Lacking Inspiration? - POSTED ON: Sep 24, 2011
Lacking Inspiration?
Me too !!! There are days when I don't feel particularly inspired. The main thing I have to say is that I don't feel a need to say much today.
Is that a bad thing? I don't think so.
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Make sure it's YOUR goal. - POSTED ON: Sep 23, 2011
Make sure it’s YOUR goal.
It is easy to get caught up, and swept along in the current of other people’s goals, values, and expectations. We can wind up doing things that we don’t want to do in order to get something we don’t even want to have.
It’s a big mistake to choose things that we feel we “should” do… things prompted by family, friends, or society in general.
There are very few things in life that we really have to do, so when a person ends end up with a bunch of goals that other people have set for them, it’s time to start thinking about what YOU would really like to do.
Don’t set arbitrary goals just because you think you should. There’s not much joy to be had in chasing a goal that you don’t care about. Chances are, you’ll give up part-way and feel guilty, or you’ll reach the goal, only to find that success doesn’t make you any happier.
We need to spend some time in thought so we can say:
“I stand here. This is what is important to me. This is where I will direct my life’s efforts. My direction is here.”
Then we need to start doing the things that will move us in that direction.
I Think I Can - POSTED ON: Sep 22, 2011
Our minds are powerful. Not only does the brain control all of the body’s functions, movements and reactions, it also allows us to emote, remember, and think.
Our thoughts are also powerful. Lots of research shows that positive thinking can help people be happier, while negative thinking can make us feel bad, reduce our self-worth, and diminish our chances of reaching our goals.
If we don’t really believe we are capable of something, we are less likely to try. We create our own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Like Henry Ford said: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.” I work to keep my brain from getting in the way of my goals. We can achieve amazing things, but we have to believe in ourselves, even if no one else does.
Or, at the very least, stop telling ourselves that we “can’t or that we’ll fail again “just like we did before”. A past failure at weight-loss, maintenance, or anything else doesn’t dictate the future this time. If anything, it makes us wiser and stronger for what’s ahead.
The Two Parts of Wisdom - POSTED ON: Sep 21, 2011
Please keep in mind that although I can share my experiences, no one can tell you what successful maintenance will be like for you. It's a very individual thing.
Some people find that it's best to continue counting calories, and they do it indefinitely. Others find that they don't need to do that, as long as they follow certain principles for themselves.
Another thing to keep in mind is that maintenance changes… …it doesn't stay the same forever. What works at first may not continue to work later on. So it's good to be flexible and not box yourself in to having to have things just one way.
Everyone who has been obese and then reached their maintenance level is concerned about regaining.
As you're losing weight, consider what maintaining might look like in terms of how you eat. For a lot of people, "I will never eat a cookie" just isn't realistic … and neither is "I will eat cookies whenever I want." For them, the optimal path is somewhere in between.
Don't be fooled by what online calculators tell you you can eat to maintain. Many people regain part of their lost weight by thinking that they “should" be able to eat at a certain calorie level without regaining, and it turns out that this is not true for them. Each of us has to find out for ourselves.
Differences: Successful or Unsuccessful? - POSTED ON: Sep 20, 2011
Something to Think About:
What's the difference between those of us that have reached the weight goal we want to be and those of us that have not? Is it luck? Maybe Is it hard work? YES Is it vision? YES Is it determination? YES Is it focus? YES Is it just circumstances? Maybe a little bit After working hard to reach one’s weight goal, would you start treating others as though they weren't good enough, working hard enough, determined enough? Or would you continue to understand that people don't truly start moving forward UNTIL THEY ARE TRULY READY to face their demons and overcome their own personal recipe of life's obstacles? Are you envious of those that are making serious progress when you know that you are giving mediocre effort? Are you resentful because you think some people don't have to try anymore when they get to a certain point, and you still have to? Do you realise that it gets harder and harder the closer you get to the end? Life is the constant adaptation to your environment. CONSTANT. Not just until you get to the next rest stop. CONSTANT. FOR EVERYONE. No matter what point any of us are in when it comes to our struggle forward, everyone is still pushing, worrying, trying, crawling, running, strangling, suffocating under guilt, envious or jealous or sad, ready to collapse, not satisfied with some result, self-conscious, lonely, misunderstood, on the edge of giving up, starting over, moving on. NO one is perfect. No one has it all figured out. No one is 100% done. No one is completely confident. No one has impenetrable self-esteem. Successful people are just further ahead in some areas than others. We are all successful. And you can always choose to alter your own path in pursuit of your own happiness.
What's the difference between those of us that have reached the weight goal we want to be and those of us that have not?
Is it luck? Maybe Is it hard work? YES Is it vision? YES Is it determination? YES Is it focus? YES Is it just circumstances? Maybe a little bit
After working hard to reach one’s weight goal, would you start treating others as though they weren't good enough, working hard enough, determined enough?
Or would you continue to understand that people don't truly start moving forward UNTIL THEY ARE TRULY READY to face their demons and overcome their own personal recipe of life's obstacles?
Are you envious of those that are making serious progress when you know that you are giving mediocre effort?
Are you resentful because you think some people don't have to try anymore when they get to a certain point, and you still have to?
Do you realise that it gets harder and harder the closer you get to the end?
Life is the constant adaptation to your environment.
CONSTANT.
Not just until you get to the next rest stop. CONSTANT. FOR EVERYONE.
No matter what point any of us are in when it comes to our struggle forward, everyone is still pushing, worrying, trying, crawling, running, strangling, suffocating under guilt, envious or jealous or sad, ready to collapse, not satisfied with some result, self-conscious, lonely, misunderstood, on the edge of giving up, starting over, moving on.
NO one is perfect. No one has it all figured out. No one is 100% done. No one is completely confident. No one has impenetrable self-esteem.
Successful people are just further ahead in some areas than others.
We are all successful. And you can always choose to alter your own path in pursuit of your own happiness.
The above article is a paraphrased portion of a post that I really liked, from a fellow forum member. It so closely follows my own thinking, that it is something that I could have written myself ...........but I didn’t.
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