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The Hidden Secrets To Controlling Your Attitude, Emotion, Fat Loss, and P.L.O.M. Disease…
OK, since this is my first post, I really want to inspire you with this life-lesson about fat loss. Plus, this technique will automatically help you improve every area of your life.
As someone who has battled cancer and won, had my ovaries fried, AND been zapped into menopause, I think I know a thing or two about struggling with weight gain and self-esteem.
That’s why I wanted this article to be about something that is near and dear to my heart: attitude, emotion and fat loss.
And since I turned 50 years old this year, I’ve realized that my attitude at this age is EVERYTHING.
Even though my hubby always makes me feel like I’m beautiful, I still struggle everyday with my own personal insecurities about my body and my weight.
I’ve learned some very valuable life (and fat loss) lessons over the last 30 years, and I wanted to share something that’s really helped me overcome those “bad days” since passing the 40 mark well over 10 years ago.
We call it P.L.O.M. disease. And if you’re not careful it will sneak up on you like a mosquito and bite you – right where it hurts. What does it stand for?
Poor Little Ole’ Me!
I come across people everyday who struggle with P.L.O.M. disease and sometimes it creeps in my head and gets the best of me. I’m sure you can think of several people in your life that suffer from this disease on a daily basis.
Every time you ask them how they’re doing you get the “Poor Little Ole’ Me” response.
Maybe you’re a lot like me and it gets you sometimes too!
If so, there IS something that you can do about it.
Here’s the secret of controlling our attitude, emotions and reactions to other negative people: AWARENESS.
I know it’s much easier said than done, but just by increasing your awareness you can overcome the negativity that creates a bad attitude and kick P.L.O.M. disease to the curb once and for all.
Most of the time it’s other people in our life that are negative and we allow them to puke on us with their problems, which indirectly creates negativity and a bad attitude in our own lives.
As my husband always says: “There are a few negative people in this world…and they move around a LOT!”
So true! Don’t let their negativity poison you. I’ve been guilty of this over and over again, but because I’m consciously aware of it…I have learned to ignore certain things that drag me down.
Whether it’s negative people at work, home, or even things like CNN (we call it Constant Negative News), don’t allow them to bring you down.
Typically when people tell you that they’re feeling FINE, what they’re really saying is that they’re…
Feeling
Insecure
Neurotic and
Emotional
(Joking of course, but hopefully you get the point).
Remember, attitude is a choice. A cheerful heart and attitude are like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.
One of the things I learned from a mentor a long time ago, was to wake up everyday, look in the mirror and say:
“I’m a great person inside and out.”
This leads me to my “take home” message:
ALWAYS be aware of maintaining a P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude) for your best body…and your best life! This will help you avoid the P.L.O.M. disease.
You’ll probably always have those bad days (just like me), but if you know the root of the problem at least you can try to put your thoughts back into a healthier spot. This will help get you back on track.
Sometimes we can’t control our bodies (especially us women 
) and sometimes we can’t even control what happens to us. All we CAN control is HOW we react to it.
I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me over the last several years.
If you like this article here’s what I need you to help me with.
- Leave a comment in comments section…
- Hit the Facebook like button below so we can help other people avoid the P.L.O.M. disease…
My husband said if I get 25 comments on the blog he would let me keep posting, so I need your help!
Your fat burning friend,
Karen
P.S. I’ll be back Friday with more inspiration AND an eye-opening article about artificial sweeteners. Talk to you then.
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Great post Karen. Tell your husband that you’ll be getting your own blog.
I like what you say here. you’re right about the negative attitude thing. I know if I let those around me affect me it makes for a long and dull day. I tend to try and keep a smile on my face. My mom used to tell me when I was younger to “Smile, it makes others wonder what your up to”. She was right – of course, she was mom
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Keep up the posts. I look forward to “seeing” you Friday
Karen, How very, very true!!! I have a dear life coach that has helped me work through P.L.O.M. disease this year and what a difference it has made in every aspect of my life. I wasn’t even aware of the condition. And you can’t fix something if you don’t realize it’s an issue. Thanks for posting this and your wonderful insight (as always). Love you!
P.S. I can submit 24 more of these if it will help Shaun let you keep posting. You are amazing! Look forward to next bit of info.
Great blog, you are so right in what you said, there’s a lot we can’t control but we van control how we react!! Thank you for your wise words
hey karen, nice to hear from the other half. Your post was something we all needed to hear cuz we all struggle with this. P.M.O. is one of the greatest tools we have and if we’d only just practice it more often ! We need to remember when we look in the mirror that the One that gave us life made us in His image so we are all beautiful,fearfully and wonderfully made.
keep those posts comin’ !
