I really started this blog to help motivate myself to lose weight, but that hasn’t been happening. Why is it that we lie to ourselves? I am diabetic and I haven’t been taking care of myself as I should. I like to think in my mind that I am taking care of myself, but who’s joking who? I am not. Instead I feel as if I’m on a course of self-destruction.
So how do I break this course of self-destruction? I have heart disease that runs in my family, so that combined with the diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure, I need to change and it needs to be now.
I really thought that joining weight watchers would make me accountable, but it hasn’t. The first few weeks I lost weight, but now I”m back to where I started, so I quit. I also thought that the A to Z Challenge way back in April was going to help and inspire me, but in actuality it ended up causing me more stress, not to mention an allergic reaction I had to one of my own recipes! Why I sometimes forget I’m allergic to milk is beyond me!!
A couple of months ago I bought a new pair of running shoes. I have used them once. There was a time when running 3 miles was an everyday sort of thing… now I can’t run a block. So why did I spend $150 for a pair of shoes I’m not using? I really hate wasting money.
So where do I go from here? Actually I am not too sure.
I often wonder what will it take to motivate me to become healthy. If only I could take care of myself the way I take care of my dogs… now that would be something.
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I feel your pain. I need to get healthier myself. I am a southerner and I love all the good southern foods. I have found by increasing my protein some weight has begun to come off. Good luck.
Thank you… loving food is so hard when you need to lose weight!! lol
Interesting post that many of us can identify with it. Don’t give up you will find the right tools for you.
Thanks… I feel confident that I will find them soon.
Sounds to me like you need to change your subconscious thoughts first. Have you thought about trying hypnotherapy? You’ve got to believe on a deep level that you deserve to be healthy and everything which goes with that. Good luck – hope this helps 🙂
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