Fitting Into Those 501's

By Lorna Stremcha  |   Submitted On July 03, 2014

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I was emotionally ignorant! Everything was foreign! Nothing was the same! In some regards, this was good, but it still was unfamiliar and frightening. Mindless eating and lack of exercise created another problem. It was December. The snow was falling and the outdoors was calling, so I took out my favorite 501 blue jeans. They were snug. I squeezed my chubby butt into them, but they were tight. Yuck! Mortified, I decided to do something about it. Disgusted by my appearance and unable to purchase a new pair of 501s, I decided to commit to change. This would be nothing new. Change, that is. I was flexible. I had to be. My life had always required I be. So instead of taking a walk, I wrote a pledge of commitment to myself.
Promises:

• I will start my exercise routine today.
• I will follow it faithfully every day.
• I will drink eight or more glasses of water daily.
• I will not listen to anyone who tells me that I do not have to improve.
• I refuse to be a fool and degrade myself.
• I will be the best possible me I can be.
• Each day I will make sure my hair is shampooed, my nails are clean and manicured, and my skin is clean, soft, and clear.
• I will strive each day to improve myself.
• I will not dwell on being overweight; instead, I will do something about it.
• I will become the best I can be for those who I love and who have faith in me.
• I will become better each day.
• I will prove to others that I can be much more than what they realize.
• After I lose my weight, I will continue to follow my habits.
• I will feel better about myself.
• I will prove to others that I have faith in myself.
• I will prove to others that I am what I believe I can be.
• I will begin being the person I want to be starting now.
• I will not make excuses to eat fattening foods. I will just say, "No, thank you," and walk away.
• I will take this one day at a time.
• I begin now ...

Nearly thirty years later, a friend handed me a book that included some of her personal commitment rules regarding weight loss. The similarities are uncanny.
Shannon's Personal Commitment:

• Increase self-esteem.
• Fit into my clothes.
• Get a better outward appearance.
• Feel sexier.
• Improve health.
• Prove to myself, "I can do it!"
• To show others, "I can do it."
• To live a longer life.

As you can see, we were both striving to fill voids.
Exercise: Write your own promises or commitments.
Stay in present tense and begin each sentence with I will or I am. The first two are done for you.
I will ...
I am ...

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