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Healthy attitude, healthy life

One of my favorite sayings of all time is "change your image, change your life," and I thought perhaps, in a similar fashion, I thought this phrase could be flipped around a little to reflect the following article:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Healthy+weight+loss+starts+ends+with+healthy+attitude/1743434/story.html

I want to say I love, love, LOVE this article (note, I have to say love three times when I really really like something.) I love it for a few reasons.

First, I love it because the situation the journalist is describing is one I was actually in this past weekend as I attempted to cover a high school graduation and stupidly forgot my credentials at home, though I'm not sure if it was food that was driving me crazy or the police officer that did not believe I was a reporter from the newspaper.

The second reason I love this article is the following quote: "I've come to believe that weighing ourselves sets us up to fail. Weighing ourselves puts us in conflict and competition with ourselves."

Time and time again I have used this excuse for not getting on the scale. I believe that you know the best, better than anyone else when you have lost weight. You know better than your family, your friends and your scale, because you know how well your favorite pair of jeans used to fit and you know how well that pair of jeans fits you now.

When you're tyring to lose weight, it is almost impossible to not compete with someone: all of the people at the gym with near-perfect bodies daunt you while you struggle to make it to 30 minutes on the treadmill, or how about your friend who has been working out as long as you have and has lost more than you.

A little competition is good even, I believe. Without it, there is less incentive to actually drop the weight-I know, I know, you should do it for yourself.

Point is, of all the people to compete with, you shouldn't compete with yourself, because when the competition gets hot, you become your own worst enemy. I think that's what this writer is trying to say.

Who do YOU compete with?

posted @ Monday, June 29, 2009 3:43 PM

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Left by sandyks12345 at 6/30/2009 9:46 AM
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I find just the opposite to be true. Weighing myself is good for me. It keeps me in check and keeps me honest with myself. I don't feel I'm competing with myself but instead it's a tool to help me learn to guage myself. You can't feel 1 lb. gained or lost in your jeans. You can't feel it until maybe 10ish lbs lost or gained. I don't want to gain 10 lbs. before I realize I've not kept things in good enough control. I don't really compete with anyone else, because the journey to health and wellness is about me. Because I care about my friends, I'm hoping and rooting for their success. If they do better than me, I'm happy for them. Maybe they could even give me some pointers! :)

I think that each person has to do what is good for them when it comes to the scale. If it's your enemy and will sabotage your weight loss, stay away. If you're like me, step on it often and let it help you along the way. Good luck to all!

Sandy

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