I keep hearing these advertisements about quitting smoking and how many people try and fail many times before they get it right.
The mantra that has seen me through these many years is that you've never failed if you haven't given up. And you can quote me on that.
So it's back in the saddle again; hopefully taking what I've learned from my past failures and adding wisdom so that I can ultimately make it to my success.
I only know that the last few months I have never found enough time for me. The few times in my life where I've successfully lost weight and kept it off were always about finding time for me. Go figure.
There's something about giving and giving until you have nothing left that leaves me particularly vulnerable to overeating. It's as if the indulgence of taking something in becomes as necessary as air to breath or water to drink. Unfortunately, taking in carrots and strawberries doesn't quite do the same thing. Again, it's back to that full, immobile feeling that comes from starches, fats, and sugars.
I'll keep you posted!
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If you always give to others and never think of yourself, you can not fill the tank. This concept was taught to Laurel and I in Lucinda Bassett's tapes we bought to deal with Anxiety and Depression. It seems so selfish to have the nerve to think of yourself... at least the way we have been raised. It is not quite true.
ReplyDeleteAgain... that old rascal balance pops up!
Do you see those signs out in the world... the ones that show very successful people in their endeavors, and how many times they failed in getting there. Interesting lessons!
Find time for yourself. It is a problem Laurel has. It is a problem her mother never conquered. Everyone else was always more important than they were. I was just reading in one of my books this morning of a woman who died of ovarian cancer because the thought of giving time to herself was repulsive. My grandmother died in the early 60s for the same reason.
The expectations of society don't often deal with what we really need to find balance in our lives.
Take time for yourself. You will find that it is an amazing charge that allows you to take even better care of the ones you love!