Bad habits
My Weight loss Journey start
This is a tough thing for me to talk about. There is so much hate for those who are dealing with food addiction. I have been dealing with food addiction for so long I cannot remember a time when I was not addicted to food. The last few years I have been trying to deal with it. There has been plenty of times when I attempted to deal with and lose the extra weight. My biggest fear was being over 300 pounds until one day I discovered I was at my heaviest of 352 pounds. Which surprised me and I panicked and freaked out. Currently, I am at 323.4 pounds. Over the past few years, I keep bouncing between 310 and 330 pounds. I looked through what I have been doing and what been causing it to bounce. After some checking I noticed that I did better when I was keeping track of my eating then when I was not, so I am attempting once again to keep track and sticking by it.
By Brandi Lansdowne5 years ago in Confessions
Are You an Arrogant Control Freak, Too? Probably.
Recently I have realized a few precious little nuggets of truth about myself. And by "realized" I mean that these little nuggets have been shouting in my face like a toddler begging me to watch him jump up and down for the hundredth time and I have just now tuned in to what he was actually saying.
By Anna Anderson5 years ago in Confessions
The Cortisol Connection: Managing Stress in a Season of Panic
Stress can be defined as a state of mental, physical or emotional strain resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. High-stress levels are linked with excessive amounts of the hormone cortisol, which can induce negative mental and physical effects. In "The Cortisol Connection," Shawn Talbot describes how stress ("what you feel when life's demands exceed your ability to meet those demands") can cause blood levels of cortisol to rise excessively. Unless amounts of this hormone are brought under control, there is little point in dieting or exercising to prevent weight gain and disease. The book describes ways of lowering cortisol to levels compatible with excellent health.
By Sachin pandit 5 years ago in Confessions
In All Honesty I'm Fat and Unhappy
You know the saying, "well at least I'm fat and happy?" In all honesty I'm fat and unhappy - because I have been stuck in a repetitive cycle of anxiety and depression - which feeds my obesity. It's okay to be happy and fat, but once it brings on the issue where pain is a daily thing, mentally and physically, there is nothing to feel happy about. I am for one - going to be open and honest about what myself as an obese individual feels about spreading a message of what is called "body positivity." (specifically for individuals like myself).
By Haley C.5 years ago in Confessions
Nymphaeaceae
I was twelve when I realized that there was a link between the Body and the Mind. The Body...or rather, MY body, was frail. Easily broken, scarred and scraped up from living in this world. My Mind on the other hand, was free. It was an intangible thing that no one could touch. I was free in my own head to wander wherever I wanted to, whenever I wanted to and my Mind could take my Body for the ride but never the other way around.
By Kaysha Bounos5 years ago in Confessions
The Rough Dry Ground
I don’t have a drinking problem. I drink just fine, thank you. My problem is that I think that drinking is the cause and solution to most of my problems, only not at the same time. Whenever things go wrong, I find a nice neat glass of whiskey makes it more palatable. Unfortunately, when I look in the mirror, at my bank account or lack of progress in my life, I tend to think that maybe if I drank less those things would get better. Realistically, I’ve found that it just doesn’t work that way because psychologically there’s got to be more to the problem. I mean, if I looked at it logically.
By D Jay Collins5 years ago in Confessions
The binge in me
To do things moderately is to live a healthy and less dramatic life. Really you will agree with me there is definitely no need to be excessive or act excessively. But then, I have for a long time realized that there is always a part of humans that loves to do the opposite regardless of the consequences it may bring. We most times enjoy to do and act excessively and most of the times it isn't warranted, or should i say avoidable.
By Olalekan Adeeko5 years ago in Confessions
My Secret Cure to Shyness; and My Obsession with Theater
Have you ever made a wish on a birthday candle? The homemade cake sits on the table as friends and family joyously sing as the candle slowly burns, illuminating whatever decorations are on the cake. What did you wish for? True love? A new bike? World peace? Did you ever have a wish you so desperately wanted to come true that you wished for it many times?
By Olivia Lang5 years ago in Confessions
Freedom in Happiness
I find freedom. In the process of collecting my aggression and frustration, processing it to the expression of choices I make while I produce something, relevant or irrelevant, the piece is simply the product of my identity. Creativity is a bridge to addressing the issue, capturing a feeling. In a state similar to what some refer to as “free-flowing” creative expression; swift, mindless cuts to a stencil and strokes of a brush. Still, with a balance of intricate and precise placement that I blame on a grip, that is usually choking my emotions. This is the basis.
By Nicolas Linsalata5 years ago in Confessions
