Shame accomplishes nothing positive. It's destructive, malicious, and undermining. I might die a fat woman, but I'll be damned if I allow myself to die full of shame.
I wasn't going to mention that I'm up to 210 lbs. Oh well, I'm still down 84. I wasn't going to tell you how much I've been struggling to exercise. Oh well, today I went to the pool and walked twice. I wasn't going to talk about my mental health struggles. Oh well, today I asked several people for support, offered support to several others and answered honestly when someone asked how I was doing.
Do I have it all sorted out? Not by a long shot. Did I figure out (again) that if I want to manage with a low dose of antidepressant that I NEED to exercise? Yes, yes I did.
Today that will do.
Much love, elly
Keep on keeping on, Elly. The fact that you offer support to others when you feel that you need support is the sign of a heck of a strong woman!
ReplyDeleteLove, gail
Sounds like you're doing okay. I weighed 210 pounds once too. Well twice actually. Once on the way up, and once on the way down!
ReplyDeleteAnd while you have the right attitude about shame, I also know how hard it is. I believe it is the single biggest factor in people falling off whatever wagon they're supposed to be on.
And Gail beat me to it, but your willingness to still help others says it all! It means you're still in the game sister!
As to exercise, it's about to get a whole lot easier. Spring is coming just in time! Game on!!
Love
Peter
Well Gail, and Pete beat me to the words I would use in response to your post, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE, and HELPFUL! Keep on keepin' on.
ReplyDeleteI love you more
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