Comments on: Run Until Your Addiction is Gone http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: not the only addict here..thank god http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-30643 not the only addict here..thank god Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:48:06 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/#comment-30643 Funny you talk about running. I ran the entire summer last year and I had nearly 3 months in with very very few lapses. Once the cold weather hit, my desire to run was overwhelmed. And I started to lapse on a regular basis, to the point where it is as bad as ever. But I agree whole heartedly that running is one of the keys to beating this. Thanks for making this clear to me again. I am going jogging tomorrow. Funny you talk about running. I ran the entire summer last year and I had nearly 3 months in with very very few lapses. Once the cold weather hit, my desire to run was overwhelmed. And I started to lapse on a regular basis, to the point where it is as bad as ever. But I agree whole heartedly that running is one of the keys to beating this. Thanks for making this clear to me again. I am going jogging tomorrow.

]]> By: Michael http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-29160 Michael Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:14:31 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/#comment-29160 I've recently opened up to my wife and told her my addiction. That's a must. Nobody will ever conquer any sort of addiction unless they tell others about it and offer up 'progress reports'. It takes serious guts, but it has to be done. Keeping an addiction under a cloak of secrecy is akin to leaving a gate open so the wolves can attack the sheep. You will (a) either do whatever it takes or (b) you will fail. I've tried working out and achieving personal goals, but that has been hollow in it's purpose. My weight fluctuates so much that I've gone from 216 to 192 to 216 over the past few years and it's a vicious cycle. I have no idea as to why and the docs don't know either. My goal was 220, but to get so close and fail infuriates me, especially now that I see body building as more and more of a waste of time. Sure, I can get to 220, but at what cost to my relationships? Will I compromise relationships to spend time at the gym? Am I okay with obsessing over my diet and supplements for the rest of my life? At some point, my vanity will become a load too heavy to bear. The bottom line? Goals are fine, but some goals may not be worth reaching. Life is all about relationships. Prioritize your time and spend it with people who truly care about you. Talk to them and remain transparent. Trust is hard to retrieve once it leaves the heart, but you can regain it if you show people they can truly trust you. What is a man worth if his word means nothing? Work on repairing relationships and that will help you tremendously. That's a 'workout' that I know that'll help! God bless you all in your journeys! I’ve recently opened up to my wife and told her my addiction. That’s a must. Nobody will ever conquer any sort of addiction unless they tell others about it and offer up ‘progress reports’. It takes serious guts, but it has to be done. Keeping an addiction under a cloak of secrecy is akin to leaving a gate open so the wolves can attack the sheep. You will (a) either do whatever it takes or (b) you will fail.

I’ve tried working out and achieving personal goals, but that has been hollow in it’s purpose. My weight fluctuates so much that I’ve gone from 216 to 192 to 216 over the past few years and it’s a vicious cycle. I have no idea as to why and the docs don’t know either. My goal was 220, but to get so close and fail infuriates me, especially now that I see body building as more and more of a waste of time. Sure, I can get to 220, but at what cost to my relationships? Will I compromise relationships to spend time at the gym? Am I okay with obsessing over my diet and supplements for the rest of my life? At some point, my vanity will become a load too heavy to bear. The bottom line? Goals are fine, but some goals may not be worth reaching.

Life is all about relationships. Prioritize your time and spend it with people who truly care about you. Talk to them and remain transparent. Trust is hard to retrieve once it leaves the heart, but you can regain it if you show people they can truly trust you. What is a man worth if his word means nothing?

Work on repairing relationships and that will help you tremendously. That’s a ‘workout’ that I know that’ll help!

God bless you all in your journeys!

]]> By: Andy http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Andy Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:00:08 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/#comment-8 Hi, I've struggled with this for years and now i'm going to try again to conquer it. Its like running up a sand dune and so far I just keep slipping back. Thanks for the excellent advice, Hi,
I’ve struggled with this for years and now i’m going to try again to conquer it. Its like running up a sand dune and so far I just keep slipping back.
Thanks for the excellent advice,

]]> By: How Important are Diet and Exercise for Overcoming Addiction? « NewLifeHabits.com http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-7 How Important are Diet and Exercise for Overcoming Addiction? « NewLifeHabits.com Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:57:25 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/07/28/run-until-your-addiction-is-gone/#comment-7 [...] you were doing it, then felt great and proud of yourself that you did it afterwards? I know I have. Running is a great exercise but it is only one of many. I have found anything involving cardio to be very [...] [...] you were doing it, then felt great and proud of yourself that you did it afterwards? I know I have. Running is a great exercise but it is only one of many. I have found anything involving cardio to be very [...]

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