Consistency
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Consistency is a habit... and not being consistent is also a habit...
I find it easy to make excuses why I don't want to do something... do it once... then since you did it once, you do it again... and it's easy to fall into a pattern... Instead of finding excuses for me not to do something - I have to give myself reasons for doing it - and some days it's hard - while I was still working out - by walking out side -- (again an excuse) I avoided the gym for months... and it was a major struggle to get myself bavck into going...
These days, for example... I go to the gym 5 days a week... On days I know I go to the gym - my brain says - Oh you're going to the gym so those extra calories from whatever that you want to have because you're... INSERT FEELING HERE... won't hurt you...
I KNOW that I'm going to the gym so i can get rid of fat -and not hold steady but... and it's not in my best long term interest to do that.. but...
Eh - it's an excuse... and sometimes it's just instant gratification.
I find it easy to make excuses why I don't want to do something... do it once... then since you did it once, you do it again... and it's easy to fall into a pattern... Instead of finding excuses for me not to do something - I have to give myself reasons for doing it - and some days it's hard - while I was still working out - by walking out side -- (again an excuse) I avoided the gym for months... and it was a major struggle to get myself bavck into going...
These days, for example... I go to the gym 5 days a week... On days I know I go to the gym - my brain says - Oh you're going to the gym so those extra calories from whatever that you want to have because you're... INSERT FEELING HERE... won't hurt you...
I KNOW that I'm going to the gym so i can get rid of fat -and not hold steady but... and it's not in my best long term interest to do that.. but...
Eh - it's an excuse... and sometimes it's just instant gratification.
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I've been at y new habits for 21 months now... my bad habits... I had for over 40 years...
big difference in time... plus - in my case -my bad habits -weren't eating two pints of ben and jerrys followed by an extra value meal at mcdonalds and a 16 ounce bag of potato chips with dip... I didn't eat fast food...
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My bad habits were too much of the food that I currently eat - portion size was my downfall and that's something that still challenges me... I couldnt argue that food is an addiction... I could also argue that I have little self control - but my excuse is an alcholic doesn't have alcohol for the rest of their life because the way their brain is wired, tehy can't stop at just one... do they have no self control? A food addict can't not eat for the rest of their life..
Again more excuses...
Consistency for me is replacing excuses with valid reason why I want to do something and clearly defined goals... and some days it's hard... especially of late because my well documented reasons for loosing weight was to look good.. not look better than I did - anything would look better than i did- but to look good... and well... that just might not happen... my new reason for losing weight is now about fitness and not about appearance and that helps somewhat... I'm just having trouble with my clearly defined goals
big difference in time... plus - in my case -my bad habits -weren't eating two pints of ben and jerrys followed by an extra value meal at mcdonalds and a 16 ounce bag of potato chips with dip... I didn't eat fast food...
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My bad habits were too much of the food that I currently eat - portion size was my downfall and that's something that still challenges me... I couldnt argue that food is an addiction... I could also argue that I have little self control - but my excuse is an alcholic doesn't have alcohol for the rest of their life because the way their brain is wired, tehy can't stop at just one... do they have no self control? A food addict can't not eat for the rest of their life..
Again more excuses...
Consistency for me is replacing excuses with valid reason why I want to do something and clearly defined goals... and some days it's hard... especially of late because my well documented reasons for loosing weight was to look good.. not look better than I did - anything would look better than i did- but to look good... and well... that just might not happen... my new reason for losing weight is now about fitness and not about appearance and that helps somewhat... I'm just having trouble with my clearly defined goals
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Inconsistency in my life in general. I sleep different hours every night( sometimes completely reverse from the day before) eat at different times of the day and workout different hours. Somedays I swear there's just not enough time in the day due to this.
I've learned to try and work around it, doing things no matter what time of day or night but sometimes it gets the best of me.
I've learned to try and work around it, doing things no matter what time of day or night but sometimes it gets the best of me.
Cams Habs
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I had a lot of problems with my diet when I was trying to change it a long time ago; I couldn't stick to a plan for more than a week. I knew that I was able to push myself in other aspects of life, such as hockey and school, yet I couldn't stick with a simple change in diet.
I definitely would say there were a lot of problems with how I was approaching it:
-A had very little knowledge about how to lose sucessfully
-I would often say "I am starting on X day", but the next week, it was "I'm starting on this day," etc. I really had no starting point every time I tried, I was so random.
-As others have said, I would make excuses. I could eat perfectly until suppertime, but as soon as I saw the rest of the family making pizza for supper, that was it - I don't know how I justified it to myself that I should be eating pizza instead of making something simple for myself, like soup and sandwich or a frozen dinner. A lot of times when they made something bad for supper, I would tell myself "tomorrow is a new day, I can just start over."
-I was a horrible late night eater - eating past the point of feeling full, and going to bed with an upset stomach. 2 years ago I was fairly depressed (don't have clinical depression), so I was more or less "feeling down", so I turned to food a lot at night. Even when I wasn't feeling down a year later, I would stuff my face at night, even though I KNEW I didn't need it and didn't really want it. It became a reaction and a habit.
I definitely would say there were a lot of problems with how I was approaching it:
-A had very little knowledge about how to lose sucessfully
-I would often say "I am starting on X day", but the next week, it was "I'm starting on this day," etc. I really had no starting point every time I tried, I was so random.
