Sharon: I Always Thought I Was The Problem

Until now, I always thought I was the problem. I just felt like such a failure, every time I saw my doctor.

I have learned SO MUCH. I used to think of everything I did in terms of “good” or “bad” and I beat myself up constantly, even over the littlest things, like eating one single Girl Scout cookie. I expected perfection from myself, which seems so silly now that I look back on it.

I really credit my coach with helping me change this. We have face-to-face video meetings using my iPad and it seems like every time we talk I come away with a new way to do something, or a new way to think about things.

For example, I’ve been very stressed lately about my husband’s job situation because his company is downsizing, and I haven’t been sleeping well. I knew from the sessions with my coach that that stress and sleep problems can change certain hormones and make you hungrier.

Just knowing that has made it so much easier to ask myself “Am I really hungry, or is that just stress talking?”

And we came up with several ideas to help me stay on track until things settle down a bit. So far, I feel like they’re working.

(Stories represent typical situations based on the aggregated experiences of our providers and clients.)