tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458964.post2520539751611824520..comments2014-01-06T01:14:26.783-08:00Comments on Motivational Writings by Scott "Q" Marcus, Recovering Prefectionist: The only diet that works?Scott "Q" Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453048574900584150noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458964.post-53280589265914642712008-05-26T11:24:00.000-07:002008-05-26T11:24:00.000-07:00Hi Sharon,The thing about "lifestyle" is realizing...Hi Sharon,<BR/><BR/>The thing about "lifestyle" is realizing that what you are doing is the lifestyle. It's not something that "shows up" later. It's more times forward than backward. It's having a rough time but coming back. I have found it never gets "easy," it just becomes part of one's life.<BR/><BR/>So, stopping after 40 or 50 pounds is NOT really giving up, it's a temporary lapse of forward movement. You had to go through those in order to get back on track.<BR/><BR/>(I went to you blog; congratulations on moving forward. There are a lot of people who have your back. Don't hesitate to stay in touch.)<BR/><BR/>"Q"Scott "Q" Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453048574900584150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458964.post-82561920778103562672008-05-25T15:30:00.000-07:002008-05-25T15:30:00.000-07:00"a recent study discovered that people lose weight..."a recent study discovered that people lose weight initially, but many relapse and regain their weight. In other words, losing weight is easy; keeping it off - not so much"<BR/><BR/>Well it might well be "tell me something I don't know" but it does ring TRUE with me.<BR/><BR/>For the past three years (2005, 2006 and 2007) I started diets, lost about 40 - 50 lbs, and then had some kind of life change (job, house move, personal problem, whatever) that threw me off course and I resorted to my negative patterns of comfort eating behavior.<BR/><BR/>I am hoping *this* time will be the last time and to treat the 'diet' this time as a permenant life change. Well, here's hoping. Fingers crossed!<BR/><BR/>SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com