My ONE reason for staying on plan today is: I only have 2 pounds to loose to make it 25 (which is 1/5 of my total I need to loose!!) I'll be 1/5 of the way there, only 4 more times of doing this to get to my goal!!! I CAN do that!!
I'm staying on plan today for my kids. I want them to be proud of me and for us to stay a very active family. They love sports and if I lose more I will like sports more too. I do like them but I'm not very good, having always been heavy. So this is my chance.
I'm staying on plan today because so many annoying little stressful things keep happening that make me want to go OFF plan, and I just refuse. First there was the respiratory infection that wouldn't go away (and still hasn't), then there was the fall in which I slammed my cheekbone, knees, and tooth into the pavement (having a CAT scan for that today), and then there was the ice storm that knocked out our electricity Tuesday night (it's still not back). All these things make it not only difficult for me to work out like I need to but also make me want to eat about 9000 chocolate cookies. I refuse, though. I don't care WHAT stressful stuff comes my way -- I'm sticking to this.
Oh LisaMarie, you certainly HAVE had a great deal of stress. My heart goes out to you. I hope your cat scan goes well, will be sending you some good vibes. I hope they get your electricity back on promptly. You are a trooper and you can get through anything. Hang tough. Try not to be so hard on yourself, you are certainly going through a rough patch. Hugs.
The one reason I'm staying on plan today is because I joined a challenge on another thread, and It's very important to me to start taking this hugh challenge and breaking it up into little goals to make it more doable. So, I'm off to lose 10 lbs by Apirl 1st!!
LisaMarie - what an awesome attitude, good for you!!
Everyone - I really like this thread. Reading about all of your reasons inspires me. I'm so glad that so many of us here are interested in being healthy not just thin. It's one of those things that I really appreciate reading
As for myself, the one reason I am staying on plan today is because there is simply no reason to drive myself to illness. Enough people are ill in this world. I want to have the strength to help others to become healthy rather than needlessly cause myself to get sick.
Thanks for your responses, everyone! Rhonda, yours cracked me up -- I definitely don't feel like a grownup yet. When will I? I'm 35 and I still feel like a little kid half the time.
beautifulone, you have a GREAT reason for staying on plan today. I think about that a lot too. With my little sickness this month and my fall, I was thinking how nice it is that I don't have anything SERIOUS wrong with me. I had my CAT scan today and it was fine, just a quick whiz through the machine and they said nothing looked abnormal, and I thought...how nice that I don't have to do things like this very often. How lucky I am that I haven't had any major health problems even though I haven't always taken care of myself!!
Today I didn't wake up sore. That's the first time since I started excersizing again. YAY!! I woke up feeling strong and healthy. I watched my kids chasing the dog in the snow this morning and before I realised it, I was out the chasing the kids chasing the dog. And I wasn't huffing and puffing for air.
Also, it doesn't hurt when clothes are starting to fit better too!
The one reason I am staying on plan today is...
