's a good quote. I'm glad it helped. :-)<br /><br />MIR: "I needed this as my foundational project so I could do the other things I wanted before I died, things that my fat and health issues impeded." Oh, that's exactly how I feel! I just wasn't making much headway trying to spread out my focus so thin. <br /><br />CHRIS: Yep, me too. Now I'd rather just press on hard and make great progress, and get ON with it. :-)<br /><br />DEB: Hey, you are welcome to write a book anytime. I love your insights. Yeah, part of what I was thinking about was the way the label is used as an excuse, even if sometimes a subtle one. And I went thru my own time of admitting, acknowledging my addictive behavior; owning it; learning; finding coping strategies... And like I said, if it's working for anyone to stay on that path, I have no problem. My emphasis was for those it was NOT working for, that continued to make this their identity, and it was poisoning their thinking. Crippling their ability to stand up straight, look this enemy in the eye and tell it where to get off!<br /><br />I no long accept that label for myself. I believe words have such power, that I refuse to shackle myself forever to a destructive label... in my mind, anyway. I choose to see myself as a Recovering food addict, one who is breaking those chains, and refusing to give them power over me any more. And for me, it starts with how I describe myself.<br /><br />But see... I totally get it that you or others might have differing perceptions and definitions, etc. This was just for those who still struggle, and might be open to trying a different way of thinking, one that might change how they see themselves... a way to empower them!<br /><br />As always, your comments make me think. :-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-67770925874409495612012-01-06T20:33:17.033-08:002012-01-06T20:33:17.033-08:00This post made me realize why I gained 35 pounds t...This post made me realize why I gained 35 pounds this past year.<br /><br />I refused to structure my behavior in such a way as to combat food addiction. I chose to behave as tho I were normal,and in the process, disarmed myself in the middle of the fight.<br /><br />I think that you were talking about using "food addiction" as a label that allows a person the excuse to continue abusing food. "I can't help it, because I'm an addict." mentality. If you were, I agree with you about that. <br /><br />But the other side of recognizing that one is, indeed, a food addict is that it can provide the knowledge needed to choose appropriate weapons for the fight. <br /><br />One can roll over under the label, using it as an excuse, or one can use the label to know how to fight appropriately and with wisdom. You must have run into the roll over and excuse group.<br /><br />I did neither. I gave lip-service to the addiction's existemce, but acted as tho I didn't believe it applied to me. Leaving myself unarmed.<br /><br />This bit of painful insight came at the perfect time for me. I've been on-plan as far as food goes since Monday, but the last two days I could feel myself slipping. <br /><br />I know that feeling and it happens right before I make excuses to eat things I shouldn't. I was asking God what was up with this. I'm eating all of the right stuff in the right amounts, so --> What is wrong!?<br /><br />Haha. I thought that I would now had to redo the plan I had develped. Except that I don't.<br /><br />I just have to FOLLOW IT AS WRITTEN. <br /><br />You see, I've been following it as tho I were normal. Ignoring the built in restraint and structure that an addict needs--cause I'm not an addict, don't need that structure.<br /><br />Yeah. I do.<br /><br />Alright, this is too long. Sorry. And I need to think about my plan, now, to make sure it's clear of food-normal pitfalls.<br /><br />Greeeaat. You wrote a post resisting claims of food addiction and it made me realize that I was erroniously NOT claiming addiction. sighhh.<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-70095211729785804282012-01-06T16:58:09.745-08:002012-01-06T16:58:09.745-08:00oh hooo...sounds like me. If it stung for someone....oh hooo...sounds like me. If it stung for someone...that is usually the person who needs it most..two months ago..this probably would have stung as I was seeking 'balance'...in my speak it was "I am tired of making this all about the weight loss" which led to eating that was less than stellar. great post lorettaChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-72771806729416907772012-01-06T15:29:37.826-08:002012-01-06T15:29:37.826-08:00You're dumping the MindJunk and cultivating th...You're dumping the MindJunk and cultivating the WillSpunk. I like it!<br /><br />I told my hubby in 2010 when I decided to commit FULLY to the weight loss that I needed this as my foundational project so I could do the other things I wanted before I died, things that my fat and health issues impeded. I knew it would mean some other stuff would go to lower priorities or out of the picture so I had the energy to fully focus on fighting fat. It worked for me. I told hubby that once I was in a maintenance stride (which I hope to be in later this year), then I would begin to transition to my next big project, the next focus priority, and see if I cold balance that priority with the weight loss (essential for continued NOT regaining).<br /><br />It's hard. It gets harder if you take on more projects than energy or will or mind allow. There ARE studies that we only have so much concentration/willpower. And it exhausts. And if we try to do too many decisions, we exhaust ourselves. So, the fewer decisions we have to make (ie, a simplified plan that we can go on autopilot ASAP) the better. Fewer decisions, higher willpower. :D<br /><br />On to getting rid of more MindJunk and poweringon the WillSpunk!!!Princess Dieter aka Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121450857817115011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-15049591620998822552012-01-06T14:35:32.204-08:002012-01-06T14:35:32.204-08:00Oh wow!
You always bring me back to the core of t...Oh wow!<br /><br />You always bring me back to the core of the issue.<br /><br />When I fail to track I'm not on focus, I'm slack and make poor decisions.<br /><br />Last night I began to want a little fruit mince pie for supper. But .... I'd already written up my tracker as another day wheat/gluten free so no cheating. <br /><br />Whatever it takes to make it work for you do it!<br /><br />This quote<br /> <br />"Some define obsession as negative. I say it's how you get things done." --Mark Twight ---<br /><br />challenges me in ways I don't want to think about... Now why do you think that is?<br /><br />With this kind of thinking/post I have great hope. We are building a people who succeed. You are one of the world changers... giving hope to all who are obese and have eating disorders. Between us we are making a true pathway for others to follow and destroying the myth that an exceedingly high percentage of weight losers regain and more.<br /><br />I'm still learning .... thanks to you and the internet.<br /><br />Blessings.MargieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591436464085450834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-54458776823503138772012-01-06T13:13:41.921-08:002012-01-06T13:13:41.921-08:00Great post so trueGreat post so trueBEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429690655037194801noreply@blogger.com