"You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith." - Mary Manin Morrissey
A friend of mine postulated the question to me on my fear of achieving my weight goal. I blew the question off as ridiculous, me, afraid of reaching my goal? As the words rolled over and over in my brain, it began to sink in. Maybe I am afraid of reaching my goal, maybe I am afraid of success. I have been at the bottom of the barrel all my life, how could I even attempt to think that I would be worthy of success?
It's not that unbelievable, I recount a few times where I could see that I deliberately sabotaged my eating/exercise. Why would I want to do that to myself?
These fears/negative feelings need to be pushed aside. We are all worthy of success. Success is not something that is just for those that think they deserve it. You and I are worth pursuing success, we can achieve success, it is reachable. It is within our grasp as long as we are COMMITTED to that goal.
"There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear." - George S. Patton
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Aftermath...Rebirth...
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." - Winston Churchill
My episode of "The Fattening of America" for this week deals with aftermath. I used the example of the tulips that litter our fair city. Last week they were arrayed in glorious splendiferous colors and now they are bare stems.
Maybe you've fallen off the wagon. Indulged a little too much. Got off track and are now dealing with the aftermath of those choices. Sure it's easy to feel guilty or have a "what's the use?" attitude, but it doesn't have to be that way.
The city isn't going to leave those stems all summer. They will be dug up and new flowers will be planted in their place. Just like that we need to remember to dig out the old stems in our journeys and plant new fresh ideas and perspectives.
A weird analogy - Think of the post-apocalyptic movies that are out ("The Road Warrior", "Phoenix the Warrior", "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", etc.). After the bombs dropped and civilization was in dire straits - did the survivors give up? No, they adapted and learned to start anew. So must we.
"The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders." - Foster's Law
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
My episode of "The Fattening of America" for this week deals with aftermath. I used the example of the tulips that litter our fair city. Last week they were arrayed in glorious splendiferous colors and now they are bare stems.
Maybe you've fallen off the wagon. Indulged a little too much. Got off track and are now dealing with the aftermath of those choices. Sure it's easy to feel guilty or have a "what's the use?" attitude, but it doesn't have to be that way.
The city isn't going to leave those stems all summer. They will be dug up and new flowers will be planted in their place. Just like that we need to remember to dig out the old stems in our journeys and plant new fresh ideas and perspectives.
A weird analogy - Think of the post-apocalyptic movies that are out ("The Road Warrior", "Phoenix the Warrior", "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", etc.). After the bombs dropped and civilization was in dire straits - did the survivors give up? No, they adapted and learned to start anew. So must we.
"The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders." - Foster's Law
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Friday, May 11, 2007
Simplicity
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." - Confucius
We tend to make mountains out of mole hills. We insist in making our lives as complicated as possible, piling on pressures and emotions and whatever else we can get our hands on.
People cannot believe my accomplishment is due to the 4 simple keys: Commitment, Portion Control, Exercise, & Accountability. Like there had to be something more, some special formula or piece of equipment. No gym membership required, no special equipment or diet.
I myself have gotten lost along the way. I have taken my eye off the prize. I've lost my way. That's why I am blogging about simplicity. I've made my own lifestyle so complicated that I think I may have burned myself out.
I am taking steps to remedy that. It'll take time, and thankfully, I have that luxury now because I have lost so much weight.
Simplify. Simplify. Simplify.
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo DaVinci
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
We tend to make mountains out of mole hills. We insist in making our lives as complicated as possible, piling on pressures and emotions and whatever else we can get our hands on.
People cannot believe my accomplishment is due to the 4 simple keys: Commitment, Portion Control, Exercise, & Accountability. Like there had to be something more, some special formula or piece of equipment. No gym membership required, no special equipment or diet.
I myself have gotten lost along the way. I have taken my eye off the prize. I've lost my way. That's why I am blogging about simplicity. I've made my own lifestyle so complicated that I think I may have burned myself out.
I am taking steps to remedy that. It'll take time, and thankfully, I have that luxury now because I have lost so much weight.
Simplify. Simplify. Simplify.
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo DaVinci
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Friday, May 04, 2007
Indulgence...
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." - Oscar Wilde
I looked up the word 'indulge' in the dictionary to get the true meaning of the word. This is what I found:
indulge (in-duhlj): to yield to, satisfy, or gratify one's desires, feelings, etc.
In this lifestyle change it is quite alright to indulge from time to time. We all get cravings for different things from beef jerky or bottle of Coca-Cola to chocolate ice cream or chinese food. The thing of it is, we need to satisfy these cravings, otherwise they will grow into obsessions and cause either over-indulgence or bingeing.
I have been a 'victim' of this. I found myself at times constantly thinking about chinese food. Dreaming of it, it seemed to consume my entire being. At last I could take no more and I tried to mildy satisfy the craving (which by this time had grown into a full-blown obsession). Let me just say the night ended with massive guilt and a VERY sick stomach.
If it can fit into your lifestyle change, feel free to indulge once in a while. Obviously there are things that we cannot indulge because our self-control is not there or they are detrimental to our lifestyle. I know for a fact that I cannot eat at certain restaurants because I cannot control myself.
Above all, remember that you are on a lifestyle change and not a diet. Diets tend to be restrictive and unforgiving, lifestyle changes are flexible and more forgiving - as long as the commitment to keep on track is there.
"It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back." - Mick Jagger
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
I looked up the word 'indulge' in the dictionary to get the true meaning of the word. This is what I found:
indulge (in-duhlj): to yield to, satisfy, or gratify one's desires, feelings, etc.
In this lifestyle change it is quite alright to indulge from time to time. We all get cravings for different things from beef jerky or bottle of Coca-Cola to chocolate ice cream or chinese food. The thing of it is, we need to satisfy these cravings, otherwise they will grow into obsessions and cause either over-indulgence or bingeing.
I have been a 'victim' of this. I found myself at times constantly thinking about chinese food. Dreaming of it, it seemed to consume my entire being. At last I could take no more and I tried to mildy satisfy the craving (which by this time had grown into a full-blown obsession). Let me just say the night ended with massive guilt and a VERY sick stomach.
If it can fit into your lifestyle change, feel free to indulge once in a while. Obviously there are things that we cannot indulge because our self-control is not there or they are detrimental to our lifestyle. I know for a fact that I cannot eat at certain restaurants because I cannot control myself.
Above all, remember that you are on a lifestyle change and not a diet. Diets tend to be restrictive and unforgiving, lifestyle changes are flexible and more forgiving - as long as the commitment to keep on track is there.
"It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back." - Mick Jagger
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
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