Just add a dash of intention to easily slim down to your love affair, as well as a good dose of the behavior change techniques I offer in the podcast (Inside Out Weight Loss -www.personallifemedia.com/iowl).

I’ve actually been thinking about this quite a bit the past few days. I have had a pretty incredible summer. I finished my MA thesis, traveled to Central America for the first time, and walked in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day in San Francisco. My on again, off again, relationship of four years is settling into a compassionate friendship that seems to be moving towards partnership in a way that feels good - scary but good I was promoted at work and am settling into a good groove with my new job. My finances are settling down nicely. I have, over the past three years lost 60 lbs. In the past three months while the rest of my life has been going wonderfully, I’ve gained six. The weird part is that I’m not worried about it! In the past I think I would have been freaking out, and maybe subconsciously I am a little bit. But, for the most part, I know that I’ve had a pretty anxiety filled summer, and six is better than sixty, and I can, and do, self-correct ALL the time! I still use food to try to soothe my anxiety, but I’ve developed other ways too - walking, sitting meditations, journaling, friends, the elliptical! Heh

Here’s the thing. The other thing that seems to have happened is that I’ve grown to kinda, like, well, love myself. I even feel weird writing that. It almost feels like the most vain, self-centered thing that I could possibly write here. I kinda, well, love…um… me. Hmm. Still feels weird. I’ve been wondering if that means that I’ve gotten to a place where I’m so in love with who I am and the images in the mirror that I won’t lose weight any more - though I want to loose another 39 lbs to be at my “goal weight.” And, you know, since all the big things that I’m usually anxious about… work, school, money, relationship etc. seem to be in a good place my monkey mind needs something to latch onto and it’s beginning to look like this might be it! I’ve been listening to IOWL for a year now and I attribute a great deal of the growth in me and in my life to the lessons that I have learned from you. Thank you for that. And thank you for this space to share this thing that has been sitting in the back of my mind for the past few weeks. I guess I am wondering, is it okay to feel so “in love” with me all the time!? lol. Does this mean that I’ve swung to another end of a pendulum of unhealthy self image?

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My condominium neighbor snubs me. She actually ducks her head and runs back inside when we run into each other and I smile to say hello. I was offended and was fuming/obsessing over it. My husband told me to let it go, but I haven’t been able to.

I was amazed that you could get upset by a similar situation, as I chalked my own reaction my own obsessiveness and insecurity, in a way smacking myself in the head again, adding insult to injury.

Letting go of things is a great thing to be able to do. With compassion. (If I can’t summon up any for her, then for myself.) Thanks.

Your site has renewed my courage to struggle on down that happy road of merky weight loss.

Also liked: Have you considered forgiving your enemies simply so you can lighten your own load? While anger and resentment can weigh us down, acceptance, love and forgiveness are light as feathers, or even helium balloons, as we let them carry us.

The radio show was very interesting. And the info handy.
Thnaks for being you.