Mrs. G's Journey to Better Health

Many times people around me have tried to sabotage my weight loss. Whether it is intentional or not, it does not matter. The end result is I end up loosing my way, I fall off the wagon. It is important to realize that it does not matter how many times they sabotage my weight loss, all that matter is that I continue on my journey. Since I can only really control my actions, I have chosen to see their attempts as opportunities to for me to practice self control. Unfortunately, it's easier said than done. I still fall off the wagon, but the time it takes me to get back on the wagon is getting smaller. If you look at my weight loss log, you will see my weight going up and down but overall going down. I am loosing weight and that is the important thing. The reality of is, there will always be people around trying to influence you to do things you do not really want to do, it is called "peer pressure."  Throughout life people around you try to get you to do things that are no...

Losing weight is not easy. I am in the middle of listening to episode 3 of "Two Fit Chicks and a Microphone," where they talk about support from your friends and family. Sometimes their idea of support comes across as nagging. You need to tell them how they can support you and what not to do. Now my branch from this topic is: What about those who say they support you and knowingly/unknowingly try to sabotage your success? My thoughts on this is to take inventory in 3 parts: 1.- identify those attempting to sabotage your success. 2.- identify how they attempting to sabotage your success. 3.- talk to them about, decide if you really want their support, decide if they are willing and capable of giving you the support you want/need. For the next 24 hours I will post on Facebook and Tweet randomly examples of ways some try to sabotage my weight loss. Feel free to share your experiences 1st hand or 2nd hand. I will use the hashtag #SabotageMyWeightLoss I will try to post the t...