Deadly Sins
ginbunny
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A deadly sin was categorized as a basal vice that was the cause or that contributed to other sins. Murder was not a deadly sin, but envy, greed, etc could lead to it.
I am not a religious man, in delirium or reality, but I like to think I am smarter than a door knob. However, the problem is most door knobs espouse less sins than I. While I won't get into my other vices, and as I try and improve other aspects of my life, two sins on this list are "sloth' and 'gluttony'.
The first step to manageable weight loss and healthy living, as with most other things, is acceptance of a problem and finding solutions to combat the perceived problem.
I'll stop blabbing and go work out now : )
I am not a religious man, in delirium or reality, but I like to think I am smarter than a door knob. However, the problem is most door knobs espouse less sins than I. While I won't get into my other vices, and as I try and improve other aspects of my life, two sins on this list are "sloth' and 'gluttony'.
The first step to manageable weight loss and healthy living, as with most other things, is acceptance of a problem and finding solutions to combat the perceived problem.
I'll stop blabbing and go work out now : )
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I think its more constructive to figure out what leads one to these behaviors, rather than just classify them as sins. Just calling them sins and vowing not to do it anymore doesn't give one any insight on how to change their lifestyle. I think that calling it sloth and gluttony, while being accurate, is an oversimplification of a deeper problem. Lets talk about why we find ourselves exhibiting these behaviors and maybe we can change them.
As far as gluttony, I know that I feel hunger a lot of the time, possibly due to being diabetic. I know that no matter what the reason, I need to address that and realize that even though I want to keep eating, I need to stop. Also sometimes depression plays into it and rather than stop that pleasurable activity and going back to feeling miserable, I want to keep eating. But what does that do, but keep a vicious cycle going?
That leads to another question. Will weight loss be the answer to all my problems? My guess is no. I will still be depressed after weight loss because that's the kind of person I am. I go from highs to lows and have always been that way. Eating to mask my feelings has always been my thing.
See what I just did? Is something everyone should do. Journal, type, whatever. Analyze yourself. It gets you one step closer to becoming in charge of our out of control behavior.0 -
I didn't mean to make it a pedantic or Christian/ Catholic vibe, I was just using a painting with broad strokes method. All I meant to reference was over-eating, eating as an unhealthy habit as well as sedentary lifestyle choices.
I'm with you, there are different and varied deeper psychological and historical causes and fueling factors to why people are where they're at today, not only in diet and exercise, but in every aspect in life. To get any progress in health, relationship or life in general, one must source the root of the problem rather than the symptoms.
I eat decent all day, but feel a need to binge on salt and carbs right before bed. And only on the four days of the week I work, since I work thrid shift and come home at seven in the morning. I used to be hooked on fish-n-chips (1100 calories a dish), etc. I still fight with alcohol, not as an alcoholic, (I drink on my 3-day weekends only) but facing the effects of alcohol on weight gain as well as hampering weight loss.
Knowing something is wrong is important, whether the surface skim level or the deep roots of it, but stopping now is equally as important. If I am a kleptomaniac, I would like to get help or help myself understand why I feel a need to pick people's pockets or shoplift. I can't keep doing it though, while I'm figuring out what the cause is, because I might get arrested.
A rule is awesome in that you can work towards a goal as you work towards figuring out a motive if its complicated. Because I am awesome at these 'sins', but also at excuses and complacency.
If we can fix our minds, we can't help but have our bodies that house these minds, inevitably follow suit. But, in my budding opinon, we still need to call spades spades, aim for the moon and fail in the stars, but at least off the ground. Constructive criticism, or positive reinforcement are means to an end. My wife asks me if she looks good in a top and I always tell her, either you look radiant, or you look lumpy. Either way, she knows that I am not telling her what I think she wants to hear. Its a slippery slope, but I'm still married : ) Either way, let's both get where we want to get in the way that makes sense to us.0
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