slow and steady I can do this and I will

Atleast when I bring something home from the store he usually downs it by the next day so I only have to worry about it for a day or two :p. It just drives me crazy, my husbands eating and his 32 inch waist. I swear if hes not alittle more watchful he will be putting on the pounds eventually. I have seen him eat a whole bag of quakes. I don't care if its half as bad as chips you can't eat the whole bag!!

M2M-My resolve is your resolve. I will NOT eat them. ;) Seriously though someone better get on my case if I do :p

epi- it would be hilarious to do or see someone in the mall blowing a horn every 5 secs! My husband is the same with the laziness as I am though so I guess I should just only keep healthy things in the house and it would be better for both of us cause he sure isn't going to go to the store and buy his own junk food.

You all are great, you even made it through my page long post! :D
well Off to bed.
 
Alright, if you eat any, I'll poke you with my big, long, internet thrashing poking stick!

Let him have them - (I used to 'compete' with my husband for 'my' share of the goods) I now realize, I don't want my share ;)

Have a good night :)
 
wow

Wow! I think that is how my overeating actually began - competing with my brother so I would get my share of the food. He would eat like three bowls of cereal at a sitting, even when he was a little boy. I tried hoarding cereal in baggies in my room so that he would not get all of it. My mom wouldn't let me do that, though. She said it wasn't fair to him if I still had some when his was all gone. So, I just started eating more and more so I would get a fair share.

It's nice to start thinking differently. I don't want my fair share anymore if it is anything over my daily calorie limit!
 
Hey, its Buddy Bear here!

We are really similar. It is when food is available to eat that I eat .... especially when I'm bored. That is why I find this forum so useful, it keeps me busy, and focussed.

And keeping to an exercise regime really does keep you focussed on your diet, because if you overeat you feel too lousy to exercise. After my exploits yesterday :eek: I feel hungover today!! Achy, dehydrated and fuzzy headed. But I am really determined to go for a bike ride, no matter how far I manage to go, just to keep the momentum going (and to add to my mileage, of course!! ;) ) Have you thought more about getting a ticker?

Thanks again for your supportive and motivational comments yesterday, I am really going to try to have a normal amount of food today ... no seconds!! And good luck resisting temptation while your husband is home. I know you can do it ;) .As you said, just come on here for a few minutes, and it'll be gone ... no more temptation then!!:D

PS - I hate shopping a malls too, I'm not normally impatient but ... geeez ... get a move on people! :D
 
Thanks everyone its so nice to hear some people can relate. Sometimes I just feel like the lone loser that can't get it right. :rolleyes:

Ok so on to my confession, problem, enlightenment, I dont know what to call it but this is what I am figuring out. I have just about no self esteem or self worth. I think this is a major reason I have never been successful in losing weight and keeping it off. All the little voices (I know shrink time:p ) telling me I'm not worth being happy, thin, healthy etc. I don't know how to get past this and I think my thoughts have always been once I lose the weight I will love myself but I know its not going to be so easy (well atleast I'm not ignoring my issues anymore, I guess thats a start). So short of going to get professional therapy does anyone have suggestions how to get past these tendencies and know that I am worth it? Please anyone that is talking to a professional, don't take offense to any of the things I say. I'm usually a little sarcastic and like to make jokes about things when my issues are on the front burner. :eek:

So today I'm doing ok I guess. Its so early I haven't had much time to mess up yet. :D I've only had breakfast today but still need to go to the store for a few better choices to replace my norm.

I'll be back later on to let everyone know how I ended up doin today. :p
 
What might help is to vent into your diary. Write about anything and everything. Think back to your childhood ... experiences that you have had during your life ... and eventually you may come up with something. I have thought about counselling but it is expensive, and often they don't have the 'answers', they just get you to open up and get in touch with your own feelings.

Also, when people reply to your posts, you may get some insight that you just couldn't see on your own.
 
diaries

I looked back at my paper diary when I read what you asked how you could "know that I am worth it." Wow! I want to share with you how I combatted these feelings just weeks ago.

One of my favorite ideas from the Bible is that darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Your darkness is what I like to call your "Sucky Inner Thoughts." I have plenty of those myself. :eek: But they cannot exist in the presence of light - or, the truth.

Get a paper diary and start writing in a fast, free association style - anything you are thinking goes on the page just as fast as you can write. This is for you and you alone. Title the page, MY SUCKY INNER THOUGHTS, and write down every single negative thing you can think of. This is where your REAL negative feelings will come out.

Your Sucky Inner Thoughts might say what mine did... "You don't love yourself enough to succeed," or, "You are not worth it." But those are lies! When you finish, and you think you have written down every negative thought in your head, sit back and read them. This might be hard, and you might be crying, but that is okay.

Now, start a brand new page, and title it, THE TRUTH. Look at each negative thing you wrote down, and recognize it as a lie. Recognize that lies cannot exist in the face of truth. Now, write down a truth for each lie your head was trying to tell you. Write, "I DO LOVE MYSELF!", and, "I AM WORTH IT!" Write down the truth, because you KNOW it is the truth, even if you don't FEEL like it is the truth. Don't let your emotions hang onto the lies. Shine the light of truth on every lie, and expose it!

