I went to a class at Metabolic Research Center called "Making New Year's Resolutions that Work".
One of the points in a 10 point approach is "ditch the deprivation perception". The idea being to look at this diet plan as a lifestyle change, a choice, a commitment to yourself and my health.
Sitting there, I had an A-HA moment. I was thinking, "yeah, I'm committed but I am depriving myself of chocolate, tacos and what-not". BUT - I could have those things and then be depriving myself of being thin, healthier, wearing cute clothes, going on beach vacations unselfconsciously, etc. So either way, there's "deprivation" going on. It's just a matter of which one I want to live more without (or with).
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“…the secret to life is obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life’s work, and try to get hold of a giant panda. If you had a giant panda in your back yard, anything could go wrong -- someone could die, or stop loving you, or you could get sick – and if you could look outside and see this adorable, ridiculous, boffo panda, you’d start to laugh; you’d be so filled with thankfulness and amusement that everything would be o.k. again.” ~ Anne Lamott
3 comments:
Dude. That's a huge a-ha moment. I have never thought of it that way. Way to turn that frown upside down ;-) Wait... did someone say beach vacation?!?!
Agreed...HUGE a-ha moment. Thank you for sharing it. <3
Heck yes beach vacation, Jamie. :)
Thank you, Kristin. xo
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