Buy Walking VideosChange your Life, Change your Weight
I was reading “9 Steps to Effective Dieting†on eDiets. Just like all the articles that have a number in the title, there is a list of good ideas and advice. Step number two, however, was different than the normal “Eat Less, Move More†philosophy.
- Realize everything is connected! Jonny believes there is a solid connection between your weight and the rest of your life. Taking off those extra pounds is not as simple as eating less food. One of Jonny’s mottos is: “Change your life, change your weight.”
I have instinctively known this for a while, but to have it said to me so clearly was kind of a smack in the face. For me, there is a definitive connection between my weight and how I feel. If I let the rest of my life get out of order, my weight starts to creep up. If I am consciously working at making my life better, my body reflects that.
It is said that we wear our grief. That is true on many levels. When I don’t deal with my emotions, food is the only narcotic that works to hide from them. It’s part of the reason that I write in my journal. It’s part of the reason that I write for this weblog. The only way to keep my emotions in check is to constantly confront them every day. There is no room for hiding because I want to live a healthy life.
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April 18th, 2005 at 3:41 am
Couldnt agree more. I realised this quite late too, after several ups and downs in weight, much tears and despair etc but I think I’ve finally got the hang of it. Everything certainly is connected and I believe its something every person looking to lose weight and stay fit need to come to terms with.