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DEL.ICIO.USLet go … of the denial
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There’s an expression that I’ve always hated, and that is “She has really let herself go.” (Of course, whenever it was said in my presence, it was said about someone else.) I think I hate that expression because it makes me feel so guilty about MYself, like “This is something I did to myself.” Well, guess what? It is. I am not obese because I had health problems or because someone forced food down my throat. This is all my own doing. It didn’t happen overnight, and it certainly wasn’t a conscious decision. But it happened all the same, and I have no one to blame but myself.
However, I was almost always in denial. Denying that the double cheeseburger was really that bad. Denying that there was anything wrong with one more hour in front of the computer instead of getting some exercise. But when I happened to hear someone use that dreaded expression, it always hit home that my fat and poor physical condition was due to ME.
Do you ever have those feelings of denial? I have learned that you must come to terms with that denial and realize that, “Okay, it’s been my doing. So I’m the one that needs to take the steps to un-do this.”
No matter how far gone you think you are, you can take those steps. And I would urge anyone out there reading this, if you are overweight and in an unhealthy state, to look at your eating and exercise habits and come to terms with the fact that they probably need to change. Of course, I have just the person for you, and that’s the trainer who has so graciously helped me get OUT of this denial. Have YOU thought about the benefits of getting a trainer who can tell you WHY that double cheeseburger just isn’t worth it, or HOW that extra hour in front of the computer can be better spent? Yes, it’s an investment - of time, money and effort - but isn’t that investment worth it?
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By Laura Kay
April 30, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this
Jennifer BRAVO!!!! You are doing GREAT!!!!
By Sheila
May 1, 2007 9:03 AM | Link to this
Jennifer that is alot to admit. Way to go. I have been eating better because of your inspiration. Now I need to work in the exercise. I wish we lived closer so we could work out together. Keep up the great work. You are looking good!
By John
May 3, 2007 1:50 PM | Link to this
Anyone who eats a lot of fast food is in denial. Anyone who doesn’t exercise is in denial. You are so right that you can only find the motivation to change within. Outside forces (trainers, gyms and such) can help achieve your goals, but you have to get the right mindset first.