I won't weigh or measure vegetables, and I won't play good fruit / bad fruit. And this go 'round, I won't go to bed hungry...which makes me a little more optimistic about keeping it up for the long haul.
The only thing I am willing to say with certainty that I WON'T do is any sort of crash or fad diet, diet pills, gimmicks, etc. BTDT over the years and gained all the weight back, won't do it again.
This time around I've tried to be open minded, willing to learn, willing to be flexible, willing to see what works for me and change things as I go. I don't always succeed in that, but I definitely try not to be too rigid.
I won't exceed my body's lower-than-average tolerance for caloric deficits just to get there faster. I've learned a couple times now that my body can only take so much stress, particularly because of other health issues. Cutting TOO much -- for me, trying for 2 lbs a week -- is just too much additional strain on my body, which inevitably manifests in reduced immune function, more sickness, and then a regain.
So I'm turtling along at roughly 3 lbs a month, but I'm doing my best to support my health. Which was the goal all along!
Last edited by Desiderata; 06-21-2012 at 02:17 PM.
I refuse to weigh my veggies and play the bad vs good fruit game.
This time around I am not completely banning myself from any food. I am going to practice moderation and take everything in stride. Knowing that nothing is "off limits" makes it seem less daunting.
I am breastfeeding which makes losing weight a lot harder for me because I have to balance losing weight with taking in enough to maintain my milk supply. I will not give up breastfeeding just to make it easier and then of course breastfeeding prevents crash dieting or pills from my thoughts because I don't want to harm my daughter.
Put my life on hold - I really think doing so is one of the top reasons I failed in the past. I made weight loss so miserable, that only a fool would have continued on that way. I gave up socializing and celebrating with friends, eating foods I liked, just about everything telling myself "I'll get to do all those things when I'm thin." Then I'd be so miserable, or progress would seem so slow, that quitting made more sense than continuing on.
Now, if I catch myself thinking "I can't wait to do 'x' when I'm thinner," I ask myself "what's preventing me from doing x right now," and if it's a mental reason, like shame or fear of social disapproval - I remind myself that I can't put my life on hold until I reach some arbitrary weight. If I CAN do it now, I SHOULD do it now.
I will not force myself to exercise when my body can't handle it (i.e. running on a stress fracture. not the smartest decision of my life). I will not eat anything that I don't absolute love.
Great thread! I refuse to take diet pills or do the latest fad diet touted in supermarket magazines.
The main thing I refused to do this time around - I refused to spend any money on losing weight. Meaning I won't spend money on joining any diet programs, nor will I spend money buying diet products, food (e.g. bars, shakes, snacks, prepackaged meals) or otherwise (e.g. pills/supplements, apps/software that aren't free, books, measuring utensils that I don't already own). I haven't spent money on a gym membership either, but that might change down the line. So far, the only thing I have spent money on that helps me in my weight loss efforts is a bicycle - but I probably would have bought that even if I hadn't been trying to lose weight, since my old one died this year.
I refuse to weigh my veggies and play the bad vs good fruit game.
This time around I am not completely banning myself from any food. I am going to practice moderation and take everything in stride. Knowing that nothing is "off limits" makes it seem less daunting.
This!!! I still go to mcdonalds except I'll get 4 instead of 10 and a large fry, I target that craving and I move on, I don't feel bad because I stayed under calories.
Things you WON'T do to lose weight
