Skip to main content

Find Your Fight

So, I was reading a really interesting blog today over at Escape from Obesity. She was asking what it is that keeps people going even when they aren't motivated. Anyhow, this was my reply, I thought I would share it here:

--

I got to the point in my life where I realized that I want to be healthy more than I want to abuse myself with food. When I have slower losses, or am having a TOM craving, I just have to keep in mind that I've undone the progress I've made so many times over the years, and I am just at a place where I'm sick of it and not willing to let myself do that again. 


Therapy has helped a lot. Blogging helps, I blog every day on spark, for accountability alone, and then I keep my beyondwillpower blog for the 'big things'. 



When I ask myself what it is, it's just that I'm fed up. I'm 31 and still morbidly obese. This will only get more difficult the older I get. My real dad died at 47 from diabetes complications and he pretty much died in pieces, I have high sugar, I'm not WILLING to go out like that.


Even when I don't have motivation, and when I feel less than comitted, 
I have a fight in me, and it keeps me going.

 Find your fight. 


Oh, and also, forgiveness.  ;)

There is always that little devil telling you that you blew it for the day, might as well "enjoy" yourself, but you've got to forgive yourself and move on from that very moment, because tomorrow is really very far away, and it's usually a few tomorrows before we can get back on track. Better to start off strong and immediately.
--
 I just can't tolerate excuses from myself another moment... 


That's my advice. What are you just not willing to tolerate 
  in yourself any more?
Labels:

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Great post. I don't know if you listen to music when you exercise but you need to get the song Fighter by Christina Aguilera. It goes very well with your post and I find it very uplifting. That's a good question about what are you not willing to tolerate in yourself any more because I cannot think of an answer right now. I guess I'm very tolerate when it comes to myself :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Beyond WillpowerMarch 16, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    I like that song :D Good idea, I generally listen to ska when I exercise. It's very peppy. :D

    ReplyDelete
  3. MicheleMarch 16, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    For me it got to the point where I realized that if I did not take care of myself now, my family would suffer. That was unacceptable to me. While I am not perfect in my journey by any means, I am doing it. If feels good and is about time. I am so glad you are doing this when you are only 31. I waited way too long.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Beyond WillpowerMarch 16, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Thanks darla! Posted the video :D

    ReplyDelete
  5. Parry PeachMarch 17, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Wow and Wow again. Reading this gave me that same "eye of the tiger" feeling I got when I watched Rocky for the first time. You may be only 31 yet you're wise and focused - and quite motivational. I only wish I had been as wise at 31 as you are. You're right. The longer you wait the harder it gets and it's not fun to live your life doing the same thing, like dieting, over and over and over again. It's time to just get it done and LIVE. Awesome post.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Beyond WillpowerMarch 17, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    aww,ha, jackie, thanks!

    :D

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thanks for your comment!

Popular posts from this blog

"Courage is the hallmark of a warrior"

Are you traveling this path alone, or with your significant other? Joey and I started on this path in earnest on October 19th 2010. He eventually went veggie, I went vegan and we've both become pretty health conscious.  He's lost about 22 lbs, I've lost almost 70 now. (He doesn't have nearly as much to lose.)  Exposure Therapy Joey has a fairly wide streak of social anxiety. He came with me to the gym the day I got my free 3 day pass earlier this week. He even came on the tour of the gym with me, which was panic inducing for him. I had butterflies, but he was shaking and miserable just sitting in the waiting area after the tour, and he was all alone.  Today I asked him to sign up for the 3day pass. I know right now he doesn't have the time or the drive to get a membership, he just wouldn't use it enough for it to matter. But I wanted him to expose himself to the idea, I think exposure therapy is good for him, in many ways.  I think it can help a lot of peop...
3 comments
Read more

"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."

I looked at this blog for the first time in two years the other day. I wanted to reference a post in another piece of writing. I had completely forgotten that I had revamped this site, and I like its look now. I do honestly miss writing here. So, I might try and liven the joint up a bit. Check back soon! Where am I now? I am going for a physical next Friday. It will be the first one I've had in a year and a half.  I have been gaining and losing the same 20 pounds my entire life, it seems. I have had some severe health issues in the last couple of years, like heavy shit that I'm not going to bore you with right now. Either way, my immune system decided to go bust. I have spent close to a year trying to improve it. I'm eating pretty healthy, I take vitamins now, and immune-boosting gummies, and zinc and blah blah blah. I was also suffering from chronic dehydration. Don't let yourself get there kiddie winkies. It's a bad time. I have spent the last three months or ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Cookbook giveaway! (Appetite for Reduction) Enter now!

This contest is for U.S residents only: Okay, so I have a few ideas for some giveaways that I'm planning on doing over the next few months. This is the first one, the next one I'll do once I hit 100 followers cuz it's a bigger prize and I'd like as many people as possible to be able to enter and spread the word. Contest Deadline: Starts now (April 12th) Ends before midnight (eastern time) April 22nd 2011 For now, I will be giving away a copy of my favorite cookbook, Appetite for Reduction , by Isa Chandra Moskowitz  << Her website. The Prize: This book is amazing, a lot of non-vegans think that vegan cookbooks are all full of strange ingredients that are only available at health food stores, but that isn't the case with this book. It has simple recipes made with easy to find and prepare ingredients and nearly everything in the book is between 200-400 calories per serving, and the servings are a good size. I've made many fabulous dishes from this b...
14 comments
Read more