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Originally Posted by DaughteroftheKing
but with me; when I mess up once, Im like- well, there was a pound, might as well eat Wendys... Ok then desert from Sonic... Ok well for the week then I'll change.. Always putting it off for tomorrow. I want to be done forever! I just feel like such a whimp against my fat me :/
Any advice? tips?
So often on 3FC I see people writing about this -- "Well, I messed up, I might as well
really mess up!" I JUST DON'T GET IT! Here's why:
Say you're planning to lose a pound a week by running a 3500 calorie deficit over the course of a week. But then, for whatever reason, you go to Wendy's and get a burger, fries, whatever, and go over your calories for the day by a whopping 1,000. You can:
a) go to Sonic and get dessert and be over by 1750
b) go to Sonic and get dessert and be over by 1750, decide you really blew it and you better just give up until next week
c) go home, drink some water, and decide that you are going to stay on plan for the rest of the week. Instead of being 3500 calories under, you will be 2500 calories under. Instead of losing 1 pound, you will lose 2/3 of a pound. You will still be losing. You will still be learning. And instead of beating yourself up and still being unhappy with who you are, you will be taking control of your decisions and your life.
I fell off the horse here and there and for a week, and you know what? If you get back on, you
can undo that damage. You only really fail when you stop trying.
I agree with Motivated Chickie that nursing is an incredibly hard profession. I think to be successful in your weight loss effort, you will need to do lots of planning. Every day, you should plan on bringing your healthy meals and healthy snacks. Sure, there might be healthy stuff in the cafeteria, but there's probably more bad stuff. Don't let it be an option. The vending machine, the donuts at the nursing station... don't let them be your only option. If they stare you in the face when you're hungry -- that's a tough fight to win.