“People practically always steal food when they are hungry, and low-calorie diets mean weakness and hunger... No! Counting calories is for the birds. There should be no sensation of hunger in proper weight reduction.”
Source: Strong Medicine
“Avoiding temptation is much easier than resisting it.”
Source: Living the Thin Life: Creative Ways to Maintain Your Weight for Life
“My bridled soul leaps under the pressure of desires,
Chained i am by this organic-societal form from galloping free
My mind heaves me to safety,but heart is ready for doom...
An all knowing glance pierced deep through my skin
Smiling at my ailing and confused form,
Invading my senses, feeding them to the eternal fires...”
“Your weight controls you because you believe you can control it.”
Source: Joyful Eating: How to Break Free of Diets and Make Peace with Your Body
“The truth is, if I were going to lose weight successfully, I would have to think about what I eat constantly. I cannot imagine a life more boring and a more time-consuming obsession than being preoccupied with what I eat.”
“An image of myself, in a year’s time, passed in front of my eyes. Rolled. An image of a giant bagel with legs and arms fluttering about rolled in front of my eyes.”
Source: Earth Won't Miss You
“When they cut me open, I want them to say, “Damn! This woman ate well.”
Source: The Delectable Habit of Losing Weight: How to successfully commit to your weight loss goals
“Strong emotional feelings don't just go away overnight. In fact, they may never go away. The fears of feeling disliked, or that I wasn't going to fit in, all quickly bubbled up to the surface. but it was the choices I made when I was faced with challenges that really mattered. I had to continually tell myself that I was always in control. If someone was pressuring me to do something that I knew was not good for me, I had the power to simply say no. No one can ever take that power away from me. If someone was upset or didn't like me for saying no, that was someone that I really didn't need in my life.”
Source: Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting!
“Every day I wake up and re-commit to my health. This is a very important step for me. I let the past be the past. I try not to dwell on the mistakes I've made, because those kinds of thoughts only bring me down. I wake up every day with the thought that this is a new day. That today I am going to eat well, I am going to exercise, and I'm going to focus on being healthy and happy.”
Source: Battle Scars: My Journey from Obesity to Health and Happiness, Fifteen Years and Counting!
“Desperation leads to destruction.”