Hiding Things from Myself

        “Lying to ourselves is more ingrained than lying to others.” -Fyodor Dostoyevsky
             


It’s funny sometimes how the most enlightening words can come from such innocent moments.

Kim and I were watching TV this past weekend when a shout came from the back room…

“Mom…have you seen my shoes?”

(Konnor had misplaced his shoes again)

Kim responded…. “No.”

“Dad…have you seen my shoes?”

I responded… “No.” Then I asked, “Why would mom or I know where your shoes are? You were the last to wear them”

Konnor yelled out, “found them”… “They were behind my door”

Konnor came walking through the living room and said, “Sometimes I feel like I’m trying to hide things from myself.”

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be so insightful?

"I'm going to start a diet"

                                 “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”

                                                                                      ~Thomas Paine

Remember when you’re thinking, “I’m going to start a diet”… that most times this has more to do with a change in lifestyle than a change in nutrition. We are always trying to have our diets “fit” our lifestyle, rather than adapting our lifestyle to “fit” our diet.

In one of the most recent studies show people who were 50 pounds overweight (and lost it) only had a 3% success rate in keeping their weight off for a 3 year period.

I believe this is because we look at food as our “only” culprit. We spend so much time micromanaging our calories, carbs, and fats (and workout programs) that we fail to acknowledge that it is our current lifestyle that has us where we are.

(Could you imagine an alcoholic trying to stop drinking… but refusing to stop going to the bar? Probably wouldn’t be very successful)

We all start out creating a lifestyle that eventually defines who we become. These are just a few questions you should consider before focusing on food…

~ What is it about my lifestyle that has me where I’m at?

~ Do I want this lifestyle more than I want to be fit?

~ How realistic is it for me to achieve my goals by continuing to live as I do?

Before changing your diet, remember this…Your current “lifestyle” (money, relationships, food) has been created by your past choices…It is the “new” lifestyle choices you choose today that will create the future you. 

Changing your lifestyle changes your diet.

Changing your diet changes your life.