Weight Loss is HONESTY!
Tuesday January 4, 2011
START BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF!
Many people are starting a weight loss, get healthy, "diet" program right now. It is right up there as the most popular New Year's resolution. When I say "diet" in quotes like that, I mean a lifestyle change. I am not a fan of that "diet" word but many people use it interchangeably so I put it here. We all know that a diet that is viewed as going on & then off something is not the way to go. It is all about healthy lifestyle changes that a person can live with long term. When I lost my weight, I knew this would be life long & that I would never be able to go back to the way I was eating before. I am not saying we can't enjoy certain foods in moderation but eating anything you want, when you want.. NOT.
So, BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF! You really know what you are doing or not doing & what you are eating or not eating or eating too much of..... OK, many of you do underestimate how many calories you are taking in BUT I think deep down you know you are eating too much & don't want to face the plain facts that you are going to have to put in some HARD work to lose weight & get healthy. You have to be ACCOUNTABLE TO YOURSELF!
Read these posts by fellow bloggers that know what they are doing, what they did & what they are going to do to get back on track.
Bobbi - AFG
Steve - Log My Loss
Patrick - Responsibility 199
I have lots more posts to come on this & other help for you BUT you first need to start being honest with yourself. No more pretending not to know or playing the fool yourself game.
Let's get real & get you healthy! Your comments - agree, disagree, more to say.... let me know!
START BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF!
Many people are starting a weight loss, get healthy, "diet" program right now. It is right up there as the most popular New Year's resolution. When I say "diet" in quotes like that, I mean a lifestyle change. I am not a fan of that "diet" word but many people use it interchangeably so I put it here. We all know that a diet that is viewed as going on & then off something is not the way to go. It is all about healthy lifestyle changes that a person can live with long term. When I lost my weight, I knew this would be life long & that I would never be able to go back to the way I was eating before. I am not saying we can't enjoy certain foods in moderation but eating anything you want, when you want.. NOT.
So, BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF! You really know what you are doing or not doing & what you are eating or not eating or eating too much of..... OK, many of you do underestimate how many calories you are taking in BUT I think deep down you know you are eating too much & don't want to face the plain facts that you are going to have to put in some HARD work to lose weight & get healthy. You have to be ACCOUNTABLE TO YOURSELF!
Read these posts by fellow bloggers that know what they are doing, what they did & what they are going to do to get back on track.
Bobbi - AFG
Steve - Log My Loss
Patrick - Responsibility 199
I have lots more posts to come on this & other help for you BUT you first need to start being honest with yourself. No more pretending not to know or playing the fool yourself game.
Let's get real & get you healthy! Your comments - agree, disagree, more to say.... let me know!
Posted by truth2beingfit at 1/3/2011 9:55 PM 
Categories: Motivation/Support, Fitness, Weight Loss, Awareness, Exercise, Dieting, Challenges, Nutrition
Tags: honesty accountability Anonymous Fat Girl calorie counting Diets eating Exercise fitness Log My Loss motivation Nutrition Responsibility 199 Tips Weight Loss
Categories: Motivation/Support, Fitness, Weight Loss, Awareness, Exercise, Dieting, Challenges, Nutrition
Tags: honesty accountability Anonymous Fat Girl calorie counting Diets eating Exercise fitness Log My Loss motivation Nutrition Responsibility 199 Tips Weight Loss
great post! so many ppl go on fad diets and never really change their lifestyle! it's a life CHANGE, not just a temporary quick fix! love it!
happy new year!!!!
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Sweet post Jody. Nice shout outs. Bobbie rocks and her blistering honesty is testimony to just how much she does rock.
Steve I am less familiar with but have come across recently; obviously I need to become a more frequent visitor to him.
The third shout out you list there, uh, perhaps he'll grow on me; leave it to others to decide his value here.
Honesty is brutal at times, I hated writing recent posts about my progress stalling and then getting stuck at year end. Hated it! But what was I to do, fluff and lie about it? Geez, lying is a form of denial and I've been in denial about my health for too long. After what I had accomplished in 2010 in dropping 65 pounds no way did I deserve to allow my being stuck to regress into adopting denial once again.
Thanks for the Shout Out and for all of your support in 2010!
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Yes, Patrick, honesty can be brutal but when it comes to our health, we need it!
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I couldn't agree with you more Jody. This is what I call "tough love" for myself. Its an everyday struggle to eat right.
Yesterday I strove to eat my calorie limit and not to go over, but blew it last night. Ugh! Its crazy, but part of life and I have to keep plugging away.
Accountability is the key and seeing the total calories I ate was an eye opener to me and I know I have to get it under control.
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Sheri, the key is that you know it... now to act on it, the hard part but you seem to be doing good!
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Oh no!! I can't play the fool myself game?? Now what am I going to do? You are worse than my strict childhood piano teacher who made me practice practice practice! Now I love that woman!
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It all pays off!
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It is being honest. And for me, being honest means how willing I really am to go big on certain things. I have to be honest at realistically what I am willing to give up or have to do to reach my goals and whether that is sustainable for me long-term.
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Lori, that is the question! I do give up things to keep the way I am but I also allow certain things but not a lot of things.... a person has to decide if the way they want to look matches the effort to get there....
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Jody,
Definitely agree, it's about being honest with ourselves. There isn't a magic pill out there to "fix" what we have created. It is up to us, each of us, on this journey we are on. We have the choice of what we put into our mouths, how much we move, and how we choose to live... (even when it might not feel like we have a choice, I do believe we have at least some choice in it all...).
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No magic pill for sure.. we have to make healthier choices!
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I'm weird in that I don't consider honesty to be brutal. For me, it's liberating. Freedom from walls and masks and teflon. Living every moment knowing that I am seeing the truth (even when I don't always like it) enables me to make better decisions (mostly) for myself.
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Cammy, you are the best... i would have guessed you would say this!
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Thanks for the shout out Jody. This whole honesty thing is tough when you are calling out your own mistakes, but I know if I can't admit I have to change, change won't happen.
Thanks also, as always, for your continued support and encouragement.
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I will continue to push you Steve whether I blog or not. My biggest concern for you is that family history & I don't want to see you follow in that way.. break out & show your family that living is the way to go!
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So I'm sitting here thinking. Asking if I am honest with myself or not. My instinct is to say I am. But, then again. Hmm.
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Karen, be HONEST when you answer that question... the instinct with with weight loss is to fool ourselves. I have been there too.... meaning the fooling myself...
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