Why do we as people find change to be so difficult? Physical change, mental change, any change at all (unless perceived to be absolutely for the better) is met with resistance and at least minimal complaint. Take for instance the decision to try, once again, to lose weight, and the subsequent change it requires. My mind is not completely resolute with the plan to eat no sweets and fewer carbs and focus on portion size, and my body is screaming at me to "eat the damn cookie already."
This aversion to the plan could simply be caused by my body being addicted to all the sugar that I have fed it since Thanksgiving. However, I think there is more to it - I think that at least part of the anger and frustration is stemming from the fact that my body doesn't want to change if it means not being able to have what it wants at any given moment of the day, and my mind flinches away from the discomfort of it all. The trick, I suppose, is to make my mind stronger than my body, and be absolutely resolved to avoid all those yummy goodies in the kitchen. Change is not easy, but it is necessary.
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