Going thru a mini "bootcamp" for myself
So, I'm in the perfect mindset: ready to lose weight, ready to work hard, and already seeing results! I love to "try" and run..I love sweating, and my pantry is stocked full of healthy foods such as fruits, veggies, and lean poultry. I have lost 54 pounds since Sept 2009, but I would be so much further along if it weren't for that scale and my own personal sabatoge!
My problem is, I'll have a goal for a week, lose 4-7 pounds, whatever I feel my body is capable of based on the amount of stress, calories, and exercise time I get in. I hit that goal, or exceed it, and I start getting in the mindset of "ok I can rest, or ok it's an off day". STUPID STUPID! I immediately eat more carbs, or have 1 extra snack for a few days, and gain back 2 pounds! I'm tired of that, and so I enlisted my boyfriend last night. He has now taken my scale to work, and I cannot weigh in for 2 weeks. He wakes up about 3 hours earlier than I do (I work from home), so instead of sleeping in, he now gets my butt out of bed and I go run when he leaves. I told him I'd buy him a new laptop for school (he's starting his master's in June) if he remains so strict and untolerant of my sabatoging ways! It's so hard to be like that and we all want to just give in to our loved ones (because we're tired of hearing them complain or whine!) so this gives him an incentive as well as help me lose weight!
So as sad as this seems, I'm already seeing results! I was up at 7am, I have no scale, and I'm about go run! Let's hope my weigh-in in 2 weeks pays off! I will be so heartbroken if I don't see great results, but those results are completely up to me, so it's my choice!
Thanks for listening 3FC. Being able to type out my crazy ideas and bootcamps, and check in and read other posts is awesome because I know there has to be 1 or 2 others out there laughing and relating.
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