A Dr Phil-ism?

Tuesday, Jun. 01, 2004 at 11:34 A.M.


A few years ago I happened to catch a bit of an Oprah show where Dr Phil was on giving his all-too-obvious-advice. Now I don�t distinctly dislike the man, I think he has some good things to say, but I also believe that anyone with any shred of common sense could come up with the same answers. I don�t know if it�s a matter of being told by someone who has a PhD, or if it�s that these people honestly don�t recognize the problems and their solutions�but whatever I�ve gotten off the point.

I remember something he said hitting home with me. He said that humans are creatures of habit and we do what works. The idea is that everything is really in our control, but we make the choices we do simply because one outcome is more desirable than another.

By this reasoning, I am the one who chooses to be fat. Not only is it a byproduct of my lifestyle, but it is actually the GOAL of my lifestyle because I have to work at it. It takes less effort to eat less than it does to eat more. It takes more effort to find other things to do than to exercise, and these are my choices. The thing is, unlike others who need the words to come from someone with authority, I already know what i need to do, it's just a matter of doing it.

When you start thinking about things this way it chances your perspective, and you begin to wonder, why do I choose to be fat? Is it my way of hiding from the things that scare me? Is it my camouflage in a world that only wants to acknowledge perfection?

I�ve spent so long learning to like who I was inside, that I forgot that caring for myself outside is another measure of my self-worth. If I refuse to take care of my body, me health, essentially, my life, do I really value myself as much as I pretend I do?

Anyway, here is to my recent awakening that I need to show the world that I am confident in my abilities and that I do care about revealing the person inside, instead of hiding her.



bEfOrE ~ AftEr

You have to figure ... if the world's fattest twins can find love, there's hope for all of us. Somewhere out there is another little freak who will love us, understand us, and kiss our three heads and make it all better.
~Carrie BradShaw~
~Sex and the City~
hahaha
My Amazon.com Wish List
other places to waste time
secrets
dolls
parasite pals
ugly dolls
voodoo
weird local atttractions
navigation

talk to me
recent ~ older
start at the beginning
about me
recent reading list
100 things
100 more things
ABC's oF normaltoilet
rings
talk to me more

LaSt 5

12.05.2011 And now for something completely different...

11.20.2011 Hoping things can only go up from this low point

08.10.2011 Better than...

07.29.2011 Reasons

07.15.2011 Everybody's workin' for the weekend

Gallery
www.flickr.com
normaltoilet's photos More of normaltoilet's photos

  • : : :
    wHaT dO u tHiNk ?



    • What is a normaltoilet?

    If I have linked you here and you'd rather not be, just send me a
    mEsSaGe
    and I'll remove the link