GET RICH QUICK!!!
MireyGal76
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What if you had to choose between the following:
OPTION 1) Get rich quick, but spend all the money and be poor again, just as quickly - possibly even poorer than you started
or
OPTION 2) Take some time, earn your wealth, and learn how to preserve it.
Which would you pick?
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It seems pretty obvious to me, which option is better. I want a lasting wealth... even if it means I have to work for it. I don't want a flash in the pan that disappears in a heartbeat - potentially leaving me scarred in the process... I want something sustainable. Something lasting. Something I can pass on to my kids after I am gone.
And yet - so many topics on this site are focused on helping people achieve OPTION 1... some VLCDs, cleanses, fad diets, starvation and the like - abound a plenty.
So many people seem to think that they'll be the exception to the rule - that they'll lose weight super fast, turn into this low fat, ripped, amazing sexy creature, and keep that body for EVERRRRR.... and yet they don't learn the proper tools to preserve the wealth they achieve (if they even achieve it in the first place!)
And it's kinda ridiculous.
Take this thread as an encouragement - you didn't gain weight overnight...
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOSE IT OVERNIGHT!
I challenge you to ALLOW YOURSELF...
- GRACE to lose weight slowly. Adjust your timelines to allow yourself time to change the way you approach food.
- ROOM to make mistakes... no one can do this perfectly! You will have days where you feel like you have failed. It is OK. Just keep trying.
- FREEDOM to have those foods you feel you cannot live without. Find a way to fit an occasional treat into your life
- PERMISSION to love yourself as you are, knowing that you are working towards being healthier.
- REALISM... set realistic goals for what you want to look like... recognize your body type and see what thinner versions of those body types look like. (If you have a massive chest, you likely won't look like Kate Hudson when you lose your weight!)
Too many times I see people hate themselves into losing weight, and they do WHATEVER IS NECESSARY to get to their goal as fast as possible... and too many times I see them on the side of the road with their head between their knees... broken because they feel like they've failed.
Train for your marathon... you don't have to run it the first time you lace up your shoes...
OPTION 1) Get rich quick, but spend all the money and be poor again, just as quickly - possibly even poorer than you started
or
OPTION 2) Take some time, earn your wealth, and learn how to preserve it.
Which would you pick?
*****
It seems pretty obvious to me, which option is better. I want a lasting wealth... even if it means I have to work for it. I don't want a flash in the pan that disappears in a heartbeat - potentially leaving me scarred in the process... I want something sustainable. Something lasting. Something I can pass on to my kids after I am gone.
And yet - so many topics on this site are focused on helping people achieve OPTION 1... some VLCDs, cleanses, fad diets, starvation and the like - abound a plenty.
So many people seem to think that they'll be the exception to the rule - that they'll lose weight super fast, turn into this low fat, ripped, amazing sexy creature, and keep that body for EVERRRRR.... and yet they don't learn the proper tools to preserve the wealth they achieve (if they even achieve it in the first place!)
And it's kinda ridiculous.
Take this thread as an encouragement - you didn't gain weight overnight...
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOSE IT OVERNIGHT!
I challenge you to ALLOW YOURSELF...
- GRACE to lose weight slowly. Adjust your timelines to allow yourself time to change the way you approach food.
- ROOM to make mistakes... no one can do this perfectly! You will have days where you feel like you have failed. It is OK. Just keep trying.
- FREEDOM to have those foods you feel you cannot live without. Find a way to fit an occasional treat into your life
- PERMISSION to love yourself as you are, knowing that you are working towards being healthier.
- REALISM... set realistic goals for what you want to look like... recognize your body type and see what thinner versions of those body types look like. (If you have a massive chest, you likely won't look like Kate Hudson when you lose your weight!)
Too many times I see people hate themselves into losing weight, and they do WHATEVER IS NECESSARY to get to their goal as fast as possible... and too many times I see them on the side of the road with their head between their knees... broken because they feel like they've failed.
Train for your marathon... you don't have to run it the first time you lace up your shoes...
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It took a long time for me to learn this, and now I'm doing it slowly. It's much better for me mentally. Great post, mama! :flowerforyou:8
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Fantastic post :flowerforyou: :drinker:3
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Thanks for saying it.
What should be obvious to everyone, that quick and easy weightloss is a scam, just falls into blind spots for people. They want is so much they'll believe everything.
"Well it can't hurt to try!" Yes it can! Losing weight rapidly can be dangerous to your body. And that says nothing of the mental toll it takes on a person, losing and regaining weight so fast.
I will always, always, disparage scam diets. Even if I get called mean for it. Even if the MLM salespeople report me. I do it because I'm trying to help. And I hate to see anyone fall for a scam.
and you are one of my favorite MEAN people because of this! 2 -
Excellent post!0
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Yep. This is amazing. People need to see this.0
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Thanks for saying it.
What should be obvious to everyone, that quick and easy weightloss is a scam, just falls into blind spots for people. They want is so much they'll believe everything.
"Well it can't hurt to try!" Yes it can! Losing weight rapidly can be dangerous to your body. And that says nothing of the mental toll it takes on a person, losing and regaining weight so fast.
I will always, always, disparage scam diets. Even if I get called mean for it. Even if the MLM salespeople report me. I do it because I'm trying to help. And I hate to see anyone fall for a scam.
and you are one of my favorite MEAN people because of this!
Yeah, why are you so mean with your horrible honesty?
OP, great post. Hope some newbs pass by and give this a look.1 -
Great analogy!
Bill Murray is burning quite a few calories today.
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I this post!
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OPTION 2) Take some time, earn your wealth, and learn how to preserve it.
Currently doing this, from both the literal and metaphorical aspects
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I have no kewl gif so....
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: 
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And of course :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
:flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker:0
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Well said!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:0
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Oh and...
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+1 for the post, +1 for the pin!!0
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i so love you my badass amazing songbird.. i didnt take off my 204 pounds overnight it was slow baby steps
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Agree 100%, sadly you're probably preaching to the choir. Based on the number of "everyone is different" posts I've seen over the years common sense, logic and science are nowhere near as persuasive as Dr Oz..........2
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I WANNA GET RICH QUICK!!
but when you put it that way....I guess I don't.
<sigh>
In for the long haul to health (and wealth)1 -
Agree 100%, sadly you're probably preaching to the choir. Based on the number of "everyone is different" posts I've seen over the years common sense, logic and science are nowhere near as persuasive as Dr Oz..........
Doctor Oz is very factual because science.-3 -
Excellent post. I'll be copying this to put in my diet notes to refer back to. Thanks.0
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Wow, amazing post!
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:drinker: :flowerforyou:0
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