I just picked up this week’s PEOPLE magazine. Yup, you guessed it, Kirstie Ally has gained all of her weight plus back. She spent about 2 years doing the Jenny Craig spokes person gig then when it was over so was her commitment. First Oprah confesses that she let herself go and now Kirstie too.
I can imagine that many women may feel that if Kirstie and Oprah can’t do it then you can’t either.
You may have even said to yourself or others that if you had the kind of money they have and could hire a chef and a trainer you would be skinny too. But they have proven that’s just not true.
What went wrong?
1. Kirstie’s and Oprah’s approach to weight-loss was typical. Just like all weight loss approaches it focused only on the physical. Calorie counting and exercise. When the program was over and the trainer was gone Kirstie was left with herself. The same Self that got her fat in the first place. True weight loss begins on the inside. Our self concept becomes manifested on our physical body.
2. Kirstie made a commitment to Jenny Craig but not to herself. This is what many of us do. We make commitments to others because we cannot make them to our selves. We believe that we don’t deserve to keep a commitment to ourself. So when Kirstie’s commitment to Jenny Craig was over she stated that she was relieved to “not have to weigh in any more”. This means that the lifestyle that she was living in order to be slender was not one she was enjoying and at her first opportunity she bailed.
This article saddened me because she describes how she screwed up, how disgusting she is now and how she has let other people down, because she sees this as a failure her own self-deprecating emotions that got her where she is are now multiplied.
Kirstie was never trained to deal with her cravings, her emotional eating etc. What we eat and how much we eat has everything to do with our emotions. Not exercising also has everything to do with our emotions. When we address our inner self, our beliefs, our fears, emotions then we discover why we are overweight.
We begin to understand who we are and with our own permission we begin to fall in love with who we are. Self love is the prerequisite to healthy living habits plus many, many more benefits.
I am saddened that Kirstie judges herself so harshly over this experience. I wish is for her and all women to love, forgive and accept herself through her journey.
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Michelle Lee, CH
Certified Hypnotherapist
Intuitive EFT Practitioner
Soul Practitioner
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Self discipline is actually the most reliable weight loss program. I already proven it to myself already, all you need is a lot of motivation and the will to look and feel good.
Thank you for stopping by and writing.
Congratulations on finding and proving what works for YOU. You are right all one needs is a lot of motivation and the will. However my post is about what blocks the motivation and the will. It’s not always so simple for everyone. There are subconscious fears and contracts that we make with ourselves that can create self-sabotage.
For instance if a woman was sexually abused in the past she may have a subconscious belief that she is safer with extra weight. She may consciously really want to lose weight but then when a man pays any attention to her she may find herself binging in fear. There are many other similar examples too numerous to post here.
My work focuses on those folks that just can’t seem maintain the motivation and will. I help and guide them to find the underlying causes and releasing them.
I caution against assuming that what may work for one person is the answer for all people. Having worked with numerous over-weight clients I know the pain that they put themselves through thinking that they are weak willed and undisciplined. They are niether there just happens to be deeper hidden emotions at work.
Many Blessings,
Michelle