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Motivation should be removed from the weight loss vocabulary because it is too often a finite prod. I hear it all the time: "I want to be thin for my daughter's wedding" or "my 20th reunion is coming up". The dieter either gives up because realizes she won't fit the perfect evening gown in time or she gets down to her cheerleader uniform size but eats the entire breakfast buffet. Read More
infinite dreams
Infinite dreams: I think you've put your finger on the heart of what sustains us. There is room for hope and discovery in "infinite dreams." It's when I get fixed and fixated that I loose hope.
infinite dreams
Infinite dreams: I think you've put your finger on the heart of what sustains us. There is room for hope and discovery in "infinite dreams." It's when I get fixed and fixated that I lose hope.
Conversation with a Fat Friend
I'm not so sure that fat women "need each other". Fat women resent it mightily when their friends lose weight, try to derail them from their food/exercise plans and scoff at their fitness goals. They're like crabs in a bucket; as soon as one starts to make a bid for freedom, the other crabs will drag them back.
amen to all that
And if you ever DO get to the point where you don't have to beat yourself up with "I have to lose x pounds for this event," you better have some other dreams waiting in the wings. The thrill of initial weight loss does wear off and then you are faced with "now what?"
Nice!
I love the idea of the Dream Diet! Incorporating all aspects of self improvement, not just losing weight, to get you somewhere. That makes so much sense.
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