Got a change of pace for you. Read this one. Painfully honest at times, and I can't say that I agree with everything she says, but her big point is that you need to take responsibility for your actions and their affects on your body. She decided that she enjoyed being thin/fit/healthy more than she enjoyed eating rich foods - but never tries to either blame the foods or claim that they're not enticing. I suggest a browse through the archives if you have some time to spare... they're quite refreshing.
Richard
· 5 years ago
Maybe we need to start an angry-ex-fatass club? Or even PAC? Or does such a thing exist? :-)
Jon in Michigan
· 5 years ago
I hear ya, Chris. When I'm in a conversation with someone who is where I was, (that is, at least 40 pounds overweight, eating garbage, complaining that they don't feel good, and wondering why their back hurts, etc. etc) they almost always come up with the line "Ya gotta die sometime." said with a shrug.
I was there too and I never knew how very annoying it was until I stood where I am now.
I didn't get off my fat covered butt until I visited my Dad in the ER after his stroke. For most people, it will take something like that. For extraodinary people, they find the motivation inside themselves.
brent
· 5 years ago
hey chris. could you post your top two motivational/inspirational books that you would recommend? thanks!
Lara
· 5 years ago
I gained 60 lbs in a year's time and it took another 6 years before I finally was able to get down to business and take 40 of it off. I definately was my own worst enemy and would constantly sabotage myself or just crap out because I didn't get instant results. A mental shift definately needs to take place, like the shift that takes place when a smoker is finally able to quit after several failed attempts (did that too). I think with eating, like smoking, there is the component of junky behavior that makes the next fix worth far far more than the consequences - if not for pleasure, than to at least keep the withdrawal sickness at bay.
Anyway Chris, maybe you are saving humanity a little when you demonstrate first hand what a person can do when they make the committment to themselves. When I'm at work, I talk about how great I feel and how happy I am. I hope that my enthusiasm about running, improving health, and my emerging fit body is silently working on people's perceptions (and not just annoying them). Maybe some time they will say to themselves "I totally can do that too!"
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I was there too and I never knew how very annoying it was until I stood where I am now.
I didn't get off my fat covered butt until I visited my Dad in the ER after his stroke. For most people, it will take something like that. For extraodinary people, they find the motivation inside themselves.
Anyway Chris, maybe you are saving humanity a little when you demonstrate first hand what a person can do when they make the committment to themselves. When I'm at work, I talk about how great I feel and how happy I am. I hope that my enthusiasm about running, improving health, and my emerging fit body is silently working on people's perceptions (and not just annoying them). Maybe some time they will say to themselves "I totally can do that too!"
And thanks for an interesting post :)