{"id":5838,"date":"2014-08-06T10:15:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T14:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5838"},"modified":"2014-08-06T10:20:32","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T14:20:32","slug":"whats-normal-are-you-comfortable-in-your-own-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/08\/whats-normal-are-you-comfortable-in-your-own-skin.html","title":{"rendered":"What’s Normal? Are You Comfortable In Your Own Skin?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last Saturday, I was kibitzing with a new friend of mine. Having the \u201cgetting-to-know-you\u201d chat. Asking questions like, \u201cHow many kids do you have?\u201d \u201cWhen did you move to Tucson?\u201d You know, the basics.<\/p>\n

As Peter and I made our passage from New York City to Tucson more or less last year, I was particularly interested in hearing that she\u2019d moved to Tucson in 2006.\u00a0 So, I asked her, \u201cHow long did it take to feel \u2018at home\u2019 in your new city?\u201d<\/p>\n

While I couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to live here, happy with all that has emerged including a sweet home-sweet-home, friends with whom belly laughs are manifested on a daily basis, and fun activities galore, I feel\u2014at my core\u2014somewhat untethered.<\/p>\n

When my new writer friend answered, \u201cLast year,\u201d I smiled.\u00a0 I smiled because her answer confirmed that I was \u201cright\u201d (as in normal) to feel what I am feeling. I smiled because, once again, I was reminded that everything is a process.<\/p>\n

What does this have to do about permanent weight loss?<\/strong> Everything. <\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Permanently removing the excess weight is a process. It takes time.<\/li>\n
  2. Getting used to your new way of eating, your new way of moving (a.k.a. exercising) is a process. It takes time.<\/li>\n
  3. Feeling comfortable in your new svelteness and experiencing your new body size accurately is a process. \u00a0 It takes time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How much time? As much time as it takes.<\/p>\n

    When people give up because they\u2019ve been \u201cat it\u201d for a week or a month or six months or more, because they haven\u2019t achieved their desired thinness, and\/or they think that they\u2019ll never change, they are selling themselves short.<\/p>\n

    Instead of giving up, remind yourself that change of any kind takes time. It is unrealistic to think that you are going to construct a plan, stick to it, and be entirely comfortable with it in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t fight it.\u00a0 Simply go with the flow, lest you create, for yourself and more than likely others, a boatload of optional suffering.<\/p>\n

    Smile because you are in the \u201cright\u201d place.<\/p>\n

    However your journey unfolds is how it unfolds.
    \nEmbrace it.<\/p>\n

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