This Is What Happens When You Finally Get Fed Up

Summary

The article discusses the transformative power of reaching a personal threshold of dissatisfaction, leading to significant life changes, particularly in terms of weight loss and self-improvement.

Abstract

The author, Kris Gage, describes the concept of "disgust" as a catalyst for change, particularly when the discomfort of remaining in the current state surpasses the effort required to change. This phenomenon is illustrated through the author's own journey of weight loss, highlighting two distinct instances where they felt compelled to take action due to hitting a personal "disgust" level. The first was at their highest weight of 225 pounds in January 2016, and the second occurred after plateauing around 210 pounds in December 2017. The article emphasizes that reaching this point of disgust leads to a determination to change without excuses, as the motivation to escape the negative situation is overwhelming. The author also acknowledges that this tipping point can be reached in various aspects of life, including the workplace, school, and personal relationships, suggesting that the accumulation of dissatisfaction can lead to a decisive resolve to improve one's circumstances.

Opinions

The author believes that the pain of staying the same must exceed the pain of change for significant personal development to occur.
Excuses are abandoned when one reaches their limit of tolerance for a negative situation.
The motivation to change is so strong that failing to act would result in increased self-loathing.
The article suggests that personal transformation can be triggered by reaching a threshold of dissatisfaction in any area of life, not just weight management.
The author implies that persistence in the face of personal challenges is essential, as evidenced by their own experiences with weight loss plateaus.
The concept of "the straw that broke the camel's back" is used to describe the accumulation of frustrations that eventually lead to a decisive action for change.

When you finally get fed up, you’ve met your limit for disgust.

Disgust with yourself, with your situation, your environment, etcetera. You’ve finally gotten to the point where the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of changing.

When it comes to my weight, I’ve reached my personal level of disgust twice. The first time it happened was January 9th, 2016, when I hit my highest weight of 225 pounds. The second time occurred on December 3rd, 2017, after a year of plateauing around 210 pounds.

The last time I saw any reading in the 180’s was in 2013. I go into more detail on this weight loss journey here:

In early 2016 I started loosely following the keto diet, which is low carb, high fat, and medium protein.

But I only started it because I reached my personal level of disgust with myself, my blood sugar control, and my attitude about losing weight.

I used to be full of excuses.

When you get fed up, you’ve reached the point where you’re going to make a change and there’s no question about it.

You can’t fail at this point.

You’re too motivated to shovel the shit away and start digging yourself out of that hole of disgust you’ve been living in that if you give up, your self-loathing will be 100 times worse.

There are other areas of life where your personal level of disgust can be triggered.

The workplace.

School.

Even around your friends — or “so-called” friends.

And family, too.

Family bullshit can build up until it creeps past your limit for that crap.

The phrase, “The straw that broke the camel’s back,” is fitting in here.

When things finally become too much for you to ignore, what do you do? It depends on your personality, but generally people have an internal bitch-fest that ends with the resolve to FOR REAL THIS TIME do something about the bullshit.

The question is, have you reached your limit yet?

This Is What Happens When You Finally Get Fed Up

When you finally get fed up, you’ve met your limit for disgust.

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