PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

(What do you want?)

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Last night at our support group, we discussed one of the success habits of weight loss surgery patients…PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

No longer can we blame others for our plight in life. We have made decisions—big and small—which have led us to this place. No longer are we children—we are adults. We cannot blame our parents. We cannot blame our teachers. We must finally, once and for all, accept personal accountability!

Have you seen the movie or read the book The Secret? It’s not this simple, but the secret is being able to define what you want and want it enough that you can almost taste it…a perfect analogy for those of us who love food! To know how you would feel if you had what you say you want and to revel in those feelings until you are compelled to put your life in order to achieve the thing you desire more than any other.

First, define it. What is it that you really want? What is it that brings you joy? Take some time to consider this. We are not good to ourselves. We ask ourselves for bread and give ourselves a stone! We have not considered an unfettered conclusions for the questions “What do I want?” and “What brings me joy?”

If I had a magic wand I’d remove certain things from your thinking processes. I’d take away the “shoulds, coulds and oughts.” I’d take away, “What will my friends think? What will my parents think? What will my neighbors think? What will my co-workers think?” Removing those ideas from your decision-making process leaves the freedom to really choose.

I love weight loss surgery patients because they have made a hard decision…to take the risks necessary to change their lives! They have had to discard the ideas of those who say it’s the easy way, who say it’s too risky; who say it’s too extreme. They have seen a glimpse of what their bodies can be, and they take the steps to achieve that goal.

This is possible in other areas of our lives, too.

I ask you:

What do you want?

What brings you joy?

You can reach me with your comments at jrsawyer@southeastbariatrics.com. Our website is www.southeastbariatrics.com.

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