@SophiasMom I do the same thing. It's amazing that we can talk ourselves out of just about anything haha. That's amazing!!! I'm so happy you are on the right path! I also lurk around the internet finding inspiration. I just started an instagram account to go with my blog where I am trying to be that inspiration to others (which is crazy bold of me, and so out of character) You know who you should check out if you haven't heard of him, Eric Thomas. He is my favorites I'll put some quotes at the end to share. Counting calories def. works! That is how I lost weight the one and only time I was kind of successful. I am currently on the same plan. I eat 6 times a day, small meals. I am a bit of an extremist and I know some of the choices I make aren't the healthiest for me but my frustration with my body has outweighed reason most of the time so with that disclaimer I am only eating 1200 calories a day. I think that is too low considering I'm also working out but I'm impatient. Some of the things that make eating easier for me is using an alarm on my phone to go off every 2 hours so that I remember to snack. I am also kind of a lazy cook haha (so much self bashing lol) so my favorite breakfast is overnight banana oats! You just put your oats in a tupperware add the suggested amount of mile (almond milk for me , I get the 30 cal vanilla kind) and then I mash in a banana and mix well and put in the refridge over night. In the morning it's amazing! I'm not a fan of hot oatmeal (poor me I live in sunny SD) so it's refreshing and you stay pretty full unlike cereal. I also get 7 grain whole wheat bread and low cal strawberry jam and healthy peanut butter and I use the entire loaf to make a bunch of PB&J's and then I wrap them individually and put them back in the loaf bag and freeze. Everyday I throw one sandwich in my bag for later once it defrosts (tastes like you just made it!) I also use cauliflower for rice ( just wash, throw in a food processor, save and heat when you're ready to use) and I use spiralized zucchini instead of pasta (spiralizer from ross was 10 bucks! and I use it to make my carrots and cucumbers fancy for salads) I hope some of this helps! What calorie intake are you aiming for? What kind of workouts are you doing?
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.
I’ve been trying to tell y’all, its’s not your circumstances or situation, that determines if you gonna be successful or not. I’ve been telling you it’s your mindset! It’s the way you see it. It’s the way you think it right!
“You will not experience all life has to offer you or begin to experience life at its fullest as long as you are satisfied with mediocrity. You have to be disgusted with your current circumstances before your circumstances can change.”
“You need your undivided attention.”
“At some point in life you have to face your fears, and head on even though you can’t be sure of the outcome. A great deal of people will never reach their dreams and it won’t have anything to do with their ability or skill set. They won’t reach their dreams because they were too afraid to try.”
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