"As a man thinks, so he is." Did I become fat because I thought myself fat??
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Becky
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Hi Becky,Beckycan wrote:Hi Bonnie,
Glad to see you here -- I was recently reading the old post about "habit sticking" and wondered if you were still participating on the board. I just joined recently, today is day 10 of the NoS way of eating for me. Are you still losing weight / maintaining with NoS? (Not trying to be nosy, just would like some affirmation from someone who has done the program for a while.)
Becky
WOW!!! Are you sure you're NOT ME??? LOL. Well said, This was/is me to a tee!!!Noturningback wrote: I find it difficult to look at my body in a mirror or look at snapshots. I don't avoid it but, I would be lying if I said it wasn't hard to look at.
That being said, I have left a lot of self hate in my past. I stopped living life assuming what people thought of me. It took me years to realize that I was my own worst enemy. When I honestly looked at how people treated me, I quickly realized I was mostly respected. I've never had anyone say something derogatory to my face. People who say cruel things to others, due to their weight differences, are the type of person who will find something (anything) to pick on - even if I looked like "Barbie" the supposed "perfect" woman.
These days, I'm neither proud or ashamed - it just is what it is. I'm still not the girl who can look in the mirror and say "I love everything about you!" but, I'm not looking in the mirror and conjuring up cruel images/words. I just owe up to the fact that I am responsible for where I am at now and I am working to make it better - not perfect.
That was my therapy session of the day.![]()
It is a book as well as a DVD. I have the DVD and it's quite inspirational. You may be able to get it out of your library/video store and I know Netflix has it. It's basically about the power of intention.droth wrote:Amyg, is "The Secret" a book or magazine? I'd be interested in reading this.