Low Carb Archive - Hog fest is over!!! (long and thoughtful)

This is a long and rambling thread so do not hesitate to pass it if you wish.

well i just had my last non low carb food from this holiday season. I am ready to get back on my high horse and really go all out till christmas. Who is with me???

I did not do as bad as i thought, but the nibbleing did give me cravings and i just satisfied them. i am and need to be an all out effort from now to christmas. i was hoping to be at goal by the new year but that is not going to happen but i will be in a new size!!! (I hope).

there is no try about it. i will. change of attitude and determination is essential. i know i can do this i know it works i know that once i get past the craving stage it works good for me. i know i will do it. there is no reason for me to feel the need to cheat this holiday season. i do not feel deprived when i eat so why do i think that i need to cheat.

and why di i use the word cheat??? is it that i think that i am holding some thing back??? and if i think that is that why i eat the wrong choices??? I need to change the way i think. i am not denieng my self foods i love, i love eggs, and meat and vegies, so i am not deniing myself food. i am not denieing my self nutrients, and i am making my self healthy. so why do i feel the need to eat the foods that i feel that i need??? the do not provide me with any benifits except to be a filler. and make me feel yucchy. So I must make the decision to not eat the foods.

I (we all are) comming up on a season full of rushing. spending, filed with candy, foods and smells celebrating. I am going to be selfish during this time and think of my self. i am going to believe in myself. (I believe in santa right?) so why can i not believe in my self??? I know i can do this. I am a strong person. so why not care for my self??? why not be who i know i can be???

so when i look back at theis last year and wonder why i am not at goal, i know why i have not valued myself enough. and why did i not put forth the whole effort this last few months??

I am going to do that for the rest of this season.

i am going to give my all at the gym
I am going to concentrate on making health choices for the rest of this holiday season
I have to think of where i want to be for the rest of my life.
i need to remind myself how much better i feel boing so much lighter.

May I put my two cents worth in here? You are right on the nose, and I believe what you are saying! I'm with you, trying to meet goal, believing in myself, and controlling the carb monster. You go girl!!

Well Nasus, I am with you! I am sure we all are somewhere deep down. I was a perfect lo carber all day, and I went to the track at the school and walked 2 miles, I had a successful day.

BUT THe problem is not that I WANT to be successful I do, I am a perfect locarber in my dreams!!!

When life does not interfere I lose weight. THe problem is how do we not let life mess up our world???? I have no answer. I have looked and searched for that answer for so long, I am so tired of beating myself up for being out of shape, for not living up to the me I want to be.

I have decided to do the best I can at weight loss, at being in shape at all of that, just walking a few times aweek and skipping that dessert or....you know them all...... but most importantly, I want to be the best at all of the things I am neglecting because I am so comsumed by being fat! Such as playing with my 4 and 2 yr old. ( I took them to church and Sunday school today they were thrilled) Such as raking leaves, and cooking dinner(good dinner), petting my dogs, stringing cranberries for the birds. I want to do all the things I am too busy too do.

I want to like my life again!!! Does anyone want to join me?:love:

Nasus, what you have said applies to everyone who is struggling with weight loss, whether they are low carbers or WWers. I'm a WWer trying to avoid high carb foods which I know from experience trigger binges for me. When I stick to my WW plan and avoid refined sugar products I feel good, don't get wild cravings and lose weight. When I allow myself the high carb foods (even tho you can have them on the WW Points program) I wind up "eating the whole thing". I know from sad experience that 1 ounce of cookies is not going to do it for me so why even have one?
Can you tell I just smacked my hand for reaching into the cookie tin one too many times?
I'm with you. I'm going to stick to my WW program and keep it simple. When I add too many optional (high risk/high carb) foods, I end up very sorry. I'm also going to gradually increase my exercise and strength training. Why have I just been sitting there watching Y&R when I could have been doing an hour of easy weight training exercises at the same time? Well, no more of that.
Let's all get back on track no matter what plan we're following. Why should these weeks before Christmas be weight gain weeks? There's no good reason for it. Yes, it's understandable that we would overeat and perhaps not choose too wisely on Thanksgiving DAY, Christmas DAY and even New Year's EVE but those are just three days out of 31!! Does that mean we have to eat everything in sight for a whole month? We all know from experience that we CAN go a bit overboard once in a while as long as we get right back on track and even lose weight during the festive season. We just have to learn when to say "no more thanks" "I've had enough".

You girls are so right.!!! I am going to go and have me an egg (or 3) for some breakfast.

Today went well. stayed OP all day although i was tempted.

Pretty much echoing what everyone else has said, but you're right Ms. Sue. Why let this become a season of gaining and being out of control? I am planning on staying OP, but taking Christmas eve night and Christmas day off. On Thanksgiving I gave myself a day off, just like I had planned, and it was wonderful! Taking care of myself over this season is going to take precedence over all the temporary holiday goodies.
We are worth it, right ladies?!
Chickadee

I agree. This is a time we must give to our selves and during this time to not cursh our selves with back slides to juat mainatin will be good. I intendt on maintaining my loss streak (not like it si a big one) but i do not wat to see any back slides. I am doing this for me, and if i feel good doing it then it is worth it.

so for today i have been good a shake, and some eggs (i am out of eggs now so i need to go to the store)

Susan,

I am with you. My goal this season is to maintian, but if I can loose, even better! No backslides!

jenny :smug: