tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753685376168608657.post5883155955399500302..comments2023-12-02T03:37:15.740-05:00Comments on New Voice, New Life: When the Going Gets RoughKayleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637653451031426942noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753685376168608657.post-88069395705863957272011-09-13T23:07:25.820-04:002011-09-13T23:07:25.820-04:00This is a really hard position to be in. The "...This is a really hard position to be in. The "but I'm so much better than I was at X time" line of thought can be pretty convincing but also pretty dangerous--a first or second degree burn is not as bad as a third degree burn, but you still are way better off avoiding getting one at all. <br /><br />I definitely feel you on the issue of "this is what I do, so this is what I do" rigidity. But I think that if you can force yourself to take some steps, it can also work to your advantage. If you can up your intake and make that the new normal, it will get way easier once it's become habit. Same with weight--sometimes adding the weight is uncomfortable and stressful, but once you have had time to adjust, you'll feel even better and more energized and the "fat" feeling really will fade. I highly recommend the book 'The Body has a Mind of Its Own," it talks about how our physical sensations of our body can lag behind changes in weight (it talks about a bunch of other body-brain issues besides weight too).<br /><br />It's good that you're recognizing the decreased intake for what it is, that's an important step. The next one is to not let it snowball, and the next one is to reverse the trend. <br /><br />You deserve better. You deserve better than getting by, better than making it through the day, better than just enough, better than compromising your experiences for the sake of a disease that would take everything from you if given the chance. You are an incredibly intelligent and insightful person; that's obvious even to people who only know you through words on this blog, and you deserve nothing less than the best. <br /><br /> Hang in there and treat yourself like you would a best friend. This fucking process is really hard at times, but the only way out is through. You've put work into it and made great progress in the past, for which you should be incredibly proud, and you can do it again. <br /><br />take care,<br />C.Cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181004571609998125noreply@blogger.com