Thinking as the Thin Think
When you lose a massive amount of weight after undergoing the Gastric Bypass Weight-Loss Surgery, it’s difficult to change our mindsets and how we incorporate our new lifestyle conduct. As we slender down, it is important that we begin to “think as a skinny person” or fairly (let’s all observe this tongue-twister together) “thinking as the skinny think.”
Why must we do this?
Because if we fail to do this, we can run the risk of easily falling into the ones unhealthy and bad conduct that strolled us down the paths of weight problems in the first place. No matter what stage along your weight-loss journey you are currently experiencing, sooner or later you will fall prey to the ones nasty life-long ugly companions (aka habits). They will devour your positive thoughts and urge you to glutinously consume all of the wrong things so you’ll succumb to your food bondage again. But DON’T DO IT! Put on your armor of skinny THINKING quickly to thwart all advances!
I recall as a young teenager, I knew many peers who, even at a young age, were obsessed with watching their weight, counting calories, worried about getting enough physical activity, and monitoring the snugness of their clothing. I concept this was very bizarre since I did not have any weight issues then. I could virtually eat anything and it might never show a pound on the scale. Of course, pondering back, I was a high-level physically active person, and so this is why weight-watching was not a critical issue in my lifestyles at the time. I didn’t need to think like a skinny person.
However, whilst I gradually became very heavy (317 pounds), I realized that I got that way partially because I didn’t have the foundation of “thinking as the skinny think.” And without that foundation to utilize, I missed great opportunities to change a few of my bad habits. Take into consideration that morbid obesity is far deeper than just succumbing to unhealthy habits… morbid obesity has many facets to it; but for this writing, I want to focus on one element, and that is how we “think” we are.
When I explore the rationale of how skinny people think, I discover a few interesting behaviors. skinny people assume about:
?Food portions
?How full they feel at each meal. They know while they can’t take another bite and they stop consuming
?How snug their clothes are fitting
?How they look in the mirror
?How they appear to others
?Exercising or doing one factor outside that is fun fairly than doing something sedentary
?Parking further away from the store entrance for extra walking
?Taking the stairs rather than the elevator or escalator
?Drinking water rather than soft drinks
?Using sugar substitutes, protein supplements, and religiously taking their vitamins
?Eating fruit rather than potato chips for a snack
?Maintaining a “low-burdensome” weight for any EMT squad in case of an emergency
OH, how the list of concerns in the minds of skinny people goes on and on! I bet you are thinking of a few right now!
I have to laugh when I assume of one of my high-school friends who asked me everyday after school lunch if I wanted to go outdoor with her and “freeze off my calories”….. REALLY! She believed that shivering caused the burning of calories; so no matter if it was five degrees outside during a snow storm, she could march outdoors for a full five minutes and SHIVER her energy away! CRAZY, huh? Well, each time I see her at my class reunions, she is STILL the same slim gal she was way back when….so maybe she knew a factor or two about shivering off energy! Today the scientists name it “fidgeting”, which has been proven to burn calories throughout the day. So when you tap that nervous foot, you are burning calories.
What we once viewed as odd obsessions by those who are thin, we should now view as having more value and importance, and we should incorporate a few of their wisdom into our own daily lives so as we become slimmer and trimmer people, we will be thinking and acting like one too.
Thinking like a thin individual everyday does not happen overnight. It is something that must be practiced continually.
Now of course, I would NEVER endorse the sad eating disorders that anorexic or bulimic folks partake in, nor would I ever endorse or encourage starvation as some super-thin folks do to maintain that “waif” look. Such disorders are dangerous and have no section in thinking like a skinny person! Such thinking and practices are warped and do not represent the norm.
They say that after the surgery, it takes the thoughts about three years to truly get used to the “new you.” And I can vouch for that, as I am over three years post-op now and at times will forget I have lost so much weight as I find myself still inadvertently wandering in the Plus Size department! The scale and the label in the clothes may say one factor outwardly; but inwardly our thoughts hasn’t totally been convinced we are skinny.
Make some commitments today to begin changing your mindset. Observe the good practices of thin folks and find a place in your lifestyles for those same good practices. Little by little you will become a skinny person, both inside and out!
