NNicholas
Why are we so willing to lie to ourselves?
Aug 15, 2009
While visiting with my daughter in Iowa City today, we took a tour of the campus of The University of Iowa. We stopped at an outdoor mall area and a woman caught my eye. She had stopped her morning jog, and was resting on a public bench. I could not help but notice her stylish outfit. She had on the latest of twenty-first century fitness attire, running shoes, a very stylish jogging outfit, a matching head band, and an Ipod complete with an armband holster to keep it in place while exercising.Now, what really caught my eye wasn't all this, nor was it her shapely figure. No, what caught my eye was the reason that she had stopped her morning jog and was taking this break. She stopped to smoke a cigarette! This brought to mind an important lesson in our attitudes towards WLS. This woman was going through all the motions of looking like she was conscientiously taking care of her health, but ultimately she was neglecting it.
It is a good reminder for those of us both pre and post op. If our goals are to merely look good, then we are short changing ourselves. We should always keep in reminding ourselves that our goal is to get healthier and enjoy a better, longer life. Otherwise, we can end up, like her, not realizing that we are only taking are of appearances, and not ourselves.
Nick
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Oxford, MI
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35.4
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Surgery
03/25/2008
Surgery Date
Nov 22, 2008
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