So much for “losing the last 5 kilos by the end of Ramadan,”
I had vowed not to binge eat during Ramadan as a means of finally achieving my
goals of stopping binge eating. If I hadn’t experienced these strong binge
urges; I would have never believed that such strong urges for something so
irrelevant and irrational actually exist and I wouldn’t have believed that
simply saying no to these binge urges and convincing my brain logically does no
good, either.
I’ve been experiencing a lot of setbacks during Ramadan. I had
always been a person who made conscious choices about every aspect in my life,
but giving in to my binge urges always made me feel like a failure. Because of
that, my goals for Ramadan had changed from “losing the last 5 kilos” to maintaining
my weight the way it was before Ramadan. This major setback has inspired me to
write a new post on how I deal with setbacks and take control over my life
again.
The first thing I would do is take full responsibility of
what I’ve done. This means that I should accept the bloated feeling and puffy
cheeks (I always get them the day after a strong binge!). I should also accept
the temporary weight gain. By acknowledging this, it helps me start my
transformation and believe that there’s another face to a setback which is
being a stronger person.
Next, I eliminate all negative self-talk by venting out all
the bad energy at the gym and then I remind myself that I need to give my body
time to lose the weight and get back on track. Basically, I just need to
acknowledge these few steps before I take control over my life again:
1. Take full responsibility
2. Eliminate negative self-talk
3. Patience
I’m dealing with a challenge right now but this is where I’m
at and I choose not to be a victim of this. Nobody’s immune to setbacks. A wise
man once said: “Fall seven times. Stand up eight.”
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