This is my first post in this section of the board, go me!
Anyways, I have been slacking on my work out, and I feel crappy for it.
I was doing really well until I hurt my knee running, and I decided to take
a break so I would not do some permanent damage. And I found a lower
impact work out. My knee feels better, and it all started about 3 weeks ago.
*sigh*

While I was still in 'break' mode for my knee I kept up with my healthier eating
and lost 6lbs... after about 3 weeks of working out almost every day and not
losing any. I am unemployed, and stay home all day and pretty much do
nothing. I really do hate it, but I am having a hard time getting out of this rut.
*sigh*

I know I can do this, while my hubby was at BMT last year I worked out the
last 4 weeks or so he was away, and lost 15 lbs... I felt GREAT!! Fast forward
almost a year later and I have gained back my 15, plus another 10 or so pounds.
I hate it!! And I hate that it is so easy to get lazy, and I hate that I hate let
myself fall yet once again. I really want to get healthy and be able to do things
with my rather fit hubby. He is a GREAT man, and so supportive. He wants me to be
healthy, not just thinner. And as much as he tells me he loves me and thinks I look
good, I know he would love to have a wife at home 80-90lbs thinner! Because I know
I would love for him to come home to a wife that is 80-90lbs thinner..... ME
*sigh*

We both eat fairly healthy, no sodas, cookies, cakes, chips, what have you are ever
brought into the house. All of our breads are whole grains, and we have cut out 90%
of our fast food dinners. And I swear that man has lost weight just since we do not go
out so much! And if he would stop drinking soda at school I know he would drop some
more. Why is it so easy for them!?
*sigh*

I have an addictive personality, I already know this. When I start working out I keep
up with it bcs that is just how I am wired. Same with eating crap, and sitting in front
of the internet all day long. It takes things like the stomach flu, or a hurt knee for
me to slow down enough to stop, and then have a hard time getting back in the swing
of things. The flu is what caused me to stop last year, and I never started back up again.

Right now my hubby knows I am not working out. I REEEALLLY want to start back up
again while he is at school all day and not say anything about it and see how long it
takes for him to notice a change in my shape. But I am also a sharer... So I might
be able to keep it from him for a day or two! lol

I really want to get off my duff again and get moving. I know I feel SO much better
when I am working out. So why am I still sitting here?! We have no kids, and I am
home alone for about 11-12hrs a day while DH is at school. So I have NO EXCUSE to not
do what I know is good for me, and will make me feel better.

I just had to share, and get this out there. How do you get back in the swing of things
after you have fallen?

I think the key is realizing that you have fallen off and need to get back into it. The question also is, of you do have all that time at home why deprive yourself of a healthier, happier, fitter you? If you have tje ability to dedicate yourself almost solely to your health, how bad is it of you domt? I am not talking about being "skinny" just specifically about being healthy. Working out at least 60 of thoae minutes, taking the time to plan and eat healthy meals, tjat should all ne your priority for yourself and your hubby. I have somewhat of a similar situation as a SAHM of two little ones and I make my health and my families health prioroty since I dobt work and i am at home. You deserve to take that time for you and to be the net you that you can be! Jump right in, find a regime you love AND STICK WITH IT. You can do it, yrust yourself and believe in yourself!

Look at some pics of when you lost the weight and were chuffed with yourself.. i find it helps m get back on track. or check out the profiles on here// wow talk about inspiration..

Also i tore a muscle a month ago and the same thing happened me as i was out of routine after week 3 i slowly started eating crap etc.. anyways last saturday i dragged myself onto the scale and i was up 8lb/.. so gave myself a stern talking too..

so far this week after swimming and eating healthy i am down 6lbs ;0;0 AND THAT PUSHES ME ON... theres always a great whhosh of weight loss on the 1st week back on track or starting so it'll give you the boost

You can do it.. GOOD luck

When I first started exercising again last month, boy, I did not want to. I remembered how much I loved going every day two years prior, but I didn't enjoy it those first couple of weeks. I wanted to be home eating fast food, dangit! (I also have a horrible addictive personality. When I enjoy something, I apply myself to it 500%!)

There's no trick to it. You just have to make yourself go. I started going sporadically - just whenever I felt like it - in July, but I wanted to get back into going 6 days a week. So I made a challenge to go 6 days a week every week in August. If I make it (going strong so far!), my husband is going to buy me some new Gap jeans. (My size 12s are falling off.)

Maybe give yourself a challenge? Now that I'm going practically every day, I can't believe I ever stopped or didn't want to go. I feel so great during and after my workout. I look so much better than I did while dieting but not exercising. I have so much energy. I really hope to make this a lifetime habit.

Alot of behaviours are habitual. This is why you get in to the habit of having a cookie with your tea or always having a bacon roll for breakfast. You have to find an extra motivator the first couple of weeks you are getting into the swing of it, after that it is all habit.

Doing something you enjoy would definitely help. I sometimes put on the music channel and dance like an idiot for twenty minutes or so when I am home alone. If I am watching TV I often feel a bit lazy so will get on the stepping machine whilst watching it or do bursts of exercise during commercial breaks. It all helps.

As you are home most of the day cleaning will help burn the calories too.

I find I have to give myself a push to go for a walk usually. I don't mind it when I am out for the walk, just hate getting up to go lol...

I also found that those times when I don't want to exercise, I put on Dance Central or Just Dance! I made a playlist of some of the songs and I just it on! It makes exercising fun!