Going Through the Emotions Why It's Worth the Trouble -- By Mike Kramer, Staff Writer at Spark People
The world can be a beautiful place, full of possibilities and life. You can feel invincible and in control. But it’s not always like that, is it? The world can also be a stressful, upsetting, confidence-crushing place. At times, it seems like even something as clear-cut as weight loss is harder than it really needs to be. Is it worth the trouble, you ask. Why am I banging my head against the wall? Is it really doing any good?
You’re darned right it is!
When life and your mind are full of troubles, when things seem out of control, you’ve got to take control of what you can. When confidence is low, that’s exactly when you need to be at your healthiest, your strongest, your most energetic. There’s no better time to create your own little corner of sanity and positive feeling. The best way you can do that is to stick with those small daily weight loss goals.
You can be the hammer, making things happen, or you can be the nail that sits there and gets pummeled over and over. If you’re starting to feel like a nail, it’s up to you to keep your program moving forward. Gather yourself together, draw a line in the sand and refuse to give in to the doubts and temptation to give in or quit.
You’ve probably heard this story before, but since you’re here, it’s worth retelling: A frog, hopping around the farm, minding his own business, fell right into a pail half-filled with cream. Swimming frantically, he found the sides too steep and too high. Determined not to give up, he continued to struggle. He kicked and squirmed, kicked and squirmed until at last his churning had turned the cream into a block of butter – allowing him to hop right out. He never gave up!
Here’s how your story and his intersect. If he only saw the hopelessness of his situation and started feeling sorry for himself, he would have sunk to the bottom. But instead he kept kicking. He kicked not because he knew it would help him escape, but because he was compelled to, he had no choice. He kicked because the alternative was no alternative at all.
From the frog’s point of view, all he was doing was treading water (or cream), doing what he could in a bad situation. If you keep kicking, even if it just seems like you’re treading water, you’re actually causing real change that will make a huge difference later on.
There will be good days; there will be bad days – sometimes several in a row. There will be lazy days and discouraging days. But there will also be days of revelation, days of making a breakthrough, days of being proud of who you are becoming, days of wanting to climb on top of your success and reach for the stars, because you just know that anything is possible.
These are the days that make it all worthwhile. These are the days that let you deal with those other, not-so-great days. Once you know those bad days will be there, it’s easier to accept them at face value and deal with them. But you have to keep kicking on those bad days to get to the good ones. If you’re not kicking, you’re sinking.
Don’t let the world or your own doubts take away one of the most positive things you have going for yourself – your determination to create a healthier, more energetic, more vibrant, more wonderful YOU.
Keep kicking up your heels! TOWANDA!!!
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I'm kicking! Have a great day Lisa!! Hope you are enjoying that new Dell!
01 ago. 10 por el miembro: chattycathy1955
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Well, I had better be a good frog and start kicking too. Have a good one Lisa!
01 ago. 10 por el miembro: information
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Hi Lisa: Regarding your remark on Cathy's journal about virus protection, parental controls, Java updater, etc. If the virus protection that your daughter installed was the same as that which came pre-installed with your computer, there is little likelihood of a problem there (but possible). If she installed a different anti-virus of her own liking, the pre-installed anti-virus must be removed properly first, using that particular manufacture's "Removal Tool," on top of just using the Window's Remove Program. Parental Controls should have little effect on anything. Did you double click the Java updater icon (or right click it) and try to just update Java? That should fix that right there. You will have to do that frequently, but it should be an almost automatic process (check Java Options when you are in the mood). I wasn't clear if the Java updater was the only problem. Good Luck with that.
01 ago. 10 por el miembro: information
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01 ago. 10 por el miembro: information
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OMG...yep I said OMG!!! I posted my pittiful journal entry and then read yours...what an awesome thing this is!!! I feel so inspired and well...I'm that frog and will get through these crappy days...with a smile mind you!!!! Thanx for always listening to me and posting comments for me it really dose mean a lot to me!!!!Evette
01 ago. 10 por el miembro: Angelbaby1965
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01 ago. 10 por el miembro: datadoll
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This was wonderful to read. I've just come off a very bad week of eating all the wrong things, gaining weight, and feeling disgusted with myself. I love this paragraph the most:
"There will be good days; there will be bad days – sometimes several in a row. There will be lazy days and discouraging days. But there will also be days of revelation, days of making a breakthrough, days of being proud of who you are becoming, days of wanting to climb on top of your success and reach for the stars, because you just know that anything is possible."
It helps me to get motivated and get kicking again. Thanks so much.
01 ago. 10 por el miembro: lovzart
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01 ago. 10 por el miembro: information
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I totally agree with you on this, Lisa. I spent so many years trying to avoid emotions, avoid feeling. Food was really only one of my vices, it's the one that I learned first and had the hardest time weaning myself from. It took a lot of time and pain and tears to get to the root of what the problems are/were. At the end of the day though, you keep going and try to not be so hard on yourself.
01 ago. 10 por el miembro: suechru
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Revelation day for me...I definitely broke through something that was haunting my life for 34 years! I thank Information for this one from an earlier post on Moose's Journal about about compassion. I looked upon myself at age 14 and a person named Ron at 19 whom hurt me all those years ago. With a new perspective in a new light I realized what I learned from that experience. I can say that I would not want what happened to me to ever happen to one of my daughters or any other woman but I now can say it taught me that there are people out in our world who will take advantage by munipulation and power if you are not careful and diligent and vigilent enough to protect yourself. I realized that from this experience "A date rape situation", that when you play with fire you may get burned. Lucky for me I never was attracted to such men again and found my wonderful husband all those years ago because I listened to my inner voice a bit more closely after that incident. Wow.... I ran into that boy this year after all of those years at a parent meeting in February. Let me tell you all of the fear, resentment, self destructive behavior emotions came flooding back but was I shocked and at a loss for words or reaction to defend the girl I once was. All I know is I met his wife several times in parent meetings and she and her child seem to be very well, and grounded individuals so this guy didn't seem to be the monster I had been destroying parts of my life with from a situation that caused much pain in my life. I have turned a big Negative in my life into a positive and realized some of our choices which formed us into who we are today would be choices never to be made again but learning from the experiences is key to not repeating them again. TOWANDA!!!!
02 ago. 10 por el miembro: Lisa Online
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Very inspiring, Lisa. Glad you're back and everything's working well. I know Brookie will keep all the gears oiled for you. :)
02 ago. 10 por el miembro: mossum
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