Maintenance, the bottom line

momov2boys · 10-17-2007, 01:20 AM

Calories can either be medicine to our bodies, or poison.

It's up to us to choose...

We can either be overweight, feel tired and have compromised health, or we can be thin, feel good, have energy and longetivity.

"Are you willing to trade off one or more of your old "goodies" to reach the thin you've always desired? Are you willing to accept a few limitations in exchange for the freedom of good health?" -Stephen Gullo

Without the foods I cannot moderate, I am moving forward to appreciate and enjoy life without the domination of food.

I am making the commitment to be thin, happy and healthy!

**Let's all take advantage of the choices we have!!!**

hhhmom74 · 10-17-2007, 06:01 AM

Thanks for this post, Rebecca! I needed to read that this morning!

JONAH'S GRANNY · 10-17-2007, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by momov2boys

Calories can either be medicine to our bodies, or poison.

It's up to us to choose...

We can either be overweight, feel tired and have compromised health, or we can be thin, feel good, have energy and longetivity.

"Are you willing to trade off one or more of your old "goodies" to reach the thin you've always desired? Are you willing to accept a few limitations in exchange for the freedom of good health?" -Stephen Gullo

Without the foods I cannot moderate, I am moving forward to appreciate and enjoy life without the domination of food.

I am making the commitment to be thin, happy and healthy!

**Let's all take advantage of the choices we have!!!**

Sounds good to me. Love the quotes. Being back in full swing of things has already made me feel better. My day yesterday felt like a day of cleansing. Getting past this obsession can be done. I did it once and I will do it again.

I'm so sorry you are struggling so much. If you have to; put those quotes everywhere you can get to food; on the fridge, in the pantry, in your car, in your purse, on your grocery list, until you get comfortable with what you are doing.

Rebecca, you will get there.

BellaHMB · 10-17-2007, 09:30 AM

Thanks Rebecca. I know you are getting on track! Making our food decisions conscious is the first step towards health...

Bella

steady · 10-17-2007, 10:02 AM

I agree!!! Everything is a choice...you just have to see everything as an option.

Kissa · 10-18-2007, 12:02 PM

Great quotations. We can do this!

ebonyeyz28 · 10-23-2007, 09:47 PM

Thanks for starting this thread, I think we all needed it!!

momov2boys · 11-04-2007, 07:32 AM

Just wanted to bump this thread and add the following...

Here are some thoughts, helpful to me, that I've taken from author Stephen Gullo:

**Food should enhance life, not be the centerpiece of it.

**Don't let food occupy a space in your life where a friend should be.

**Thin is a lifestyle.

**If you are well-nourished with the right foods, you won't have as many cravings for the wrong foods.

**Self chosen avoidance is not deprivation; it is liberation.

"Foods cannot posess you, seduce you, or deprive you of your free will. The only power they have is the power you give them. And whenever you turn that power over to food, you are depriving yourself of the right to be thin, the right to be healthy and fit, the right to own the clothes you want and to look the way you want to look. That is the real deprivation." ~Gullo

Kissa · 11-04-2007, 08:13 AM

Good post Rebecca. Very good thoughts.

momov2boys · 11-04-2007, 11:35 AM

I'm extrapolating here:

Stephen Gullo stated the following in his book Thin Tastes Better:

"Thin is not a birthright. Neither is being able to have anything you want anytime you want. If you want to be thin, you must occasionally say no. And if you are going to say no you have to do it of your own free will. Such self-chosen avoidance isn't deprivation, it's liberation. And with each "No, thank you" you will gain a little more control, self-reliance, and self-esteem."

