Thank you everyone! I'm always very appreciative of the support on this forum
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What is it about rest days that stresses you out? Is it the idea that maybe if you rest one day, you won't get back on the wagon? That the rest day might turn into two, three, four...?
I guess I'm scared, scared that when I slip up, I'll fall back into old eating habits and not exercising and suddenly gain back the weight that I've been working so hard to lose. It happened to me over the course of last year when I went back to college after a summer at home and I started eating dining hall food again and getting wrapped up in studying/homework.
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Switching to a little a little less restrictive diet and a less intensive workout/not working out as much might slow your results but in the long run be something that doesn't exhaust you mentally so much.
Yes, this is a good plan. Sometimes I don't think weightloss is the hardest bit of the journey--at times, I feel kind of alone. I don't have a consistent workout buddy who will do the same exercise as me and my family isn't adhering to a strict diet like me.
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But most of all? I try to forgive myself. We can't go through life tearing ourselves to shreds every time something doesn't go according to plan. Life is messy, things come up, and food is especially hard to get right ALL THE TIME-- especially if you intend to have a social life, or eat a cupcake at some point in the next twenty years.
I honestly forget to forgive myself when I slip up. The devil on my shoulder seems to always advise me otherwise and believes that I don't deserve any kindness especially since I have only myself to blame for any failures. No one is making me eat anything, I'm choosing what to eat and how much to exercise (you would think the idea of exercise more and eat less would be obvious and easy, but the reality is quite different).
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Rumor has it, the more of a habit you make your healthy lifestyle, the easier it will be to maintain, and that resentment will go away. I'm not at this point yet, but I'm working on it
Considering the amount of plateaus I've hit over the summer, I think by the end of my weightloss journey, I'll be pretty good at maintaining (we'll see!). I'm still in the process of figuring out a sustainable lifestyle but I'm sure I'll learn eventually. Best of luck to you! It looks like you're doing great!!
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All of that said, as long as the scale is going slowly but surely in the right direction, you're making strides. You're kicking ***. You're SUPERWOMAN!
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You've come along way though, congrats! Either way, be proud of where you are.
Thank you :') but in all honesty, everyone else on 3FC is so much more amazing! I'm in awe of the amount of dedication and effort I see from other members taking strides to be healthier and stronger along with looking great!