Karen, that is so true! It’s not always easy to be nice to yourself because it is a learned skill. Once you realize that acceptance of yourself doesn’t mean acceptance of things you want or need to change, you can let a positive outlook help you greatly. Thanks for keeping things in perspective, and good luck with the blog!
True information and very wise of your husband to share his venue. Although we are aware of attitude we sometimes need the reminder. Thanks for sharing.
Karen, I certainly enjoyed reading the “first”, of many posts that are sure to follow! I admire the way you have dealt with the struggles in your own life & kindly share your “bits of wisdom” with others. Looks like the “Hubby’s other 1/2″ will have her own platform to inspire & motivate us as well!
I like the post – as a woman it often is frustrating to hear from a man about loosing weight our bodies are so different. I agree about the attitude being really important, but a positive mental attitude is still grounded in a bad thought. It is like choosing the opposite you still choose that thing. So it is important to BE positive , to be successful, to be happy, not just to try. Trying is useless you either do it or don’t do it. I often get stuck in trying to follow the program, or trying to loose weight, or trying to be positive Am I doing it or not?
How very true! Thanks for the female insight. We all need that from time to time. You write from the heart of a woman who has pushed through many obstacles, providing encouragement based on personal struggle. That will go a long way. Thanks for sneeking that proverb in there. I am sure that even if there are just a few posts for now, Shaun will see the impact.
Thanks!
I didn’t realize how much I do this myself until I read your post. Having never been through anything like you have, I feel a little ashamed at myself for being this selfish. I think we all can benefit from a positive mental attitude. I know I am going to concentrate on mine. Keep posting Karen, YOU ROCK!
Karen, good to hear from you. Yes, you are right across the board. I remember going to a Dr. once, a female. She basically said it’s all downhill after 40. She had PLOM and I almost caught it from her. She was so wrong. At 58, I am in better shape than I have been in almost two decades and I weigh almost what my driver’s license says I weigh. GL12 has a lot to do with that. We all need to be our own cheerleaders and spread that cheer to others!
Karen,
Ditto on Hellen’s post. It is wonderful to hear the female verison. My husband is a great person, but learning a new life style with him is depressing since is doesn’t have the same problem with carbs that I do. He loses weight at a rate that is unreal and as a female I get to struggle along. Hearing your comments helps to understand the P.L.O.M. that is going around and hopefully make me more “aware” and better to overcome it when it comes at me. Thanks again for your post and prayfully Shaun will let you continue.
Hey karen,
“How very true!!!! it all is with what u have written ., I like that P.M.A. Not as easy as I would like it to be, but will have to work on it, it was nice to read your article , will look forward to your next post,,thanks for the pick me upper….
Thanks Karen, We all need to hear that others suffer with P L O M,we don’t feel alone. Hope to hear more from you. Women need each other for support.
Karen, this is so awesome. I was just talking about this very subject this morning with a friend of mine. I am so thankful that I’ve been able to work my way around the negativity in my life (most of the time anyway.) It’s just sad to go through life with a bad attitude!
I remind myself of this verse when I am surrounded by nay-sayers: A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.” Proverbs 15:30
You are an inspiring person! God Bless!
Karen – what I really like about what I just read is that it is all true & explained in such a reader-friendly way! No hard-core sales pitch – just the honest truth about how our minds work & spiral downward with PLOM. Thanks for writing it all out so simply!
Karen,
Great name by the way. I have been feeling that way here latley. Thank you for the advise. I need to stay away from the negative attitudes. Unfortinatly I have them at work. I will take your advise and try to overcome this.
When I was about 40, things in my life started to unravel, and as a result, I gained about 70 pounds. It seemed that food was the only constant and reliable thing in my life. Now as I am approaching 50, it is much more difficult to loose the weight than it was in my 20′s and 30′s. Not only does GL12 offer a scientific solution to the battle of the bulge, but the posts (pep talks) really help me when no one else in the world knows what to say. You are right about how others attitudes can affect our own. Thank you for reminding us that the P.L.O.M. disease has no place in our lives. Even if you don’t get 25 comments, we still want to hear more from you.
I loved it…very thought provoking!
P.L.O.M. – also known as that “funky feeling”. That something you know and feel is just holding ya down. Make no mistake, its PLOM. Thanks for clearing that up.
Good stuff. Always good to go over this with kind coaching, as you have here. Thanks. So true, attitude determines altitude. And hanging with a bunch of low flyers just makes ya feel..well, low. Thanks for the helping hand UP! Keep talking to us. Looking forward to more.
