As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am very overweight. Actually, I am off the charts obese. I started packing on the pounds because facing the emotional pain in my life was too difficult. Now that my life is finally gaining stability, I am ready to start tackling both the weight and the issues (I think!).
I was looking through my dieter's devotional and found a chapter on pain. This chapter, however, referred to the pain of discipline and not emotional pain. I read on anyway, and I am glad that I did. After reading the chapter, I realized that I don't say "no" to myself. I allow myself to be very self-indulgent, but I don't like the results (I'm fat, the house is a mess, etc, etc). Basically the results have been pretty disastrous.
What is heartening is to know that I have the ability to change what isn't working. I have to practice delaying gratification so that I can enjoy the fruits of my labor-a slim and healthy body, a clean apartment, and prosperity in my personal and professional.
After I wrote the above post, I ran across a statement that resonated with me: sports psychology is self-discipline and mental toughness. I have been thinking about trying to adopt an athlete's mentality on a daily basis and that statement reminded me of that. You know, athlete's perform pretty much no matter what and that is something that I have to learn to do. They are disciplined and they push through pain and doubt so they can compete at their best.
My favorite bipolar blogger, Julie Fast, wrote about thinking like an athlete in her book, Get It Done When You're Depressed. This is where I first got the idea and she does it justice. I highly recommend her book (and no, I am not being paid for this!)
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