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Are you a when/then kind of person when it comes to your Lap Band journey?

By Jodie Flynn

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Have you ever stopped and had the thought that sometimes you feel like you are completely living in the future whilst on your Gastric Band journey? Lately I have found myself saying 'when' I lose weight, 'then' I'm going to be able to wear these clothes, 'when' I lose weight, 'then' I will be able to go out more, 'when' I am maintaining my weight, 'then' my life will be so much better!

I am not as bad as I used to be in the when/then stakes but sometimes it still comes up as an issue for me. I have also found that this has almost without exception been an issue with all of my clients who have a challenge with their weight. However, this is not only a challenge that is significant to those of us who battle with their weight. Many of our fitter/thinner friends have this when/then attitude to many parts of their life - for example have you heard people saying:

* When I win Powerball, then my life will be great

* When I meet my soul mate, then my life will be complete

* When I fix how I look, then I will attract the partner of my dreams

So what is wrong with thinking about the future? Well nothing really unless you put your current life on hold until you get your when/then thing sorted, but then that makes the present less than it can be!! However, I think that the biggest issue with the when/then thinking is that it can be hiding a deeper issue. When I was single and overweight, I used to think - when I'm thin, then I will attract the partner of my dreams. The problem with this was that despite the fact that I was a fun, interesting, successful person, I didn't think that anyone would like me because I was overweight.

So, what do you think happened then? I lost weight and discovered that I still didn't think that people would like me and that was when I realised that there were some underlying issues that cosmetic changes to the outside of me could not fix. Interestingly enough, I did meet the man of my dreams and he is wonderful and completely loving though one of the things that I have discovered is that I still have times where I think 'Does he really like me?' This has been a bit of an underlying challenge for me and one that I continue to peel back the layers on. For me, it is important to keep on digging in to the issues that I have so that I don't fall back into the whole cycle of 'when/then' and then feeling discouraged about my present life and then turning to food for comfort. Now, the important thing for me is 'what can I do to make my now great?'

Here are some questions for you to consider while on your Lap Band journey:

* How do you when/then?

* What is the underlying issue?

* What can you do to make your present more fun, exciting, excellent?

When things get tough, when nothing is going your way, what will you focus on? As the famous Chinese expression says, 'the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step'. If you are constantly striving towards what is important to you whilst on your Lap Band journey, you will achieve it!

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