Saturday, September 4, 2010

Labor Day weekend

Feeling kind of reflective this morning.  When you are fat and constantly dieting, every holiday is a possible milestone.  I really can't count the number of times I've said "I will lose X number of pounds by this day (Labor Day, Christmas, New Year's, my birthday, etc.)" and have then gotten completely disheartened when I failed to make a ridiculous goal. 
Now I want to make my goal eating right and eating well and I'll let the weight come off when I get the surgery.  I still, however, am falling prey to the mental game of "I will lose 40 pounds by Christmas."   Which isn't all bad, unless I let the fact that I will not lose that much by that date get me in a bad head space.  THAT is the trap I am trying to avoid!
I wonder how many people fall into the same trap?

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