Comments on: Fat? It’s all in the mind. Maybe. http://soundxvision.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/fat-its-all-in-the-mind-maybe/ A blog for all seasons and styles Sat, 19 May 2007 17:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: richyricher http://soundxvision.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/fat-its-all-in-the-mind-maybe/#comment-56 richyricher Sat, 19 May 2007 17:22:55 +0000 http://soundxvision.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/fat-its-all-in-the-mind-maybe/#comment-56 Katherine, I was always thin as a kid, I put on the Frosh 15 and now stand about 5'10 190lbs. I wouldn't say I have a spare tire, perhaps just a doughnut spare. Frankly, I haven't made a healthy lifestlye a priority and I have nobody to blame but myself. I know that I always have complete control to change my body if it is important enough to me. How do I FEEL by having the extra weight? Good question. When I put on weight, I feel like I have let myself down. When I make a conscious effort to lose weight, I understand that the desire comes from not wanting to feel like a failure. Perhaps when people become overweight, they take on the same kinds of personal excuses for not losing weight as with other areas in our lives. We begin to do the "I could do this if it were really important to me". We tell ourselves that doing this thing isn't really important in order to avoid the fear of failure and avoid the possiblity of actually trying wholehartedly, only to experience the heartbreaking reality of failing at something that is really important. We make excuses that being this, or having that, isn't really important. We say to ourselves, "When it becomes important enough to me, i'll do it". Unfortunately, many of us wind up getting caught up in the sometime, someday trap, being content and making mental excuses for not getting what we really want out of life. If something is truly important to you, do what it takes to get it. It's just as easy. We all have a tendency to do fall into this trap, and I am certainly no exception. Recently however, I have decided to take life by the horns and get everything out of life I want. I am finding life to be much more exciting. Every opportunity I look at like a megamillions lottery ticket, however the odds are much better and i'm finanlly living life passionately and doing what makes me happy. If you went to the doctor and he told you that you had 6 months to live, would you feel that your life served it's purpose? If not, what would your purpose be in the time you had left? If you are interested, you can check out my blog at http://richiericher.wordpress.com Katherine,

I was always thin as a kid, I put on the Frosh 15 and now stand about 5′10 190lbs. I wouldn’t say I have a spare tire, perhaps just a doughnut spare. Frankly, I haven’t made a healthy lifestlye a priority and I have nobody to blame but myself. I know that I always have complete control to change my body if it is important enough to me. How do I FEEL by having the extra weight? Good question. When I put on weight, I feel like I have let myself down. When I make a conscious effort to lose weight, I understand that the desire comes from not wanting to feel like a failure. Perhaps when people become overweight, they take on the same kinds of personal excuses for not losing weight as with other areas in our lives. We begin to do the “I could do this if it were really important to me”. We tell ourselves that doing this thing isn’t really important in order to avoid the fear of failure and avoid the possiblity of actually trying wholehartedly, only to experience the heartbreaking reality of failing at something that is really important. We make excuses that being this, or having that, isn’t really important. We say to ourselves, “When it becomes important enough to me, i’ll do it”. Unfortunately, many of us wind up getting caught up in the sometime, someday trap, being content and making mental excuses for not getting what we really want out of life.

If something is truly important to you, do what it takes to get it. It’s just as easy.

We all have a tendency to do fall into this trap, and I am certainly no exception. Recently however, I have decided to take life by the horns and get everything out of life I want. I am finding life to be much more exciting. Every opportunity I look at like a megamillions lottery ticket, however the odds are much better and i’m finanlly living life passionately and doing what makes me happy.

If you went to the doctor and he told you that you had 6 months to live, would you feel that your life served it’s purpose? If not, what would your purpose be in the time you had left?

If you are interested, you can check out my blog at http://richiericher.wordpress.com

]]> By: orangeblossoms http://soundxvision.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/fat-its-all-in-the-mind-maybe/#comment-4 orangeblossoms Wed, 02 May 2007 15:26:04 +0000 http://soundxvision.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/fat-its-all-in-the-mind-maybe/#comment-4 I'm one of those people who 'gets it'. Thanks for this entry-- for the clarity and the honesty in it. I’m one of those people who ‘gets it’. Thanks for this entry– for the clarity and the honesty in it.

]]> By: D.J. http://soundxvision.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/fat-its-all-in-the-mind-maybe/#comment-2 D.J. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:36:36 +0000 http://soundxvision.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/fat-its-all-in-the-mind-maybe/#comment-2 Hi Katherine! Really good post here... You tackled the subject in a much more thought out manner than I did. Basically, I called it "Fat Boy Syndrome" because it was mostly about me, and I'm a boy. I didn't want to comment on the female experience as I know that, for most, it's more intense to the ladies when it comes to weight just due to society and all the nonsense we all know about. Anyway, I enjoyed your take on the subject, and I hope that you didn't find mine too glib or tongue in cheek. Honestly, it's actually something that bothers me, but when I write, I tend to get jokey-- it's a defense mechanism, I guess. Anyway, thanks for sending me the link to this. It's a really good read. Hi Katherine! Really good post here… You tackled the subject in a much more thought out manner than I did. Basically, I called it “Fat Boy Syndrome” because it was mostly about me, and I’m a boy. I didn’t want to comment on the female experience as I know that, for most, it’s more intense to the ladies when it comes to weight just due to society and all the nonsense we all know about.

Anyway, I enjoyed your take on the subject, and I hope that you didn’t find mine too glib or tongue in cheek. Honestly, it’s actually something that bothers me, but when I write, I tend to get jokey– it’s a defense mechanism, I guess.

Anyway, thanks for sending me the link to this. It’s a really good read.

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