I confess...
 

I saw this on a Military Family support forum, and I thought it'd be a fun thing to do here.

Write any confessions, good or bad, that you have about your weight loss.

I confess...
...I honestly can't stand the taste of water by itself. Crystal light has been a lifesaver. :T
...even though I know it's better than nothing, I still get mad if I see a less than 1 lb loss on the scale each week. :mad:
...I still like the taste of fastfood cheeseburgers, and I think I always will. :burger:
...I like to exercise! :running:


You're turn!

I confess...

I drink more diet soda than I should.
I crave chinese food when I'm stressed.
Sometimes I weigh myself with my clothes on, then off. :p Makes me feel like I lost a little.
I LOVE water!

I confess..

I ate pizza yesterday and I feel guilty.
I am hungry right now BUT I am not binging woooohoooo. Thank you water!!

I confess....

that I ate a high fat, high sodium and high carb dinner-pastrami and swiss on a buttered croissant and bacon potato soup for dinner with coffee ice cream! I really don't regret it though!

that I slacked off a lot and am still finding it hard o get things done on time, but am more-or-less proud of myself of making it this far.... Graduating in a month!

Love the thread...

I confess... I really want to believe that the new drink that is supposed to help you increase your calories burnt, truly does what it says and so I actually spend money on these drinks. (It can't hurt, huh)

I Confess...I still wish there was a magic weight loss pill, and I could sit back and just lose!

I confess...

to drinking far more coffee than I really need (like I need it at all!), using it to replace snacks.

I confess....

.... that we have a "snack closet" at my work, where there is a money jar and a BUNCH of snacks - candy bars, chips, ramen noodles, whatever your heart desired - stocked up in this huge filing closet (one that reaches from floor to almost ceiling) for really cheap - 25 cents for a candy bar, 10 cents for chips, etc. Sometimes I visited the snack closet 3 times a day. My staple items were a butterfinger, pringles snack packs, and twizzlers.

Well they moved the snack closet out in plain view and I am too embarassed to be seen by everyone how many times I visited the snack closet, so I never go anymore. Which has helped my waistline tremendously.

I confess-
That I still love my Coor's Light and I will NEVER give it up for ANYTHING!
Nothing like a cold beer at the pool!!!

I confess:

Maintenance is much harder than I thought it would be. I can't seem to get it right. I fluctuate by 5 or more lbs. constantly and my ticker isn't correct as of now. I have the determination to get it right, so I'm still here and still trying.

i confess
i still find it so hard to be patient and am always contemplating giving up
i still look in the mirror and am distressed that i still look as fat as ever
i confess i dont think i'll ever be able to give up cheese lol

Wow you and I are post twins!!! I feel the same way. I was just going to post how much of a failure I feel. I'm meeting someone in a month and a half and I would LOVE to lose 5 lbs (minimum) by then but I can't seem to get it together and now I feel like I'm going to be a blimp the day off and be all quiet and he'll reject me. Woe is me.

I confess -

Every time I step on a scale I´m petrified that it will say 98 kilos and that I´m back at my heavy weight. Especially if I´m feeling fat that day.

If it wasn´t for beer, I would be so healthy.

I really like feeling sore the next day.

I confess..

I love the feeling of excercise, it makes me feel so happy after I finish!
I can't go a day without my one little cubic square of chocolate.
I love the feeling of losing even a half pound!

I confess...

...that I'm always afraid that this weight loss is actually just a fluke -- that I'm super-ultra-mega-dehydrated or something, and one day I'm going to wake up and it will all be back!
...that I'm very vain about the chest I've developed when I gained weight, and I really don't want to lose that, even though I know I have to... ;)
...that I would rather have an apple strudel than a salad, even though I go for the latter now.
...that in the past, I have made excuses not to meet up with old friends because I don't want them to think I've "let myself go" -- not anymore! *superhero pose*

- I get scared when I feel myself slipping back into old habits
- It's a choice.. a hard choice.. to eat healthy every day
- I have dreams about going shopping
- I pretend my flavored water is dr pepper lol

I confess...

that I touch my collarbones and hipbones all the time because I'm excited to actually be able to feel them.

that I drink a ton of Diet Mountain Dew and eat a lot of those little 55-calorie York peppermint patties and I don't feel guilty about it at all!

that I still worry about people seeing me run, but not enough to stop doing it in public.

that I don't really believe in plateaus, but I hate to type those words because now I'll have one.

that I kind of like when people in my real life are a little jealous of my weight loss. :devil: Only people I don't really like, though. :lol:

I confess...

that I just ate a huge burger and fries and it tasted awful. And now I feel awful :(

I confess

I hate exercise but I do it anyway because I need it to burn calories
I love water and dislike soft drinks, particularly diet ones
I love the feeling that my pants are getting looser and looser everyday :D

I confess . . .

