The comment had me thinking about health and especially about the abuse of our health. As mentionned in my previous entry in my other blog ('U can't touch this' in my blog 'alifelongpartner'), I've been battling weight all of my life.
The body is so forgiving though. The abuse that I put it through with being obese is now pretty much eliminated. Hey, even my arteries are juicy! :)
The fat level in my liver is very normal and very good and generally, I'm in good health now. I'm very lucky indeed.
Unfortunately though, the body doesn't always regenerate itself fast enough, especially if you wait too long to take action for your health. For example, the smoker's lungs, along with the wheezing and cough will not always clear up and will sometimes in fact develop into worse diseases.
The alcoolic's liver goes through the same thing. If not caught on time, cirrhosis develops at a fast pace. Yes, the liver can regenerate but it won't if the alcoholic doesn't stop drinking.
The same can be said for a sedentary life. How long will the body forgive a complete lack of exercise?
Yes, the body can sometimes forgive especially if caught on time and if we are lucky. Of course genetics plays a big role and so does the mind..... Mind over matter perhaps? The will power to stop drinking, to stop smoking and to exercise more. Will power to control the food intake.....
This lovely technician that did my ultra sound referenced to me as being a tiny woman. As you can all imagine, I surprisingly looked over my shoulder because I wasn't sure who she was talking to. Apparently she was talking to me.
The mind is a funny thing. I cannot for the life of me wrap my head around the fact that I am smaller. In fact, I always think that the sizing on the new clothes that I'm buying is wrong. I still don't recognize myself in the mirror at times and I still laugh out loud when someone tells me that I must weigh under 100 lbs (believe me, this is wrong). Yes, the mind is strange at times. My will power is great....but my perception is off.
Weirdly enough though, I still feel myself drawn to food despite the will power that I do have. If I feel an emotion, whether it be happiness, sadness, excitement, stress, tiredness etc..., I think of food. I now know that food is associated with an emotion for me so I usually control it.
Mr Right has been fabulous at helping me with that. He is the opposite of me. When he feels an intense emotion, he forgets to eat. I always tell him that I have never forgotten to eat in my life....lol.
Thankfully though, we are both there for each other. I feed him on a regular basis and when I suddenly announce that I want food, he will simply look at me and smile...sometimes raise an eyebrow. Just enough for me to realize that I cannot possibly be hungry, that I just finished dinner.....
I wish that it would always be so easy for anyone with an addiction. That the will power always be stronger than an addition. Wouldn't life be easier for everyone? I know that levels of addictions are different for everyone. I also know that you need to WANT to be better at controlling things...but sometimes, that is not enough.
I understand addictions. I know that I have lots of will power and I know that I am stubborn and I especially know that I still struggle at times.... With my amount of will power (pure stubbornness really), I can only imagine that I am not alone in the constant battle of an addiction....
An addiction is not always easy to beat or to control but it is definitely so beneficial to your health once you do beat it....
You could even end up with juicy arteries ;)
Here's to willing will power to everyone that needs it!
Signed yours truly, in an apparently small body, stubborn mind and the holder of big juicy arteries....
SSW :)
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