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I'm 5'7" and when I weighed 170 I didn't think I looked overweight, honestly, I am my own worst critic. I am large boned. I felt great! Too bad I thought that I "should" weigh 150 because that's what the charts said.Blithe Morning wrote: meta-study
... the historical (1895) woman profiled as a the picture of health. She was 5'7" and 171 lbs. She ate three meals every two days. No coffee, tea or candy but loved beefsteak.
Here's one of those posts I need to hang up somewhere. I have been thinking about similar things lately, mostly because I rarely cook. What bigger priority (for our time and money) is there other than our health (and the health of our family)?finallyfull wrote:Good luck!
I am thinking about your questioning why you spend money on junk but hesitate on fruits. I need to pay attention to the things I blow money on and ask myself this same question! For instance, I will splurge for popcorn at a movie -- a huge ripoff and ridiculously caloric, but I will skimp on the farmer's market because "I wish I could afford to eat so well." Self deception.
Similarly, I will gladly blow a half hour watching a show I don't like, but I think I'm "too busy" to spend 10 - 15 minutes making a salad or sauteeing veggies for my omlette.
It's all in what we tell ourselves. I think I've been telling myself alot of crap.
This. Exactly. This is exactly my problem. Thanks for putting it into words so elegantly. I wish you all the best on your quest for sanity~reneew wrote:I've just had a really hard time actually getting myself to do it when I don't see results. I know I don't see the results because I'm not actually doing it all of the time. It's a catch 22 I hate it.
Great wisdom... stick around, I need you! HAha. I keep going back to this, so I had to bring it back.oolala53 wrote:...coming back from failures as quickly as possible. Before No S, recovery took weeks, months, or even years. After No S, the times spent down varied in length, but the trend is less and less time.
I really see now that falling off the wagon can actually lead to even stronger resolve as we get clear what the stakes are and that the sacrifices are smaller than NOT challenging the behavior.
This is it! And you have plenty of time to get ready to have a sane holiday eating season.