tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post6486327884687920284..comments2024-02-16T23:48:54.987-06:00Comments on The Daily Diary of a Winning Loser: May 3rd, 2014 Dressing Room MirrorsSean Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-38910815698297699232014-05-05T21:16:02.136-05:002014-05-05T21:16:02.136-05:00I can't even imagine how you do what you do, C...I can't even imagine how you do what you do, Christine. Two doubles back to back--that's some serious busy. You're so right, my goodness, so right...it's all interior.<br />As far as food goes--I don't leave stuff in the car--but I do pack stuff---fresh fruit in baggies, fixings for low cal sandwiches--I even wrap up my eggs in the morning for transport. I'm lucky that I work with a small number of people so there's plenty of room in the break room fridge. I've been known to stop in the middle of a production session and prepare a snack--setting it on the table outside the studio and occasionally stepping out for a bite. You've got some challenges, Christine--but if anyone can do it--my money is on you.Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-72584759886631603652014-05-05T21:09:47.579-05:002014-05-05T21:09:47.579-05:00LuckyMama,
Thank you for sharing that story. So be...LuckyMama,<br />Thank you for sharing that story. So beautiful. Made me all emotional, you!! I love it that you have it on your blog as a reminder. If I practice loving me as unconditionally as my mother and other close family members love me, it'll be like a revolution of body, mind, heart and soul. Now that's a transformation! I'm learning right along with you, LM. Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-65199214156389969992014-05-05T21:04:06.573-05:002014-05-05T21:04:06.573-05:00It's one of the toughest things, Nikki, withou...It's one of the toughest things, Nikki, without doubt. There is plenty of good back there to bring along into the future--that's true too. Yes, you're so right. One step at a time... Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-38569488264701939502014-05-05T21:02:28.921-05:002014-05-05T21:02:28.921-05:00Going there--to that place where we are in a const...Going there--to that place where we are in a constant state of regret, shame and the shoulda-woulda-coulda--it's like stepping into a prison cell--it's dark, depressing and has very little light and all we have left to do in there is think...and it gets brutal...and it keeps us from moving forward because we can't find the key to let us out. The key is in our thoughts and actions, ya know what I mean? We can choose to get out of there, Dave. And move forward--leave it all behind and move forward. Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-28552269539128025912014-05-05T20:57:20.659-05:002014-05-05T20:57:20.659-05:00"I have wasted so much more money on food and..."I have wasted so much more money on food and bingeing recently than a whole new wardrobe would cost!!" I can relate. I hadn't a choice on buying the clothes--I literally had nothing in my closet except cold weather items... I hated forking over that money. But it was better than putting a fork in that money!Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-57121728926963158922014-05-05T20:54:11.969-05:002014-05-05T20:54:11.969-05:00Linda,
I appreciate your support! Some days are ha...Linda,<br />I appreciate your support! Some days are harder than others. Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-25607958655730517112014-05-05T20:52:58.665-05:002014-05-05T20:52:58.665-05:00Dave--my friend, you're not alone. We're a...Dave--my friend, you're not alone. We're all here, in this together. It's very hard to cease the self critical voice that pummels with its thoughts, but I'm learning to shut it down. It's hard, very hard--but I know self-compassion not self abuse is one of the elements needed to break back into the great wide open. Be kind to you. You're not stupid, you're human. Like me.Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-19407218199914867372014-05-05T20:49:42.854-05:002014-05-05T20:49:42.854-05:00Michael-- Erasing 2013--oh my, yes. Wouldn't t...Michael-- Erasing 2013--oh my, yes. Wouldn't that be nice. We will get there. And we both agree--where we find ourselves isn't as bad as it could be...I mean, seriously--if I didn't have a peaceful confidence about what I'm doing now...I don't want to even think about how dark that might be. Right there with you, Michael.Sean Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-57424321124479595032014-05-04T22:40:35.818-05:002014-05-04T22:40:35.818-05:00I came to that a month or two ago...when I laid in...I came to that a month or two ago...when I laid in bed and for once...didn't look at my body as an other...I love myself and am comfortable with me inside....it takes some doing IT is the most difficult work...like I said previously, don't let the weight loss fool you, it's all interior work. And it is...and has been. My weight loss was stymied by a roadblock...a road block I had to get past....but by then I had pushed weight loss itself so far into the back ground that it didn't even register as a top three priority. Getting weight reduction back into the game has been difficult...because when i started losing weight...it was all I had to do...now I have so many aspects of my life to juggle...I think I need to make it work for me instead of against me.