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Weight Loss and Perfectionism: Life Is Good Enough
A good enough life is the only life there is. Permanent weight loss requires that we adopt a more realistic attitude towards life. Many emotional overeaters suffer from unrealistic expectations. We want life to be easy. We want it all now without investing the hard work that the best in life requires. We long for instant fixes, magical pills, and fast weight loss with the perfect diet. We are certain that when our bodies are in shape we will be happy. Each new diet starts out as the answer. We’re full of excitement as we hope that this time it will be different. Then, when we don't see instant results right away, our motivation goes right out the window. In frustration, we go off in search of yet another diet. Many of us have been on this treadmill for years. The results are now staring at us in the mirror. Many of us have given up, deciding that losing weight isn't possible for us. This has led to us feeling hopeless, fat and full of despair. Other people seem to get the good in life, how come we can't? Many of us conclude that there must be something wrong with us; we must be defective at our very core. We have come to the wrong conclusion. The truth is there is nothing wrong with us. Only our thinking and beliefs are flawed. There is no softer, easier way. Permanent weight loss requires hard work and discipline. It also requires patience and determination. It is one of the most challenging things you will ever do. Losing weight permanently requires making a long-term commitment to one's health and happiness. Yes, the path to permanent weight loss is not an easy one. Yet the rewards that come with it are great. The satisfaction, joy and true self esteem that comes from living a healthy life, setting goals and achieving them, looking and feeling better, and having the energy to deal with the challenges of life are some of the best rewards life has to offer. If you want to lose weight permanently, you must decide that you are willing to do what it takes to get there. You must accept that hard work is required. This means regular exercise, eating less, getting support, and changing your attitudes and beliefs about life. All these things are required to be successful. You must be willing to let go of the idea of the quick fix. You must also be willing to let go of the idea that you are going to achieve perfection some day. You must decide that being a perfectly imperfect person who struggles with a weight problem is good enough for right now. Yes, you are never going to have the perfect life that you have in your head. It might come close, but it won't be perfect. Peace and happiness comes when you decide that a good enough life is a good life. This isn't settling for second best, it is settling for what is. This is what everyone has. A good enough life is a happy and peaceful life. It is a life with in your reach. It is right here, right now. It is what is. From this place you can work at being better, but not perfect. Every day is another chance to get it right. So is every moment. Right now is the perfect moment. It is the time to decide that you have a good enough life, even with a weight problem. Yes, happiness is within reach. It is yours for the taking. You don’t have to wait to lose weight to be happy. All you need to do is decide to be happy. It is your choice. You can decide that you are good enough as is. This doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for improvement. It just means you are no longer postponing your peace and happiness until you improve. Yes, life is good enough. It really is.
Life is good enough. I accept that I
will never
be perfect. I accept that I am a work in progress. I become whole by
accepting
all of me - the good, bad and imperfect. I am good enough as is, and
this is
good enough for me.
Life Is Hard, Suffering Is Optional. Nirvana Is Here. Starting
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