Need to make some serious changes!

[ChrisWallace]

So, I live about 1.5 miles from my parent's place. On Friday I wanted to pay them a visit and, instead of driving, I decided to walk. When I got there...I was winded and my mother made some snarky comment like "wow, you're really out of shape, huh?" That kind of got to me but it got me thinking too. She was right...and changes need to be made.

You see, when I was younger (I'm 38 now) I could eat whatever I wanted and not gain an ounce. Now, it's a different story and, to make matters worse, I'm finding it difficult to gather the inner strength to eat right consistently. Does this resonate with anyone? If so, please let me know how you found the will power to start eating right.

Thanks for reading,
ChrisWallace

 

[JadeLynn]

Now, it's a different story and, to make matters worse, I'm finding it difficult to gather the inner strength to eat right consistently. Does this resonate with anyone? If so, please let me know how you found the will power to start eating right.

Hi Chris..yes it does resonate with me and I am still struggling with it. I found that keeping a food journal helped. I actually have a little notebook that I keep with me and knowing that what I eat, I have to record in the journal reminds me that I am the one who is accountable for not making the right choices. I also started looking up calories of things and was like..."What this little bit of something has like 500 calories? I'd have to run 3 miles to burn that off!" Maybe that would help you too.

 

[brawny77]

Nothing like the snarky mom comment to begin a fitness plan. Good luck and get going!

 

[nisha14]

Hey Chris,

I think your mum’s comment was a blessing in disguise…my mum is unkind about my shape and it attributes to my poor self-esteem and low confidence, after all it is your mother. Like JadeLynn and others have mentioned, a food journal works but personally I found an app for calorie counting a day’s worth of food/beverages intake, really puts in to perspective how much we consume and burn. I think there’s two good apps for this if you search under “calorie counter” in your mobile app section.

Personally, I found the reason why I lacked inner strength/control over what I eat is because I am an emotional eater. I don’t think about health and nutrition when I used to eat, I just looked at the level of satisfaction the food provided, normally junk food being the culprit. The power to eat right came about looking at photos and hearing comments from loved ones and family about future health and possible complications like heart attack, diabetes, etc. I think they should be a big reason to change lifestyle habits because health is wealth =) But I guess as superficial as it is, my main power of motivation to lose weight was to be physically more active, slim and pretty =) I think if you feel good you look good, but vice versa when you’re overweight too. Hope that helps, and sorry for the rambling! All the very best, you can do it!