Healthy B.P.M.

If you keep making the same weight loss mistakes, it’s obvious that you haven’t learned the lesson. Whatever the mistake/challenge is, rest assured that it will keep cropping up. It will be as if someone is throwing pebbles at your window late at night; and how annoying is that. Of course you could open the window and you wouldn’t hear it. But then there’s the likelihood that you stumble over the ones that land inside or else would one smack you right on your forehead.

Have you seen the Weight Watcher’s commercial where hungry is represented by the little orange fuzzy creature? O.F.C (orange fuzzy creature) is always popping up in your face, sticking its tongue out at you. If you want the pebbles/obstacles/ O.F.C to go away, you’ll have to deal with them.

There are going to be days when the O.F.C strikes despite your best efforts. At those times you might say, to heck with it I might as well eat, drink or whatever. You vow to do it just this once and tomorrow you’ll get back on track. Sometimes tomorrow never gets here. That means you learned the lesson for the moment, not for a lifetime. When you do that repeatedly you’re overlooking the importance and responsibility of keep your word to yourself. Please hear me out on this one: weight loss and wellness is not about deprivation. Treats and moderate indulgences should be a part of your plan. Your challenge will be in controlling how much and how often you indulge.

Repeated indulgences and set backs will dog your conscious, peace of mind, and wear you out. Then the O.F.C will have the upper hand. This is where you have to understand the consequences of giving in too often. Listen to the other voice inside that’s telling you to slow down. The one that’s reminding you of how your body felt previously when you overdid it. Give yourself the recognition you’re due when the pebbles/obstacles/O.F.C comes a calling. And then, when you’re on the verge of making an unhealthy decision you may meet someone who’ll warn you and show you the best path. Look in the mirror and trust that person.