I read a motivational essay online a couple months ago that really stuck in my mind. It was about *conflicting desires*---in this case it was my desire to be healthy, fit and at a normal weight versus the desire to eat whatever I wanted, in whatever quantities I wanted and whenever I wanted.
The two desires, obviously, do not give the same end results so whichever desire is strongest in my mind is the one that I will do, no matter what I say or wish.
It is an obvious thing once we give it a little thought. We will do what we desire the most and our end result will be molded by what we do......
I think about this every time I think about something I want to eat -- will it get me to the goal I'm wanting the most.... fulfilling the food desires of my inner child (my inner child is a selfish brat that wants what she wants when she wants it or she is determined to make me miserable
) or following the intelligent thinking of the mature person who knows that healthy and fit will give me the life I wish when I'm older.
Began MediFast 2/10/07 212#
Reached Goal 3/15/08 147#
Renewed commitment 9/20/09-after regaining 38# (185#)
Reached Goal 1/25/10 147# Maintaining