[Christinee]

Originally Posted by DBlain

I totally get what you wrote because I was a half dieter for the last few years, every day I woke up vowing to be good, but by the evening I had fallen off the wagon with the full intention of starting tomorrow. So basically every night I went to bed feeling like a failure regardless of what other good things I may have done. Thankfully I have no tendencies towards things like depression because day in and day out feeling like that would be hard for anyone with mental health challenges.

When you are really ready you will just know it, people like me that really need to lose weight can't go at just half in, because if we could we would not be overweight in the first place. For some reason when I saw the Oz show it must have been my time, because now this diet has become like a game and since I am winning by loosing I want to keep playing. I also feel to keep winning I have to play by the rules of the game which is the strict eating plan, no room for cheating. That mindset gave me the strength to go to dinner with friends and not cheat. A half dieter which I have been for so long would give themselves a pass until tomorrow. I have no idea who here other than me really needs to lose weight and I know we are all at different levels but you have to be in it, to win it, one toe in will not do the trick

LOL rereading my post to check for errors has me thinking I sound like a pompous diet coach, hopefully you all don't mind my Sunday words of what I think is wisdom

It's not like it's not true. It wont work unless you are ready and willing to do it.