10-17-2007, 01:20 AM	#1
momov2boys Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,411 Gallery: momov2boys Stats: < 110 WOE: Intuitive Eating	Maintenance, the bottom line Calories can either be medicine to our bodies, or poison. It's up to us to choose... We can either be overweight, feel tired and have compromised health, or we can be thin, feel good, have energy and longetivity. "Are you willing to trade off one or more of your old "goodies" to reach the thin you've always desired? Are you willing to accept a few limitations in exchange for the freedom of good health?" -Stephen Gullo Without the foods I cannot moderate, I am moving forward to appreciate and enjoy life without the domination of food. I am making the commitment to be thin, happy and healthy! Let's all take advantage of the choices we have!!! __________________ *REBECCA* *"If you keep your body well-nourished with the right* foods, you won't feel such intense cravings for the wrong ones." ~Stephen P. Gullo "It's what you eat consistently over time that matters. Progress, not perfection, is what counts." ~IE My Maintenance Journal:** http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/we...intenance.html Last edited by momov2boys : 10-17-2007 at 01:24 AM.

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10-17-2007, 06:01 AM	#2
hhhmom74 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 14,147 Gallery: hhhmom74 Stats: 199.5/138/120 5'4" WOE: back to Atkins Start Date: 6/22/02 restarted 10/6/08	Thanks for this post, Rebecca! I needed to read that this morning!

10-17-2007, 09:30 AM	#4
BellaHMB Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern California Coast Posts: 3,199 Gallery: BellaHMB Stats: 210/143/140 original goal met 5.27.07 WOE: Maintenance Atkins Start Date: 1-16-07	Thanks Rebecca. I know you are getting on track! Making our food decisions conscious is the first step towards health... Bella

10-17-2007, 10:02 AM	#5
steady Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 982 Gallery: steady Stats: 110/85-90 5'2 WOE: ATKINS Start Date: Feb 2007	I agree!!! Everything is a choice...you just have to see everything as an option.

10-18-2007, 12:02 PM	#6
Kissa Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 3,290 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/132/125 - 130 5' 4" WOE: Atkins Maintainance/Intuitive Eating Start Date: January 2001 restarted 1 September 2006 at 139 lbs	Great quotations. We can do this!

10-23-2007, 09:47 PM	#7
ebonyeyz28 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Inland Empire, CA Posts: 4,953 Gallery: ebonyeyz28 Stats: Then: 274.5, size 28 Now:172.5, Size 10/12! WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: December 27, 2002	Thanks for starting this thread, I think we all needed it!!

11-04-2007, 07:32 AM	#8
momov2boys Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,411 Gallery: momov2boys Stats: < 110 WOE: Intuitive Eating	Just wanted to bump this thread and add the following... Here are some thoughts, helpful to me, that I've taken from author Stephen Gullo: Food should enhance life, not be the centerpiece of it. Don't let food occupy a space in your life where a friend should be. Thin is a lifestyle. If you are well-nourished with the right foods, you won't have as many cravings for the wrong foods. **Self chosen avoidance is not deprivation; it is liberation. "Foods cannot posess you, seduce you, or deprive you of your free will. The only power they have is the power you give them. And whenever you turn that power over to food, you are depriving yourself of the right to be thin, the right to be healthy and fit, the right to own the clothes you want and to look the way you want to look. That is the real deprivation." ~Gullo

11-04-2007, 08:13 AM	#9
Kissa Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 3,290 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/132/125 - 130 5' 4" WOE: Atkins Maintainance/Intuitive Eating Start Date: January 2001 restarted 1 September 2006 at 139 lbs	Good post Rebecca. Very good thoughts.

11-04-2007, 11:35 AM	#10
momov2boys Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,411 Gallery: momov2boys Stats: < 110 WOE: Intuitive Eating	I'm extrapolating here: Stephen Gullo stated the following in his book Thin Tastes Better: "Thin is not a birthright. Neither is being able to have anything you want anytime you want. If you want to be thin, you must occasionally say no. And if you are going to say no you have to do it of your own free will. Such self-chosen avoidance isn't deprivation, it's liberation. And with each "No, thank you" you will gain a little more control, self-reliance, and self-esteem."