JustJo
Cambridge Counsellor
Yes, I think you're right. It's funny, as people at work (who never knew me as a 'fat person'!) constantly admire my discipline for avoiding cakes, biscuits, etc, and ask me what my 'secret' is. Although I sometimes feel kinda 'smug' about it, in a way I admire them for just eating what they like and not constantly obsessing over it! Which begs the question, is it better to be overweight and simply enjoy your food, or to be slim and have to deprive yourself to at least some extent? That's a whole other debate, though.That's the problem isn't it. It doesn't matter too much what way you find, as long as you find it and can live with it.
Even then, you can be constantly evolving. I've had many little steps to get where I am, but whose to say I really have reached my final destination? Each time I think I'm there, I then learn something new and move on again. It's like trying to find the perfect place to live.
Perhaps there is no perfect place...but just one we can live that feels comfortable.
Sometimes I go into Evangelical mode and want to shout out that I've found the answer, but I know deep down it's just my answer...nobody elses. Doesn't stop me trying though
Thank you - that's very kind. Thank you also for your 'reputation comment'. Fortunately (or unfortunately, sometimes!), i'm a 'questioning' kinda gal, so i'm never going to stop thinking about the way I eat and live my life!I applaud you for questioning your way of managing your weight. It's when we stop questioning or being aware that the rot set in.
Jo x