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So, here I am once again, trying to lose weight for the thousandth time. It's maddening. Especially now that I have Fibromyalgia. When I never felt like exercising before, I really don't now, and have a clinical diagnosed reason to.

This time is going to be different. I'm nixing nothing. If I want it, I'm going to have it, only a little bit. I'm also drinking more water. So if anything, I'm adding, not taking away. It just makes it seem more positive.

The exercise part is where the discipline comes in. I have to make myself move. Even if it's just a little. I can't over-do it, or I will throw myself into a flare, and then I won't be moving for sure. So, I'm viewing this thing as small changes in habit, not a huge event. I'll save all that huge event energy for when I've hit my goal! :cheers2:
 
Hi, Amy :waving:
Good for you for starting up your diary and good luck with your weight loss !!
I think that small steps are GREAT!!!
Stay motivated - i'll be chacking on You ;)

see you :)
 
*Thanks, Witch, and I mean witch in the best way possible LOL!

Today, food wise was just meh. Very lean ground meat cooked on stove w/ no grease, baked fries, and beans. Could have used something green in there big time. Maybe tomorrow. I did have a banana afterwards. I keep very odd hours, so eating is weird for me.

I did get some good exercise in, which I am proud of. Free weights and stability ball. I really worked all those muscles that cause me pain, and it's helping. I had bad stabbing pains where my neck joins my shoulders, and now it's better. If that's not incentive, I don't know what is.

Confession time: Mom has a bag of Hershey's Miniatures. (KRYPTONITE) I had some. Not many. Not nearly as many as I would have had in the past. So I guess that is some small form of progress. I'm going to go put them out of my sight though. It's for the best.

So, all in all, not a bad day, but it definitely could be better. :)
 
The first few days are always the roughest! I think its something like 21 days without something is what it takes to make your body act like its never had it? Or something to that effect.. Not that I ever gave up chocolate, lol. NOT an option!

So, not gonna lie here, but I don't know a ton about fibromyalgia... but I really hope that working out and controlling diet will help with it. This is a great place to be at, so I hope to see good stuff from ya :)
 
*Thanks Jess! I know the first couple weeks are hard. You're right, it takes three weeks for something to become habitual, it's been proven!

In the eating game, I'm sort of in Limbo. I'm going on vacation on the 9th-12th, so I don't want to buy a whole lot of fresh produce, because I don't want to waste it. We're in the process of just finishing off what we have here. Did I pick the wrong time to diet? Is there a wrong time to diet? I guess my plan of action should just to be conscious of portions. Then after vacay let the diet be on.

I did exercise today, again, which is cool. I didn't walk like I planned, which is a little disheartening. I think I will tomorrow, though, because I have some errands to do in the morning, so why not get that over with too. I may do the free weight work later tomorrow night. It would be more for pain management that fitness. I want to feel good on vacation!!!

I can already tell after about 4 half hour workouts that my arms are firming, which is fun. . . now for this gut. . . .
 
Hi Amy,

You asked, "Did I pick the wrong time to diet? Is there a wrong time to diet?" I don't think so.

I for one have this problem with doing all or nothing. In the past an event has came up or a party or something where I'm faced with being near a lot of food, or somewhere where I can't exercise. But life is going to throw curve balls at you and it's not going to stop just because of your diet.

So you can't think of this as a diet, rather a lifestyle change. You're changing the way you live your life, etc.

And I applaud you taking these steps, having Fibromyalgia must make it so much harder. So congrats on everything so far...

Dani
 
*Dani- Thanks for the encouragement! I have the all or nothing mindset a lot of the time too. I should just be happy that I am exercising, LOL!

So, breakfast was pretty much a disaster, but it was delicious. My stepdad brought in breakfast from Hardees. I should have only eaten half, but when someone goes out of their way to do something nice, like bringing me breakfast, I want to show them that I enjoyed it.

However, it was so heavy that I didn't want anything for the rest of the day so far. I'm one of those people that don't believe in eating when you're not hungry. Even a healthy snack. I don't see the point. If your body is signaling that you're not hungry, then you're not in starvation mode, so why eat.

I walked about a mile and a quarter or half, then came in and did the shoulder/back exercises for my Fibromyalgia. That's a pretty big deal I guess. I am getting obsessed with showing some weight loss progress to my Rheumatologist, who suggested I exercise. He's a great doctor, and I want to show him that I am listening, and not wallowing.

The kid in me also wants to move the ticker in my sig, LOL!
 
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