I said to my therapist that normally when I'm in control as I feel now I'm usually on a diet. 3 meals a day, no snacks – not even fruit – or LighterLife, weight watchers, slimming world, atkins… the list goes on and on. I feel this time is different, but I still feel I'm waiting for the diet to commence. Instead I'm trying to focus on maintaining my efforts and making small changes that will aid weight loss… it's all new territory to me though.
Whilst searching for some weight loss quotes to help me keep my focus, I was disappointed at how many of them seemed to be unforgiving and angry. I get it, exercise is hard and not eating what you want is difficult, and as a binge-eater I fully admit that losing a substantial amount of weight is one of the hardest things you can do. Flashback to me and a friend carrying our shopping home, usually a 20 minute walk in the summer. She turns round to me and says "come on!"
I look down at my shopping bags, the occasional hidden food that I know I'll binge/overeat on later, and look back to her. It's a hot summers day, I'm wearing jeans and a long-sleeved cardigan because I am too embarrassed to show my arms and legs, I'm carrying food that I know is going to make me feel worse and I'm carrying at least 6 more stone than her. It doesn't help that I'm bitter of her naturally slim frame that she doesn't lift a finger for, but the "come on!" certainly doesn't encourage me.
I feel like weight loss quotes are a little like this. They mean well, and they're trying to move you forward, but they are unhelpful. They don't make me feel good, or like I want to get on the treadmill to become healthy, they make me feel like I failed for being overweight and I should be shouted at until I lose it all.
I've chosen: I don't like your tone.
Oh, so when I was bingeing, did that make me a bitch?
You had me up until 'move'.
It's the tone I don't like, as if I need someone treading on my heels every step of the way to keep me going, otherwise I'll just fall on the sofa and stuff my face. And maybe that's the point, these weight loss quotes seem to supply bursts of enthusiasm or, dare I say it, self-disgust. They are there for you to lose weight fast and now, whereas I want to lose weight and keep it off forever. Running on angry isn't going to work long-term – I don't want to be angry with myself for the rest of my life.
Not all weight loss quotes are annoying though, like these.
It's acknowledging that it's easier not to work hard, but it's also making me laugh. A little humour goes a long way in my books.
Ok so points taken off for being from 'teach me how to skinny' but it is acknowledging that your body is linked with the mind, and therefore provides evidence of the tough times as well as the good times.
Thank God for that, at least if I fall at the first hurdle I've got more options. And I get to stay cool.
Good advice.
I like these quotes because they acknowledge that weight loss isn't a steady decline. Sometimes you do everything right and don't reap the rewards, sure there's a science behind weight loss but when I was on 500 calories a day on LighterLife I still managed to put on a pound or stay the same when I should have been losing. Sometimes your body can be a tad unpredictable.
Instead of punishing yourself over having the extra piece of chocolate or not getting on the treadmill once, surely it's better to acknowledge the blip, implement ways of not falling down that hole again and keep on keeping on? I know I've felt a lot better being practical and kinder to myself than hating myself over every work out I haven't done and every chocolate bar I've had.
What do you think? Do these quotes work for you? I feel a debate coming on.
Emma
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