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Today is my Birthday -What better time to change
RisingPhoenix1107
Posts: 7 Member
I am a liar, a pretender, a promise-breaker.
On a regular basis, I promise to change my lifestyle. I promise myself to lose weight, to get healthier, to exercise, to move more. Yadah, yadah, yadah.
I lie to myself, tell myself every evening that tomorrow I will start to live better, that from tomorrow on I will lose weight, just to find myself making the same promise in the evening again -after a failed day.
I fail myself...over...and over...and over.
I pretend it doesn't bother me but it does. I am unhappy with my weight. I am frustrated with myself. I am like a hamster in a wheel, running in circles. I have managed to lose a little, to gain back more.
2019 I signed up at MFP weighing 312, now I weigh 353 lbs. WTH is wrong with me?
Today is my birthday and what better day for reflection could there be?
Where will I be next year? Ballooned up to 400 lbs or down in the 200? My choice, my call!
I call it quit!
No more lying to myself. No more pretending. No more broken promises.
I can make my dream come true. I want it bad enough. I am back, will try to stay. Will give it my all!
On a regular basis, I promise to change my lifestyle. I promise myself to lose weight, to get healthier, to exercise, to move more. Yadah, yadah, yadah.
I lie to myself, tell myself every evening that tomorrow I will start to live better, that from tomorrow on I will lose weight, just to find myself making the same promise in the evening again -after a failed day.
I fail myself...over...and over...and over.
I pretend it doesn't bother me but it does. I am unhappy with my weight. I am frustrated with myself. I am like a hamster in a wheel, running in circles. I have managed to lose a little, to gain back more.
2019 I signed up at MFP weighing 312, now I weigh 353 lbs. WTH is wrong with me?
Today is my birthday and what better day for reflection could there be?
Where will I be next year? Ballooned up to 400 lbs or down in the 200? My choice, my call!
I call it quit!
No more lying to myself. No more pretending. No more broken promises.
I can make my dream come true. I want it bad enough. I am back, will try to stay. Will give it my all!
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You can do this! I just sent you a friend request, would love to help share encouragement on the good and the bad days.1
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Thank you so much for your friend request.0
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Happiest of Birthdays to you...awesome birthday present for yourself🎁0
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IslandGal3 wrote: »One day at a time...you can do this.
Happy birthday!
Thank you. I hope so.1 -
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You got this!!! The choice is truly yours ❤ happy birthday!1
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You aren't a liar.
You just haven't truly been READY. when you are... you will make the change. That is how this works.
And, Happy Birthday! You share a birthday with one of my FAVORITE beings.... my Holly Jolly! The Great Pyrenees to the right in my pic here. I am going to steal my MFP status update from yesterday and put it below LOL (pretty typical of the BS i post on my wall here, feel free to send a friend request if you dont mind silliness, randomness and lots of profanity LOL)
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me: HOLLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holly: Yes Mama?
me: GUESS WHAT IT IS TODAY???????
Holly: The day you shoved daddy in the casket for calling you a chicken and eating your candy?
me: No. well, yes. But no.
Holly: Sunday?
me: no. well, yes, but no.
Holly: Do we keep playing this game or.....
me: ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holly: oh
me: YOU ARE OFFICIALLY TWO!!!!!!!!!!
Holly: Two what?
me: Two years old!!!!!!!!!
Holly: oh. Is it time to go to work yet? It's really dark out there
me: Let me love on your first
Holly: okay
me: This means you are NOT a baby anymore, okay?
Holly: I think I weigh more than you, Mama. I'm not a baby.
me: well, not quite but almost. But you are a BIG GIRL NOW
Holly: ummmmm ok. I've been guarding the livestock since I was 6 months old. From bears. coyotes. mountain lion. foxes.
me: Yes I know you are NOT A PUPPY ANYMORE. a BIG GIRL NOW!
Holly: ummmmm ok. can we go to work now? Hagrid, mom has.... lost her mind I think. Can you help me?
Hagrid:
WOOF WOOF WOOF
me: What are you barking at?
WOOF WOOF WOOF
scratches frantically at door and whines
Hubby: He hears something, let them out
(I let them out)
Dogs tear down steps
Holly: Thanks Hagrid, mom was acting REALLY weird
Hagrid: Anytime.....0 -
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »You aren't a liar.
You just haven't truly been READY. when you are... you will make the change. That is how this works.
And, Happy Birthday! You share a birthday with one of my FAVORITE beings.... my Holly Jolly! The Great Pyrenees to the right in my pic here. I am going to steal my MFP status update from yesterday and put it below LOL (pretty typical of the BS i post on my wall here, feel free to send a friend request if you dont mind silliness, randomness and lots of profanity LOL)
Thanks0 -
Happy Bday - and be gentle on yourself. We all stumble. You got this...one step and one day at a time.
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