tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post395757095245820795..comments2023-10-28T07:09:02.356-04:00Comments on Diary of a Former Food Addict: Can Everyone Really Do It?Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762115760694650114noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-4428382854719391372011-03-14T15:20:47.171-04:002011-03-14T15:20:47.171-04:00D- I'm impressed you knew as a teen. I certain...D- I'm impressed you knew as a teen. I certainly didn't or maybe I was just in denial. <br /><br />Hannah- I am glad you liked it I was nervous about posting it. How do you have patience with your Mom? Are you just able to separate your struggle from hers? I hear similar things from other friends and now I do not enable the fantasies but it wears down my patience. These are not my mom though so it's easier.The people with "reasons" make me nutso. Especially when said "reasons" are totally irrational or just excuses. <br /><br />Barbara- I love it, but as of this moment, I want to succeed. Yes, that is a beautiful way to put it.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762115760694650114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-16371445605152035222011-03-12T05:08:46.709-05:002011-03-12T05:08:46.709-05:00When I read this post I could almost hear Hannah s...When I read this post I could almost hear Hannah speaking ..... LOL I sense her frustration. Well done to all of you who travel this road and reach your destination of weight loss and rediscovering who you are..... each one of us is on a journey and take many different routes to get to where we are going. It is hard work - but as of this moment, I want to succeed.Barbrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230631439118090860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-67969325465861339152011-03-12T04:09:03.489-05:002011-03-12T04:09:03.489-05:00I like this post.... I copied the link and emailed...I like this post.... I copied the link and emailed it for my mother to read. She wants to lose weight. Would like to lose weight... not so sure what she really wants to put into it to do it. We started our weight loss journey together... cept she's still at the start and I'm coming up to the finish line. I now run and she can't join me for walks (she wants to start again now she sees she could possibly be 'where I am now')... tho I really want her to succeed, I just hear from her so many reasons why she is going to fail. She doesn't hear that. She has reasons for a lot of things. She has a list of things she won't do... It makes no sense to me.Hannah Houshangihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045134680412520494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-80924924525640214062011-03-11T22:10:02.899-05:002011-03-11T22:10:02.899-05:00Too true, scary true!!! You are right, we can all ...Too true, scary true!!! You are right, we can all do it, it's a very simple equation, eat less move more but that is hard when you have a messed up way of looking at yourself and the role food plays in your life. I can make all the excuses in the world, I can order my food and try to make that work but it's a bandaid that may help me get to a smaller size more quickly than battling it out now. Bitching and moaning about how hard it is really is quite pointless, less chat more action, physical and mental.<br />I've known since I was in my mid-teens it was my head that was messed up and it was just crappy that my issues showed up physically as I grew in size while others chose different vices. When people said you have a weight problem I knew that wasn't the case, I simply had problems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-41105419828544440242011-03-07T18:49:38.753-05:002011-03-07T18:49:38.753-05:00Gen- Stick with you and it will happen! Loved what...Gen- Stick with you and it will happen! Loved what you had to say, thank you for commenting.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762115760694650114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-43682927704058220372011-03-07T17:45:57.417-05:002011-03-07T17:45:57.417-05:00Wow, I think you really hit the nail right on the ...Wow, I think you really hit the nail right on the head there! Everybody has the ability to lose weight but as long as they don't accept there are underlying issues and address them, it won't be possible. After a very unhappy couple years, I managed to climb out of the darkness I was in and realize that I wasn't happy with myself and my life even though I thought I liked myself. I'm still working on all of it so the weight loss has been slow, but I'm confident it will happen as long as I stick with it. And I'm excited about the slow but sure changes. Thanks for putting into words a lot of the thoughts and emotions I've had towards this weight loss journey lately.Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705010024498725022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-70931276350962453142011-03-07T17:18:25.791-05:002011-03-07T17:18:25.791-05:00Joy- I love and applaud your honesty. You're c...Joy- I love and applaud your honesty. You're calling yourself out! That's where it all starts. Thank you for your comment and your super cool and refreshing honesty.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762115760694650114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2149234459680138738.post-33162996546362935782011-03-07T14:30:41.373-05:002011-03-07T14:30:41.373-05:00I realy loved this post. Unfortunately, I am still...I realy loved this post. Unfortunately, I am still at the flip-flopping part of this journey, where I go through the motions of weight-loss but then something comes up and I revert to old habits. I am in the process of trying to get some professional help for this and other issues but my company is in the midst of changing insurance providers so it might take a little time. I appreciate your insight in the mean-time! It just reinforces the fact that weight-loss is not as simple as "calories in, calories out." There are myriad issues that we must work through in order to make sure that this time is the last time. Thanks for your thoughts :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545109517921919164noreply@blogger.com