Comments on: Breaking the Habit http://www.citysparkledc.com/2007/05/breaking-the-habit/ A formerly anon blogger, trying to make it honest Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:26:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stef http://www.citysparkledc.com/2007/05/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7833 Stef Sat, 12 May 2007 14:51:55 +0000 http://citysparkle.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7833 I hear you, sister. I find self-sabotage is the biggest problem of all. Knowing all of the right things to do is the first step, but then having the discipline and the motivation to do them is what is really needed. I am much better about controlling my food choices, when I want to, but I have the hardest damn time motivating/forcing myself to exercise. I *know* that's what I need to do and that it is what would be the big step in making a significant change in my health, but still I don't force myself to do it. Aaargh! I hear you, sister. I find self-sabotage is the biggest problem of all. Knowing all of the right things to do is the first step, but then having the discipline and the motivation to do them is what is really needed. I am much better about controlling my food choices, when I want to, but I have the hardest damn time motivating/forcing myself to exercise. I *know* that’s what I need to do and that it is what would be the big step in making a significant change in my health, but still I don’t force myself to do it. Aaargh!

]]> By: Todd http://www.citysparkledc.com/2007/05/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7832 Todd Fri, 11 May 2007 13:22:31 +0000 http://citysparkle.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7832 Ok, you probably knew I would respond to this as I am one of those people who does all the things you say you can not do. I pass up lunches with coworkers, I make the time and spend the money it takes to eat well. And you know what, I have never been fat, but I like the way I look a lot more than I like food. Yes, it is hard at times, very very hard but it clearly matters to you if you think about it so much. So, either you need to stop making excuses for yourself and change, or continue doing what you are doing and actually be happy about it. Because it seems like you are just lying to yourself and saying you are happy while you look for excuses. There are no magic cures, genetics can not stop the will of a person to be better. Change or don't but please pick one. Ok, you probably knew I would respond to this as I am one of those people who does all the things you say you can not do. I pass up lunches with coworkers, I make the time and spend the money it takes to eat well. And you know what, I have never been fat, but I like the way I look a lot more than I like food. Yes, it is hard at times, very very hard but it clearly matters to you if you think about it so much. So, either you need to stop making excuses for yourself and change, or continue doing what you are doing and actually be happy about it. Because it seems like you are just lying to yourself and saying you are happy while you look for excuses. There are no magic cures, genetics can not stop the will of a person to be better. Change or don’t but please pick one.

]]> By: Notcarrie http://www.citysparkledc.com/2007/05/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7831 Notcarrie Fri, 11 May 2007 00:24:07 +0000 http://citysparkle.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7831 Someone just needs to work on finding that magic cure;) Someone just needs to work on finding that magic cure;)

]]> By: buddhapest http://www.citysparkledc.com/2007/05/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7829 buddhapest Thu, 10 May 2007 22:15:07 +0000 http://citysparkle.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7829 I never worried about my weight til my kids came along...now every inch seems so, uh...there. I miss being smallish. I am now rather smallish with bulges! LOL I never worried about my weight til my kids came along…now every inch seems so, uh…there.
I miss being smallish. I am now rather smallish with bulges! LOL

]]> By: sunchaser http://www.citysparkledc.com/2007/05/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7828 sunchaser Thu, 10 May 2007 17:46:03 +0000 http://citysparkle.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/breaking-the-habit/#comment-7828 There was a really interesting article about this very topic in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, in the business section. It involved "eating cues", stale popcorn, and how people tend to eat more when the containers are larger (even when some people said they wouldn't be fooled by such "tricks") I don't remember the name of the author, but if you do a search for eating cues and NYT, you might find a link. There was a really interesting article about this very topic in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, in the business section.

It involved “eating cues”, stale popcorn, and how people tend to eat more when the containers are larger (even when some people said they wouldn’t be fooled by such “tricks”)

I don’t remember the name of the author, but if you do a search for eating cues and NYT, you might find a link.

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