{"id":1065,"date":"2011-03-22T19:04:49","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2011-03-22T19:05:05","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T19:05:05","slug":"fat-tuesday-330-lbs-and-i-need-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/03\/fat-tuesday-330-lbs-and-i-need-help.html","title":{"rendered":"Chewing the Fat: 330 lbs. and I need help!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I thought I\u2019d share a letter I received from one of Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>\u2019s readers\/fans!\u00a0 Melissa is in need of help.\u00a0 I’ve offered my advice.\u00a0 Please feel free to weigh-in below.\u00a0 All support greatly appreciated!<\/p>\n

Dear OLofWL ~<\/em><\/strong> I have very recently started a weight loss journey, and I could use some help. I currently weigh around 330 pounds, and I have always struggled with my weight.<\/p>\n

I am an emotional eater. I am on disability because of how severely my weight gain has affected my health. So far, I have managed to stay committed to my goal of getting and staying healthy, but I fear that I may stumble and fall as I have done so many times before. Please give me some advice on how to stay strong. Thank you. ~\u00a0 Melissa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Melissa ~<\/strong><\/em> Yes, weight loss or permanent fat removal, weight release, weight management (to those who are reading this, call \u2018it\u2019 whatever resonates best for you)<\/em> is a journey.\u00a0 It is a journey, as life is a journey.\u00a0 I am happy to hear and see that you are not expecting overnight results and accept it as it is \u2026 a journey!<\/p>\n

And, true enough \u2013 we all need support and help along our journey in one fashion or another.\u00a0 So, good, good, good!\u00a0 You are on a journey and you are reaching out for support and help.\u00a0 And \u2026 I well understand your fear, especially given the fact that your weight has had such a dramatic affect on your health.
\nThe best advice I can give you is two-fold.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 When (not if, because we all do) you stumble and fall, get up, dust yourself off and say \u201cAll is forgiven, move on!<\/a>\u201d\u00a0 Yes, that is Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s most famous of mantras and it works.\u00a0 Get up and move on in that moment.\u00a0 Do not say, \u201cOh well, I\u2019ll get back on tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0 A cliche but nevertheless true, \u2018tomorrow never comes.\u2019\u00a0 Stumbling, falling, and moving on is part of the process.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 The second part of my advice is to consider this phrase (another OLofWL mantra)<\/em>, \u201cthe past is masquerading as the future.\u201d\u00a0 Just because prior attempts have not manifested the results that you have wanted, it does not mean that this time will be a repeat.<\/p>\n

Every time you have a thought that ties you to the past (as you did above, \u201cI fear that I may stumble and fall as I have done so many times before,\u201d recognize it as the past masquerading as the future and leave it in the past.<\/p>\n

When those thoughts arise, imagine letting them float back, back, back to the past where they belong.\u00a0 Change your current thinking!<\/p>\n

I do hope that helps to keep you on track, in your lane, moving forward toward your healthy and compelling future.\u00a0 ~ OLofWL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Janice Taylor
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