<br />Thank you for checking in...I worked two double shifts back to back...say, you are busy. Do you keep non perishable healthy snacks in your vehicle..how do you handle a busy schedule and food?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-23688540745767634602014-05-04T13:14:14.298-05:002014-05-04T13:14:14.298-05:00Great post today! Your discussion of your mother ...Great post today! Your discussion of your mother and how she accepts/loves you because you're her son hit home. I never took pictures with my daughter because I was too fat. She told me she didn't want to look back one day and not have pictures of us. The first picture we took together (after YEARS) was THE thing that got me started on losing the excess weight. All I saw in that picture was a daughter who loved her mama. That pic is on my blog and is a reminder.<br /><br />The 'scw' talk is so depressing, but I think many of us (me included) do it. And while it might sound trite, we can't undo the past, so let's not relive it. I'm actively trying to learn THAT lesson.LuckyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281357528180512889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-25909311541632867102014-05-04T12:40:33.481-05:002014-05-04T12:40:33.481-05:00Looking over the past can help make good decisions...Looking over the past can help make good decisions in the future. But looking back without regret and anger is tough. Keep walking, one step at a time :)Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133209982557200052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-44448847811015451052014-05-04T11:37:08.939-05:002014-05-04T11:37:08.939-05:00Thanks, Sean. I needed this - this morning in part...Thanks, Sean. I needed this - this morning in particular. I've dwelt too long in the "shoulda- coulda-woulda-bog".<br /><br />I've been arrested from another source of Support. Accountability and Encouragement about what role LOVE plays in this battle of weight loss...<br /><br />I have some more serious thinking ahead...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010788776929963107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-47680886352749982782014-05-04T11:30:47.580-05:002014-05-04T11:30:47.580-05:00Wow...I cannot express how much I needed to read t...Wow...I cannot express how much I needed to read this, Micheal! I have somehow felt I am "alone" in my shame and stupidity of having gained back so much weight...<br /><br />Thanks, for sharing! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010788776929963107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-61443821912962506282014-05-04T07:01:44.510-05:002014-05-04T07:01:44.510-05:00Well done on getting clothes for now - for today. ...Well done on getting clothes for now - for today. I am so relating to this post Sean. I also have gained and am so resistant to spending money on clothes for this size... I say why waste all that money when I have wasted so much more money on food and bingeing recently than a whole new wardrobe would cost!! So thank you for sharing and for being such am inspiration every time i come here to read your words. Well done on all counts Sean. Keep up the fantastic work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-17983781075517496802014-05-04T01:09:39.921-05:002014-05-04T01:09:39.921-05:00Keep up the good work you begun. I know it is hard...Keep up the good work you begun. I know it is hard. <br />Glad you were able to get out and walk.<br />I have two grandchildren over tonight and after church plan on getting some walking in before we need to bring them home.<br />LindaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889582863085398595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-995772180605979632014-05-04T00:32:34.288-05:002014-05-04T00:32:34.288-05:00Boy do I understand what you are going through. As...Boy do I understand what you are going through. As I once again lose weight after gaining back 100 of the 140 i lost in 2012, I keep thinking... i remember when I was at this weight last time. And clothes that i easily got into now are too small so i had to go back to "fat clothes' which don't fit well either. And yet I think, "How did I get back to this place again...' But like you, I'm headed again in the right direction. if i could just erase 2013.... "if and buts where candy and nuts we'd all have a Merry Christmas." Right! the only reason I don't go out and buy new clothes right now is because i didn't get rid of my "fat" clothes so i just opened up the bags I thought were being donated. And yet there sits clothes I wore at 50, 60 or more pounds less than now, just waiting for me. we'll get there Sean. At least like you said, now we are headed back in the right direction. God bless my brother. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682259408432367978noreply@blogger.com