-As others have said, I would make excuses. I could eat perfectly until suppertime, but as soon as I saw the rest of the family making pizza for supper, that was it - I don't know how I justified it to myself that I should be eating pizza instead of making something simple for myself, like soup and sandwich or a frozen dinner. A lot of times when they made something bad for supper, I would tell myself "tomorrow is a new day, I can just start over."
-I was a horrible late night eater - eating past the point of feeling full, and going to bed with an upset stomach. 2 years ago I was fairly depressed (don't have clinical depression), so I was more or less "feeling down", so I turned to food a lot at night. Even when I wasn't feeling down a year later, I would stuff my face at night, even though I KNEW I didn't need it and didn't really want it. It became a reaction and a habit.
angelicrock
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Its hard for me to be consistent a lot of the time due to time constraints. I dont have much time during the week to prepare healthy food and such. I am trying to work on getting my weekly breakfast, lunch and dinners prepared over the weekend so that I will be able to eat healthy even with very little time.
The gym on the other hand has been my biggest inconsistency. I find it hard to go to the gym by myself. I used to go with a buddy of mine all the time but he now goes to a different gym than I do. My girlfriend and I go to the gym but since month 5 of the pregnancy we have stopped going to the gym. Time is a factor as well and although I shouldnt let that stop me from going, it does. I could wake up at 5am and go to the gym but then I would only be getting 3-4 hours of sleep most weekdays which is not enough.
Weekends I dont go to the gym but I do stay active playing football and soccer with the guys. In a few months it will be beach season again and that is when I will be exercising.
The gym on the other hand has been my biggest inconsistency. I find it hard to go to the gym by myself. I used to go with a buddy of mine all the time but he now goes to a different gym than I do. My girlfriend and I go to the gym but since month 5 of the pregnancy we have stopped going to the gym. Time is a factor as well and although I shouldnt let that stop me from going, it does. I could wake up at 5am and go to the gym but then I would only be getting 3-4 hours of sleep most weekdays which is not enough.
Weekends I dont go to the gym but I do stay active playing football and soccer with the guys. In a few months it will be beach season again and that is when I will be exercising.
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LandonsBaby
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feeling like crap. that pretty much sums it up. i've always got a virus, infection, etc. i was diagnosed years ago with fibromyalgia (but i'm still searching as i'm not totally buying that diagnoisis) and some days are just really bad. this is usually was keeps me from being consistent. i'm learning to try harder and just get through it and focus on the goal instead of how i feel that day....but i'm still greatly lacking in this area.
Caterpillar1
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Lack of sleep, like if I have to do an allnighter for an essay deadline, and pms tend to break my resolve... if the two occur together a horrible binge is more likely than not 
LandonsBaby
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yes, quite often. my husband helps too.
Caterpillar1
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I do try to do that. Like I've tried to manage my time better with work so I don't have to do all nighters (especially at that tom
) I also realised a while back that if I tried to restrict calories to bank for an event or going out for dinner I would break and end up eating more so I stopped doing that.I know what my hurdles are - finding ways around them is the challenge... and it's usually process of elimination... if a doesn't work - then try b- if that doesn't work then try c- when that fails - go read more.. and try D or maybe a again becuase I was probably doing it wrong to begin with...
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Ok, so maybe most people identify their hurdles.
But when it comes to taking action, do you believe most try physical routes around or over their hurdles or mental routes?
An example of a physical route would be clean out the cupboards of junk food in the house.
An example of a mental route would be things like goal setting, affirmations, identifying and tweaking your pain/pleasure links, etc, etc, etc
Which in your mind is more important?
And would you agree that most 'hurdles' are a derivative of something cognitive?
But when it comes to taking action, do you believe most try physical routes around or over their hurdles or mental routes?
An example of a physical route would be clean out the cupboards of junk food in the house.
An example of a mental route would be things like goal setting, affirmations, identifying and tweaking your pain/pleasure links, etc, etc, etc
Which in your mind is more important?
And would you agree that most 'hurdles' are a derivative of something cognitive?
hmm i seem to know when a hurdle is coming up (routine change) and then work up a way to go about it. sometmes it works sometimes it doesn't.
mental all the time now. i've tried physical but it never worked for me. eg. setting up gym room but then never using it. clearing cupboard and then buying some more etc..with mental i find i stick to it as long as my goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely).
does that mean do i think hurdles come about because of what we think rather than physical things happening???
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Yes, do you believe most hurdles are born in the mind.
My hurdles are 90 percent mental and 10 percent nor knowing -ok maybe higher but genereally always deal with my expections I set for myself - I personally find affirmations as dumb as all get out and just do not work for me -if they work for some great but they just aggravate the hell out of me because I can't find one i actuallt believe - OH I am good enough I am smart enough and poeple like me - all lies
and doesnt help me get anywhere... This process - for the myself is mental -and It's a mental game that I have to play with myself -I have to set my expections high otherwise it's too easy to become complacent - it's when i set them too high that my body doesn't cooperate like i think it should that i get frustrated... it's afine like...
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LandonsBaby
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I think most go with the physical and end up failing because they didn't want to address the mental or emotional. Its harder to deal with why we're eating too much than to just throw away the ice cream. People want results but they want it to be easy. They do not want to face the negative aspects of their personality that have been keeping them from achieving goals.