. . . that when I weigh myself, I do it more than once with hopes that I will get a lower weight.
. . . that I stay diligently on plan during the week, but during the weekends I end up eating too much.
. . . that I use school as an excuse to not exercise.

I Confess -

- to having over 1000 pictures on my computer of supermodels, super-skinny celebrities and tiny dancers.
- I genuinely believe that everything in my life will fall into place the second the scales say 126lbs.
- I have disordered eating - if I eat one bad thing, I have to binge, and then I starve myself the next day. I know its not good, but I would rather die than let anyone know.

fun thread! :carrot:

I confess...

I will never give up my chocolate or alcohol:)
I have a bad habit of NOT counting the calories in air-popped popcorn and sometimes eating as much as two bowls in one sitting (like now)
I paid for a gym membership that I never use and still owe them WAY too much money
I love exercising, but just never do it.
Sometimes I feel really ugly and unfeminine
I've been maintaining for atleast half a year, but I still have 'wow, that's my body?' moments - like yesterday, when I realized that I was close to a 1 in jeans and an xs in dress pants.

I confess...

- I baked a cake for my husband's birthday today and I skipped dinner so I could have a slice!
- I weigh myself obsessively....usually at least 3x per day
- I'm with LisaMarie, I'm forever touching my collarbones just 'cuz I can actually feel them
- I sometimes restrict calories so that I feel like I don't HAVE to exercise

OH I could probably go on! But that's enough for now. Thanks, that was therapeutic! :)

I confess that I agree with you! Won't give up either.

I confess that I ate 5 malted milk balls today.

I confess that I ate a bunch of ham on the same day I also ate beef and noodles and I was up 4 pounds on the scale the next day in water weight.

I confess I'm not an avid exerciser. In fact I'm extremely lazy.

That last one would be my biggest confession.

I confess...

I confess that I'm forever juggling my exercise calories and trying to decide if I've worked off that extra Thin Mint.

I confess that at the buffet dinner after my 10-day backpacking trip last week I had 2 plates of food plus dessert and loved every moment. And I could still name almost every food I ate.

I confess that I utterly HATE exercise, but love dance.

I confess that I envy dancers, gymnasts, and free runners more than any other people on Earth with a burning mix of hatred and longing.

I confess that I still see myself as 50 lbs lighter until confronted with photographic evidence.

I confess that I just don't really like water. Particularly after ten days of iodine water in the middle of the desert. Give me some freaken soda. ;)

I confess to cloaking my laziness over the past three or four weeks as a "plateau" when it's really just that I stopped working out.

Ok my turn for confession:

I confess that "haters" at work who ask questions/ give bad advice to me constantly about my weightloss don't actually frustrate me, but make me want this weightloss even more.

I confess that I think my sister and good friend only joined weight watchers because they are trying like heck to never be the same weight as the former fat girl, me.

I confess that I obsessively weigh myself several times each day, but also believe that its kept me on track for the first 40 pound loss, so its an obsession I'll keep.

I confess that I hope I'll get a boyfriend once all this fat is gone.

I confess that I still don't particularly enjoy exercise but am determined to stick with it.

I confess that I'm so impatient about weight loss and want it now!

I confess that I'm worried about being away from my scale for 3 days this weekend and what may happen.

I confess that I feel more comfortable in my "big" clothes, than the clothes that fit me now. (More comfy feeling "Skinny" in big clothes, than feeling the tightness of clothes that fit)

I confess that I keep changing my weight goal, don't really know what a good weight for me will be, as I have been overweight since puberty.

That's enough for now, I could do this forever.............

I confess...

...that I feel a bit blah when I look at my goal weight versus others since mine is so high, but I know my body.

...that I hold a very guilty grudge when I see people on 3FC whose starting weight is around my goal weight and they're my height. Every time I think that I have to give them an internal apology because I know that eveyone is different and has their own struggles.

...that I think I know everything and I have a huge (but very fragile) ego.

...that I have a momentary gasp of horror when I put something like Coffeemate into FitDay before I realize that it's giving me the calorie count for a liter and not the 2 tablespoons I used. Heh heh

...that I love nubiancooki's icon. Orange Blossom ruled! (I guess she still does :) )

I confess....

I expect results right away, and get discouraged when I step on the scale and haven't lost anything

I love butter, its one thing I can't give up

I want to be a runner...but feel I am a little too large to take it outside...so I jog in my living room while watching Ellen..

I confess....
that I love McDonald's cheeseburgers and Dairy Queen double chocolate milkshakes.
that I hate to sweat. (but I can now do 30 situps in a row without dying!) :D
that I sometimes feel convinced I have blown my diet when all I've done is think about cheating.
that I am still obsessed with food!

