Changing my image of myself
I read an article today about why overweight people, even people who’ve had lapband surgery like I have, can’t seem to keep it off. We all hear about “I have a sweet tooth” and “I always feel hungry,” but maybe it has a lot less to do with the sweet tooth and feelings of hunger than we realize.
The problem is that we SEE ourselves as overweight. That subconscious side of us that stores our memories and emotions has an image of us that is overweight. If our subconsious is fat, how will we ever be able to overcome that? I’ve lost a lot of weight but I still fight the urge to overeat every single day.
I’m going to take his advice and try to reprogram how my subsconscious sees me. I started today by taking a photo of myself today and comparing it to how I looked at the end of 2007. Huge difference.. here, I’ll show you.
So, you can see a difference, right? Yeah I know, I’ve still got 30 pounds of boobage to lose but it will come off. I’m going to work on my self image and try my best to see myself as a thin person. Apparently that will help me more than anything else I can do.
So fingers crossed!
April 8th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
You look fabulous! Hubby is going in for his first consultation for gastric bypass next week and we are both very excited. I will be having mine next year after he is well on his way to thinner.
. He has been deemed a better candidate for bypass due to his heart health not being the greatest and his lack of eating control. I don’t know how they figure that but… Anyway, keep up the good work!!!
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:36 am
Way to go! looking good.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Wow! You look amazing! I wish I could get a lap band but am not sure if this is good for me as I am hypertensive. Goodluck! You do look great!