tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69848475541912359022009-03-01T20:01:22.352-08:00Dr.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304196369356179861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984847554191235902.post-70986605990574442962007-12-18T05:30:00.000-08:002007-12-18T05:54:05.130-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">Please take a few minutes to answer these questions.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">My doctor says keep the weight off. I want to but my weight goes up again.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I have been asked to cut down my drinking. I try for awhile, but soon begin to slip back</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I try to stop smoking but can't, even though I want to.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I keep finding reasons why I don't exercise enough, even though I should exercise more.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I work too many hours for my peace of mind.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I hate change and I stick to routines that drive others crazy. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I keep craving exciting activities even though I know I can get hurt.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I keep trying to remember or to forget the past, as if I'm stuck listening to an old recording.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">I live for a better future even though my current life is troubled.</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;">Any "yes" answer can signal that you are addicted to an unhealthy lifestyle associated with chronic disease.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6984847554191235902-7098660599057444296?l=mylifestyleiskillingme.blogspot.com'/></div>Dr.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304196369356179861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984847554191235902.post-6130937991386557642007-12-17T05:55:00.000-08:002007-12-17T06:03:20.436-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">It's Monday morning and you promise yourself that this is the day you begin your new diet. By Monday afternoon, with a couple of cheeseburgers and fries under your belt, you wonder what happened to the promise you made to yourself.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Now that you've blown it, you might as well wait til next Monday, you rationalize to yourself, as you chow down on extra crispy fried chicken for dinner. Do you ever wonder why you can't stick to your diet? For that matter, do you wonder why your lifestyle is killing you? Why you don't exercise like you should. Why you drink too much for your own good. Why you let yourself be stressed out by working too many hours. It's not that you are lazy, stupid or morally inferior. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Rather there are factors outside your awareness that keep throwing you under the bus. I know what these factors are. How do I know? Because my lifestyle almost killed me. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">After 25 years as a psychologist, I underwent quadruple by pass surgery. Since then I have been preoccupied with two questions. Why do intelligent people like me engage in unhealthy lifestyles? Why couldn't I stick to a healthy lifestyle even though my health depended on it?</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I want to share what I learned with you. Interested?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6984847554191235902-613093799138655764?l=mylifestyleiskillingme.blogspot.com'/></div>Dr.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304196369356179861noreply@blogger.com2