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Subject: not sure how much the past matters

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Dreemdanser

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Date Posted: 13:14:39 02/26/07 Mon
In reply to: Angel 's message, "Re: huge accomplishment" on 06:55:23 02/24/07 Sat

Yes, it is important to learn where and why we made wrong turns along the way but I also think that if life is a path that one can get on the right track without having to go back to the place where one made the wrong turn. If you can move on towards the right destination from where ever you are now that is probably more expedient.

So how does this metaphor translate into the practical application for something like reclaiming a healthy body? Well, first of all you no longer have to wonder if your husband would love you even if you weren't at your best physical self, since he loves you as you are. So let go of that whole deal. Also, you have decided you deserve the best in all regards, so why not give yourself a healthy body? You know you deserve it. So from where you are now, imperfect and with baggage from your past you can start treating yourself with love and care right now. The interesting thing is that as you regain a healthy weight and way of living a lot of the reasons and answers will reveal themselves to you.

Keeping a daily food and excercise journal for the past 5 years has helped me emensely with this process. I also am sure to include emotional and hormaonal factors that are affecting me and how I choose to handle them. Bottom line, is that it does matter to eat regular healthy food and get regular exercise and enough sleep (for me it is 8 to 9 hrs a night!!! when I have less than 8 I am more suseptable to emotional eating). If I continue to do what is best to care for myself and do not overindulge in food or make unhealthy food choices when in times of stress, upset, heartache or anger I find the situation MORE managable than when i succumb to old bad habits. And definitly, when i have abused food I feel worse both physically and emotionally. plus the excercise produces those endorphins that boost and control mood.

So you can start doing the loving thing towards yourself without having it all figured out first.

good luck!
Dreemy

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