Sunday, July 19, 2009

What They Don't Tell You About Losing Weight


 

You’ll still have laundry.

You’ll still have dishes.

You’ll still have a few aches and pains.

You’ll still bad hair days.

You’ll still have diapers and cat litter.

You’ll still have garbage.

You’ll still vacuuming.

You’ll still have closets to clean.

You’ll still have arguments with your spouse or significant other or kids or friends.

When I was fat, I idealized being thin.  I thought that, if I could only lose weight, then my life would be perfect.  I’d have the perfect job, the perfect boyfriend, the perfect apartment, the perfect car.  I thought that the stars would align.  I would be at one with the universe.   I’d attain enlightenment.  

My thinking was wrong.  “If only [you fill in the blank] would happen, then I could be happy,” was the underlying theme of these thoughts.  I was waiting to become thin.  I thought that, once I was thin, then I really would be happy.   But being thin doesn’t make you happy.  

For me, it’s more like being happy that makes you thin.

Weird, huh?



Up Next:  30 Pounds in 30 Days!

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2 comments:

  1. "For me, it's more like being happy makes you thin." That's a huge shift in our usual thinking. I believe that's true .... and yet I'm also trying to figure out how it works .... Hope you will write more about that in the weeks to come!! Thanks for the ongoing inspiration.

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  2. Hey, katypc! I'm trying to figure out how it works, too! Thank you for your kind comment and suggestion for upcoming blogs! I am incredibly grateful!

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Kristin Heslop, DMA, has gained and lost over a thousand pounds throughout her life. A musician by trade and training, Dr. Heslop attended Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. She holds a Master of Music degree from Wichita State University, and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Heslop has taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Concordia University, Union College, Wichita State University, and Enterprise Academy. She has performed on the flute, piano, harpsichord, and organ throughout the Midwest. In addition to music she derives great pleasure from political and environmental activism, creating visual art, and hearing her cat Lukas purr.