I have a confession: I hate losing (except fat ).I was raised by a strict, German perfectionist wh

I have a confession: I hate losing (except fat ). I was raised by a strict, German perfectionist who worked more than anyone I’ve ever known. He was the kind of father (and my first boss) who tolerated nothing short maximum efforts and maximum results. Failure was not only unacceptable, it was shameful. In Weight Loss counseling, I learned that one of my earlier memories of him involved his reaction to a mistake I’d made: he closed my bedroom window before punishing me to muffle screaming so “the neighbors won’t know what a terrible child I have.” This type of messaging runs deep in many of us who struggle with obesity. We get laughed at when we start our weight loss journeys so we’re afraid to try and call attention to ourselves. We know the road is impossible so we give up the second we misstep. We are prone to self sabotage after a lifetime of abuse (much of which is self inflicted). The thing I want to tell you is that there is help out there. Sure, there are trainers and meal plan experts, but if information was all we needed, we’d all have six packs and bottoms. I don’t know about you, but I needed to retrain my mind. I worked with counselors, coaches and mentors to pull myself out of the habit loops that kept me obese. I took one step and lost one pound at a time. I learned to forgive myself. I’m still learning how to love myself every day. That’s why we call this crazy thing a journey. It’s worth it. You’re worth it. You can’t fail unless you give up. I believe in the power of the human spirit. I believe in you. -- source link

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