Blame

As human beings we learn to place blame really quite effectively early on in life. Think about it. As a child when we knew we were in trouble we always tried to place blame somewhere else, for example...siblings. As adults we do take more responsibility but in the end the tough things can get blamed on someone else. I should know. I have blamed everyone for my weight gain over the years, including myself. Some of it justified, such as, a horrid ex boyfriend who would yell at me for eating pizza. But in general, it has been my own fault that it has happened. I was the one who ate too much and exercised too little. I was the one who chose to eat a hamburger instead of a salad. Does admitting that you are at fault make it any easier? No...not really. I do however believe that its kind of like Alcoholics Anonymous in that you have to admit your problem before you can begin to fix it. So maybe...just maybe....admitting that it's my fault is one tiny tiny step in the right direction.