My journey to a lifestyle and body change! :)

Thanks Mandy. I appreciate that. And I trust what you're saying. That's what has happened to me in the past. Something happens where I can't get to the gym and then the next day I think "oh well" and then just quit. Life happens and there will be times we can't get our exercise in so we need to remember that, and just keep going and take each day as it comes. I said to my hubby today that I want to give up on giving up. :)

How do you talk yourself into exercising when it's the last thing you feel like doing? Also how do you not eat when you're feeling down? I'm such an emotional junk food eater. :lurk5:
 
Oh believe me I'm a HUGE eater when it comes to emotional issues. If I'm upset, depressed, bored, stressed, etc my first reaction is almost to find something to eat. It sucks to be so dependent on food! I'm still working through it. I had a very rough year this year with a lot of losses (deaths) and I fell off the diet/exercise wagon for quite some time. So, I'm not really the one to answer on how I don't eat in bad times because I definitely do!

As for exercising when I don't feel like it, I've found that it's best to just get up and do it. Don't sit and think about it, just do it! Most of the time once I get going I get into it and kick butt. There are times when I'm just not feeling it, but even giving a half hearted attempt is still burning more calories than if I were to be sitting on my butt. :)

Right now I'm in a very good place. I've gotten back on track. I have had very little junk food in the last couple of weeks (after weeks of binging on ice cream, chips, chocolate). I've also been putting in a lot of exercise time. I'm starting to feel results which is just giving me much more motivation to keep pushing on. Today I also got to my new lowest weight which is a great feeling.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that we're all human. We're all going to have our ups and downs. This isn't a quick fix, it really is a lifestyle change and there will be roadblocks and obstacles thrown at us along the way. Just do the best you can to dig deep and not eat junk food every time (because we do need to cheat now and then) and try to get exercise in as much as possible. It's hard in the beginning, but it does get easier. :)
 
Mandy, glad to hear I'm not alone. It's sooooo hard!!! And I'm so sorry for your losses. :( You are doing so well. I'm really impressed by your stick-to-it-ness. I can definitely learn form that.

I'm actually pretty excited to weigh myself tomorrow. Overall, today had been a great day considering a horrible start and a difficult middle.

Breakfast:
Protein shake and a piece of whole wheat bread with pb & j.

Lunch:
Leftovers - About 3oz of steak and 1/4 cup mashed potatoes.

Cheat:
1/4 cup of chocolate covered pomegranate seeds.
Two pieces of dove milk chocolate.

Dinner:
Basically a salad burrito bowl. A bed of romaine lettuce, a couple spoonfuls of chili and a dollop of wholly guacamole.

Snacks: 2 Gala apples

Workout burned 530 cals.

Can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring. Life, bring it on!
 
Weighed in at 158.9 this morning so I'm happy about that. We're going to be out all day today so I'm not going to have time to do my workout unfortunately. We're going to a friends house for dinner tonight and she said she's going to be making calzones.....that's going to be really hard to resist. :)
 
Thank you Mandy!

Had a truly amazing day today, for a number of reasons. On such a high right now. I'm in such a good mood that I don't really care what I weigh in at tomorrow! (Well, I care. It's just not going to affect me badly if its a gain).

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Nite nite!
 
This morning 158.3. That brings it to a total of 6.1lbs lost since Sep 17. Super happy about that. Maybe tomorrow I'll see 157???? Hope everyone has a good Monday!
 
That is great Nim,,,good for you, it does feel good and you are doing so well, keep it up.from...mrs woods not mrs brown, if you have seen the British series.:smilielol5:
 
:rotflmao: Haha!

Hi Mrs Woods! Thank you so much for your kind words. :) I have trouble with negative feelings quite often so I think I'm going to take this good feeling I'm experiencing and make the most of it while it lasts. :)
 
Wow! You've lost 6lb in just under 3 weeks time. That averages out to 2lb a week. That's a GREAT accomplishment! Keep it up! :)
 
Thank you so much Mandy! I hope I can keep it up!

I'm about to do some house cleaning now, as a "warm up" then hopefully go to the gym before the hubster gets home.
 
158 even this morning. Didn't exercise yesterday. Bad girl. Will do an extra hard work out this afternoon. But I'm not disappointed with 158. It's still a loss.

Feeling pretty good today. Hubby came home last night and surprised me by saying that he's going to take the last week in oct off work. So we're going home to Ireland to see my parents and grandparents!!! :hurray: I'm so excited. :D Dad knows we're coming but we're trying to keep it a surprise for everyone else. Can't wait!
 
Hi Nim.
Congrats on your progress so far, you are doing great!

I have known for years I need and want to lose weight and have tried in the past but always ended up giving up shortly after. I think at my highest I was about 150/155 or so. We all have our off days, I had a bad one yesterday. Usually I'd give up but I've changed my attitude this time around. I'm sure the are a few reasons and factors but whatever the reasons I am not giving up! I know it's now or never especially with my wedding finally happen next summer.

When you have off days just learn to let it go and forgive yourself. I think that's the biggest thing for me, I don't dwell on it or beat myself up. It happened, you can't change it, but you can do it differently now.

And that trip sounds super exciting! When was the last time you went and saw your family in Ireland? That is such a great surprise! :)
 
Icychic, Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. Your story sounds a little similar to mine. Tried loads of times to lose weight and quit loads of times too. But I've finally had enough. Like you, I've changed my attitude this time. I've never stuck to anything this long before. It's only been 3 weeks, but for me, that's an accomplishment!!

I'm so happy for you getting married!! Congratulations!! That's a great motivation, I'm sure.

Yeah, I'm stoked about the trip. Last time I was in Ireland was December last year. Last time my hubby was there was September 2009! I'm so glad we're going together this time. Last two times I've been home I went by myself cos hubby was on business trips. I honestly can't wait! It's great motivation to keep up with the diet and exercise too, cos I want my folks to see that I'm finally doing it!! I don't particularly enjoy being twice the size of my mom and heavier than my dad!!! Lol!!
 
Back up to 158.3 this morning. :willy_nilly: I don't get it. I was so excited to see 157 something today. I worked out for an hour yesterday, burning 501 calories and ate about 1300 cals, drank plenty of water and I gain??? I did eat a little chocolate but that was included in my 1300. (I use my fitness pal to count calories of every single thing I eat) It's not a huge gain so it's prob water or something.......
 
Unfortunately with weight loss it's not as simple as burn calories one day and it'll show the next. I kind of see it as a balance over time type of thing. You can bust your butt for several days before you start seeing it drop. Instead of focusing on the day to day changes maybe try to view it as a week to week change. I'm not saying don't weigh in every day because I do, but if you look from Saturday to Saturday's weight chance are you'll see a drop. Just keep up the good work. It'll balance out in the end. :)

Awesome news that you and your hubby are going home for a visit! That sounds super exciting! :)
 
Ditto, don't let the scale get you down! They can be evil. :reddevil:

Just keep eating well and working out and you will see the scale move the right way again.

For me the wedding is definitely a HUGE motivation, and perhaps the thing I needed the last few years, to just set a dang date to work towards.
 
Thanks Mandy and Icychic. I realize that. It's so hard to remember sometimes though. :/ I weigh in every day but my weekly weigh in is Tuesday mornings. I do my measurements then too.

Just got back from another hour at the gym. It's a small gym and I was by myself when I started but then roughly 15 minutes into the workout about 6 or 7 other people came in.....all men!!! :eek: Not fun, but I pushed through it to complete the hour I promised myself. Not gonna let a few dudes stop me on my journey to skinny!! :coolgleamA:
 
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