first of all, i am happy to say that i finally lost some weight...7 pounds to be exact!! i was super excited.
but now i feel like i am back on the wrong track. i have been indulging in my old habbits, by eating more sweets and icky stuff. I'm not eating one once in a while...but i'll have a piece of cake, and then three cookies. I haven't gained all my weight back, but I feel like I am going to if I dont control myself. I use to go on 2 walks a day (i hate running, so I figured two walks would even that out ahaha), but lately I haven't gone on any...it's like i lost all my motivation.
My school starts in 2 weeks, and I really want to lose about 5 lbs. I don't know if its possible the way I have been eating. I'm trying so hard, I just need some support. I know its okay to have a sweet once in a while, but I really want to reach my goal...I want to buy cute clothes before school starts.
I'm so angry with myself, because I would feel so lame if I gained all the weight I finally worked off within the two weeks before school starts. I'm too afraid to even step back on a scale!
does anyone have any motivational words...or some help thay can offer me? i just feel...i don't know...ugh!!!!
Throw it out! Just put all that food in the garbage! That's the only thing that will work. You are not wasting money, you are saving your health. If you buy a bag of cookies, have one and then throw the rest away immediately. Otherwise it is a binge just waiting to sneak up on you.
Hey Chrissyrae! First of all, congrats on your 7lbs! What a great start.
Now - you will get back on track! Can you trash the sweet treats so that they aren't around the house to tempt you? Then if you want something, you're at least going to have to go for a walk to get it!
Or, can you make a deal with yourself for a smaller goal? E.g. tomorrow, say, okay self, we're heading out for one walk, just for a little while. Even if you just tell yourself you'll go for 10minutes, once you're out there, I bet you'll be willing to go a little longer!
Finally, here's a quote I'm thinking on a lot this week:
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Emerson
One of my favorite sayings - motivation comes and goes, it's the commitment that keeps you going. What I mean to say is just DO IT! You may not feel like going for that walk, and you may not feel like eating a piece of fruit instead of a piece of cake but just suck it up and do it!
Also, you said you wanted to lose another 5 lbs. to buy some cute clothes for back to school...I say go ahead and buy them, 5 lbs. is not likely going to make a difference in the size you buy. What I hear from most people is that their size doesn't change until they've lost 15-25 lbs. or so (for me it's about 20 pounds). So go out and buy yourself some cute outfits...if you feel good about how you look you'll look good too!
Yep, I have to agree with the throw it out suggestion. I can't keep any sweets in the house or I will gorge on them. I've tried over and over again, telling myself or trying to convince myself that I can control myself and it never works so I stock the fridge with lots of fruit and thank goodness for sugar-free popsicles. Congrats on your weight loss!
Throw it out! Just put all that food in the garbage! That's the only thing that will work. You are not wasting money, you are saving your health. If you buy a bag of cookies, have one and then throw the rest away immediately. Otherwise it is a binge just waiting to sneak up on you.
yeah i agree, throw all the bad stuff away or give it to a super slim friend . GOod luck!
Good for you for throwing out the bad stuff and getting back on track with your walking. Sometimes I get into a weak moment and I go to the grocery store and I buy some chips and dip or something, and before you know it I am eating it like crazy. I don't eat the whole bag, after I do manage to stop, I immediately take the remaining bag out to the trash and dump it. Or, I take the bag of chips and I smash it up in pieces so that I won't be tempted to take the bag out of the trash for more (yes, I have done that!!!). Just today, I gave 1/2 of a bag of Baked Doritos to my roommate on the condition that he take it up to his room. Out of sight, out of mind.
- Throw out all the tempting foods - don't keep them around! Your number one defense is avoiding temptings situations
- If you're not doing it already, start writing down every single thing you eat, even little bites of stuff. This will make you accountable for what you're eating.
- Spend time the night before planning what you want to eat the next day.
- As for the exercise, as others have said: Just do it! You have to make it a habit and do it when you planned, like it or not. Make it a habit!
I think it's okay to have some sweets in moderation, but severely limit them, and choose smart snacks. I really like the Kashi TLC Oatmeal Whole Grain Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies, which are huge and 130 calories (plus about 8 grams of fiber), and very satisfying, and I will have one maybe twice a week, and I will also have the occasional sugar free jello and sugar free popsicle. I think allowing yourself some sweets will keep you from feeling deprived, but make smart choices.
Another thing that works for me is not to eat sweets when you're hungry. I will eat something filling when I am feeling hungry and if my sweet tooth comes, I make sure I'm not hungry, so that I am only satisfying my sweet tooth and not any hunger, because if you're hungry, it's so much more difficult to limit yourself. Also, when I have a sweet tooth, I find that a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on hearty nut bread has just the right amount of sweetness and crunch to satisfy my cravings.
This past week, I have been wrestling with cravings as well, so I'm trying to kick myself back into gear after a week of no weight loss...
oh me oh my!
you will get back on track! Can you trash the sweet treats so that they aren't around the house to tempt you? Then if you want something, you're at least going to have to go for a walk to get it! 
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