Step By Step, Bit By Bit

I didn't get to be as big as I am overnight.  It happened a few pounds at a time over many years.  I am not going to be able to drop this weight overnight.  What?  That is not what I want to hear!  We live in a right now world.  I can get information at any time, from almost anywhere in the world, right? Yes.  And I can do things that will help me loose weight quickly, oh, wait...I did that...

The root problem of my weight problem is not really what I eat.  There are skinny people that eat the same things.  The problem is in my head.  Why do I eat?  How did I get to this point? How am I going to stop?  

We eat. We have to do it.  Have you ever stopped to think about the role food plays in your life?  Well, I have never really thought much about it until this past weekend.  I was watching television and noticed there are hundreds of food related commercials.  I noticed this because I was really wanting a hamburger from a fast food place. We are bombarded with wonderful images of yummy looking food when we watch t.v.  So much so that tonight during our workout I made reference some brightly colored, candy covered chocolates.  Are you wondering why?  Well, the song that was playing had a phrase in it: I'm sexy and I know it.  The ONLY experience I have had with that song before this week was on t.v.

I eat when I am happy.  I eat when I am sad.  I eat to celebrate.  I eat to mourn (you know, after a funeral).  I am an emotional eater.  The more stress that I am under the more I eat.  Do you ever do that?  I know many of us do.  So now what?  How do I stop this cycle? Easy.  Step by step, bit by bit, little by little.  I have to make healthier choices.

The first one was to get up and get active. This was difficult for me.  The second was to increase the amount of water I drink.  I have had to decrease the amount of sweet tea I drink (my students don't know what to think).  I am not sure what the next thing will be, but I will do it.  One choice at a time!

Be blessed.