Hey everyone.
So about a month ago I started trying to lose some weight, I lost 5 pounds, only stuck to it for a week and a half and ended up quitting once again. Today, after much self assessment, was day one of my new attempts. I'm hoping this one will last much longer. I got on the scale today to get a starting weight and I gained the 5 pounds I lost from last time and gained 3 more So it is certainly time for me to get a grip on my life and get the ball rolling!
I started the C25K program and I did really well nutrition wise so I had a good day. I'm just trying to change my 'all or nothing' mentality that has messed me up so many times in the past. Before, I would go an hour on the tredmill and then go do weight training. I would come home exhausted and overwhelmed. So today I only did 30 minutes on the tredmill doing the C25K week one day one and I'm going to alternate that with weight training. In the back of my mind my 'all or nothing' is screaming at me: "that wasn't enough exercise! you'll never lose weight if you keep working like that!" And I'm trying my hardest to ignore it. I need to be able to make changes that I can stick to forever. On top of that, my TOM started today as well and I've just been GRUMPY as heck and really wanting to comfort myself with food! But instead of coming home after the gym and going for the cookies, I cleaned up the kitchen, journaled about my day, got a shower, and got my lunch and breakfast ready for tomorrow. So I'm doing good so far! I'm just feeling a bit disheartened because of my mood....darn hormones...