WOW! AWESOME thread!!

I confess:

- that I don't believe I will ever be 'slim' - I actually fear that I may get down to my goal weight and still need to wear a size 20, even though others say they are that weight and height and wearing a 10 (or even an 8!)

- that I, too, weigh myself more than once when I do it, making sure the digital scale doesn't 'change its mind'!

- that although I really AM doing this for me, I hope my husband will find me irresistible when I am thinner, and stop looking at other (thin) women :(

- and I confess that I am actually really enjoying this journey so far, even though I am a little over-ambitious with my mini-goals!

Thanks for the thread!
Heather

I confess that I am horribly self-conscious about anyone seeing me exercise - I only do my DVDs and DDRing while my housemate is actually OUT of the house, not just upstairs.

I confess that I get this mentality about junk food in the house: "Well, it's not just going to go away. At least if I eat it all right now I won't have to be tempted by it later."

I confess that I've been living on cheetos and oatmeal for the past two days because that's all I have in the house right now (after my backpacking trip all my groceries were spoiled).

I confess that I totally torqued my knee during said backpacking trip, but I'm half-convincing myself to run on it anyway just cause I feel guilty for not having gone for a run yet this week.

LOL. I feel the same way about junk food: If I just eat this entire bag of Tim's salt and vinegar chips then it won't be tempting me tonight, tomorrow and the next day... It's very silly.

This should have been one of mine. I couldn't agree with you more. The whole 'out of sight, out of mind' thing does not work for me. The food needs to be eaten by someone else or thrown away or I will eat it.

*sigh* Yep, another one here, too...

I confess...

...that I would still much rather eat a yummy Ukranian meal of starch and fat than a healthy one of lean protein and veggies, despite how they each make me feel.
...that I really do love exercising.
...that I am PETRIFIED to start running. I'm so, so, so scared of failing at this.
...that I still dream about chocolate chip cookies every day.
...that I never think I'm doing good enough.
...that I feel completely overwhelmed with this whole journey, knowing that there's always something I'm missing.

Oh, man, I hear you there. I'm from a Doukhobor background (some cuisine similarities) and my partner is from a Ukrainian background, so between our families, there is so much tempting delicious horrible-for-me food. It doesn't help that it's food I grew up with, so I'm horribly nostalgic for it, too. Oh man, I'm drooling now...

I've heard of people who not only throw out the junk food, but spray it with something that will render it inedible so there is no temptation to eat it out of the garbage (think windex, bleach or some such thing).

I confess that I love sour cream and I will never give it up.

I confess that I love wine and although I've managed to go 2 days without it, I know that I will not give it up entirely.

I confess that I love cheese and I know I eat too much of it and usually add too much to recipes when cooking with it. (doesn't that just kill the calorie count in the recipe? Yes, but I still count it at what it is supposed to be per the recipe!)

I confess that I really hate exercising. Well, aerobic type exercise anyway. I am totally uncoordinated! I'd rather sit home and watch TV than go to a gym. I've been trying to get my butt off my chair and walk next door (yes, next door) to the gym to see what a membership would cost and I just can't get myself to do it. (I work next to it--I don't live next to it! LOL)

I confess...
things not going as exactly planned makes me cranky
this next five lbs seems to be really kicking my butt- I know I can do it though
I hate the texture of mashed potatoes it makes me gag
This past 30lbs feels surreal... like any day now I am gonna wake up 30lbs heavier.

Gosh, this is a good thread. I've enjoyed reading it. I guess I better add to it! I confess:

... I am totally addicted to coffee (at least I drink it black).
... I roll my eyes whenever anyone suggests that caffeine is bad.
... DQ Heath bar blizzards... Love them! (and I miss them terribly)
... I only check my weight once a week, but as others have mentioned, I give the scale a couple of chances to change its mind and show a lower weight.
... If I could afford the cost and the calories, I would eat out for lunch everyday.

**** Ok the next one is bad. But it is very true and I would never admit it to anyone but 3FC. Oh my... here it goes:

... I really want to get to my goal weight (and lower) because if I ever get a chance to see my old boyfriend from high school again, I want him to have that old desire from back then. (no, we never slept together, but I want him to want to!!!)

Oh that's bad.

I so badly want to run into people I used to be friends with, and ex boyfriends and whatnot when I get to my goal weight. I've got three months until my boyfriend gets done with bootcamp... I want to be one hot momma when he gets out!

I confess...

...Last night at McD's although I ordered nothing for myself, I ordered my son a large fry, knowing I could get away with eating half

...I have to force myself to drink a bottle of water a day...I'm still hooked on the sodas

...I'm still not fully committed to this lifestyle change

...I will not put a body pic of me on my myspace, fearing someone will see how much weight I have gained