On this page the following entries were made in the “Behaviors” category.
Sometimes, it is weird to realize that old triggers don’t hold as much sway on you as they used to… And I have absolutely no explanation about why this happened. None. I can’t say “it’s because I did this and wote down that about my eating”, or some such. It’s just… weird.
Yesterday, I was tired. […]
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I’m really not sure how often I’ll be able to write posts again in here, but it was high time I came back anyway to dust off the place, and better do it now, while I still have the time and energy.
Regardless of weight loss things, there’s one major word for me in the next […]
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This has stuck to me in my mind in the past days, and I found myself agreeing with it more and more. Unfortunately, I read it months ago, and can’t give proper credit to the person who posted it; it was on a French forum about losing weight and getting out of obesity, is all […]
Continue reading ““Whining About One Pound”” »
This sort of struck me the other day, when I was visiting a friend I hadn’t seen in quite a while. Along the conversation, she offered to make some tea, to which I agreed, since I love this beverage. However, when she asked “how much sugar” and I answered “none”, the next reaction was: “Oh, […]
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This had started as an answer to one of the comments left on my previous entry, but given how long it turned to be, I decided that it deserved its standalone post.
The sentence that triggered it all was the following: “I think I dress badly on purpose, because it is what is expected of me”. […]
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What happened a few days ago was sort of a dilemma for me. Things being quite hard these times when it comes to behaving “properly” on the whole weight loss thing, every temptation is a problem I really struggle with simply to resist it. This time, it was a belated birthday cake (my birthday was […]
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I entered the café—a very small, cozy place, that I used to go to regularly last year. A few people were there already, minding their own businesses, and I approached the counter to order, when suddenly it hit me. The feeling of shame. The feeling of shame at being seen by strangers eating a croissant in a public place.
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There’s no defined inspiration for today’s set of thoughts, as this is a piece of advice i’ve seen in many places now. And true, “putting my fork down” has been a tremendous help for me so far, even though it still feels much unnatural depending on the days and moments. What is this “miracle method”? Not a miracle in any way… simply a nifty tip that can nicely and elegantly prevent us from gobbling down our food.
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Here’s another of these nice pieces of advice you can find on many websites and in many books related to weight loss, yet that only take their full meaning once you’ve experienced them and finally understands what they really mean: “keep your hands busy”.
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It dawned on me, all of a sudden, that my life as an overweight person - whatever my degree of overweight - has been, and still is, marked by constant comparisons. Comparisons from others, comparisons from me, comparisons that never existed, that I was only imagining. In a way, I find this behavior ugly. In another way, realizing it may actually help me to reach a new step in my journey.
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