Great start Karen! You are good at this. As it turns out I was feeling the blues big time, so you post really lifted me and got me feeling more focused.
Thanks!
PMA…Positive Mental Attitude! I so definitely agree with you! It is so important in all aspects of our lives to be positive and look at the bright side! Thanks for your post!
Thanks for the timely message that was just the encouragement I needed to hear today. I live with someone who struggles with depression and can be very oppositional most of the time. I tend to take on other peoples struggles and am working to get over this habit. I am a people person and love to help others sometimes to my own detriment. So thanks for nailing it. P.l.m.o isn’t the problem so much as mental illness at home but in the work place it can get out of hand.
I am losing weight and working to lightening my load in more ways than one. So thanks for the post and tell Shaun we do want more!
Yes, how true you are. I think many can get sucked in the PLOM very often. I know a few myself that use that all the time. I just try to help them thru my words and my successes to try to help, but definitely cant get sucked in by them. Thanks so much for the reinforcement of positive attitude and thinking. It is also great to have a couple friends to have the same goals as yourself. Thru email, texting and facebook-just keep the positive attitude. Ill be turing 42 this year and I feel the best in these last 5 years than I have before and after having children. Have had some setbacks as injuries occur, but keeping positive and not beating myself up has keep me going. Hope you get your comments you need.
Hi Karen. It is easy to slip into PLOM. Because you have given it a name it will be more easily reconizable and therefore more avoidable. You have a wonderful writing style. Please continue to write!
Thanks Karen! I have a hard time staying positive when things aren’t going well for me day to day. On top of that, I sit and drive all day so food is a convenient way to sooth myself or keep myself awake when I am bored and tired. I hope you will continue to post positive and motivating messages we can use to keep us on track. This summer has been a tough one!
I have been having a horrible attack of PLOM the last couple of weeks and have kind of lost focus with my eating plan. Not a horrible cheat fest – just slips here and there. Just the last few days started realizing I was having this PLOM attack and am getting back on track. I hit the 50 mark a almost 3 years ago and it really gets harder to get the pounds off. I have lost almost 30 so far – have about twice that to go so gotta get back on track. Let us keep hearing from you!!!
Hi, Karen! Great post! Good to hear your upbeat attitude. Guys don’t have the same challenges we women have and their advice often doesn’t serve us well. So it is good to hear from a woman on weight loss. More than that, attitude is huge. A good attitude will take you over the bumps; a down attitude will keep you from even considering going over the bumps.
Now if you can just get an older woman I can relate to (I am 70) to give me fitness advice. My stomach fat is not from being postmenopausal; I’m in a very stressful situation at the moment. That fat is even harder to take off.
Keep up the good work, Karen!
I agree with Hellen. It’s good to hear from a woman because our weight problems are so much different from men. My boyfriend can drop weight whenever he wants to, while I try and try and try and it just goes S-L-O-W-L-Y.
Keep on posting Karen!
I really identified with the “puke on us” comment! I noticed several years ago that being around negative people drained me. They really drag you down. Dennis Prager, a radio host, has an hour a week on happiness. He believes it is important for us to keep a happy demeanor around others for that very reason. Even if we are in a mood slump, or have had tragic news, we can try not to let that affect others. That is all well and good, but until the whole world gets on board with this, we will be around those who can bring us down. I try to limit my time with people like that, but sometimes it is unavoidable. So, your words are very helpful. I will try to keep away from CNN and keep a P.M.A. Thanks for the post. It was good. Keep on, my dear, keep on.
You hit the nail right on the head with this one. This profile fits someone I know PERFECTLY. Can’t wait to keep reading!
I just read your blog and it’s so encouraging to me.I have just been diagnosed with the worst kind of MS and would very much like to get my weight back down to my regular weight. I think it would help me a lot both physically and mentally. I’m becoming more aware of my negative insights and change my way of thinking when I do.Thank you so much, you are a big encouragement to me.
AMEN! What we speak with out our mouth is important. We need to be careful what comes out and what we speak over other people too. We need to speak life.
Thank you – just what I needed – perfect imting!!
I AGREE! Being ‘older’ is tricky…hormone changes, thyroid issues, slow metabolism, etc. It is tricky. But, you attitude is just aboutt he nly thiing you can control! LOL I am an emotional eater and I have figured out my triggers by using a Little Black Book-Daily Food Diary that helps me track and at the same time when there is a spike in my eating I note the emotion or circumstance. I also jot down a nod to the good days! ;D I carry this pocket sized diary everywhere. Great article!
Karen, you are dead on when you say that sometimes you can’t control what happens to you, but you CAN control how you react to it. Easier said than done, but it works. Thank you for your comments.
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