In the coming weeks, as you go back and re-read these pages, the truth will be easier and easier for you to accept. When you hear yourself thinking a Sucky Inner Thought, you will remember that you have already addressed this thought and it was a lie! You will have the power over the lies, because they will have been taken out of your head and put down on paper, and exposed to the TRUTH! You will start to even FEEL that the truth is real. YOU ARE WORTH IT!!! Try this, and those Sucky Inner Thoughts will begin to fade.
 
Ok well I'm back. Its only 8pm and I'm so exhasted. This chest cold I have is killing me I can't stop coughing for even a few minutes. So anyway bad news first, my exercise was nonexistant today. I just can't bring myself to exercise when my chest hurts so bad when I'm doing nothing. :(

As for food I've done ok, better than most days. Of course my husband just came home today and I wasn't feeling well so he gets dinner and its not like hes going to cook up some nice healthy meal, that would be a dream come true! But it will never happen :rolleyes:

So heres my list from fitday :p
Breakfast
sunriser-300
banana-125
lunch
grilled cheese-215
quakes-70
dinner
pizza:eek: -570
salad-40 (for my salad I tried that spray on dressing, well I didn't like it so I ate a salad I didn't even like but atleast it was low in cals)
snack
nectarine-33
milk-60
water- i got down maybe 6 glasses :rolleyes:

Total- 1425
I guess eating pizza I didn't do all that bad.

Now off to check on my buddy and go to bed early :p
 
aww sorry about your chest cold. It is very frustrating when you mentally make up your mind that YOU WILL begin an exercise routine and your body just flakes out on you. I see chiropractor in the morning - fingers crossed he can make the world right again.

Get better!
 
Wow, you are lazy! I can't believe you could have a box of brownies in the house and feel like eating them, but won't make them. What the heck kind of binger are you?

All that aside, your doing great. Your weight loss is incredible. You should not be exercising when you are sick, so don't feel bad about that. I, on the other hand, feel great today and did not go to the gym or go for a walk, because I also am a "Lazy One"--well the day is not over yet. It is getting late so if I'm going to do it I better get going. I think TwinMom's idea is great. I also know that if you keep loosing weight you are going to feel a lot better about yourself. It is going to be a lot of hard work, but nothing like a lot of hard work that leads to a successful ending to boost your self esteem.
 
hey lazyone! thanks for stopping by my diary...it makes me feel a lot better when people reply because it makes me hold myself accountable not to look like a fake dieter!

sorry that you're feeling sick :( its okay that you didn't exercise. being sick is a very good excuse!

1425 including pizza is awesome! that happened to me yesterday except replace pizza with a brownie and i still made the cal count pretty good! although those cals could have been used towards something healthier, doesn't it make you feel good to know that you stayed within losing weight cal range?

someone said this earlier, but seriously go for the egg beaters ham and cheese, or my personal favorite, the southwestern (has peppers and a little spicy). so good and so filling! only 60 calories for 1/2 cup!! thats like 2 or 3 eggs i think equivelant?

xoxoxoxox
 
I love egg beaters. I just ordered some more low carb bagels from bageltime.com - Cook the egg beaters just like eggs and then slide onto half of my bagel, if i'm being naughty then add a slice of low fat swiss cheese. Total 90-150 calories depending on if you use cheese, but with the ham & cheese egg beaters - no need for cheese. You can make them a head of time, freeze them or just have a couple in the fridge ready for the microwave if you want that 'quick and simple' breakfast. PLUS you are getting good protein total of 11-16 grams.
 
Thanks alot everyone you all are great!

I know it amazes me how I can possibly be so lazy but it does make it so much easier not to overeat. ;)

I feel much better this morning. Chest doesn't hurt quite as much :). I have to go to work now and run around and play with the little kiddies. :p I'll be back on tonight to tell how my day went.

Hope everyone has a great day.
 
Hope you had a great day and that you're completely feeling better!

I'm going to have to try the egg beaters - we have always eaten a lot of eggs in this family.

A Lot!
;)
 
It is a good idea to rest if you are not well because your body is working hard to fight off the bug. Hope you are feeling better now and I will still drop by often, even though we aren't 'buddies' anymore :( .
 
I'm back and so exhasted again. I had such a long day and it was filled with too much food :( . I really have to watch what I eat when I'm with the kiddies since its not at home its so much harder. Well atleast I didn't go into gaining weight cals. Total on fitday was just over 1700. :mad: I know I can do better than that. Tomorrow I have a leisurely day, once and for all get rid of this chest cold or whatever it is and have a nice long walk.
I'll be on more tomorrow to curb those extra cravings. :p hope everyone had a better day then I did. ;)
 
Lone (I'm not going to call you Lazy)!!

You were out and about and still had only 1700 calories!! That is *teriffic*!!
It is so much easier when we're home, but you still did great :)

Did you drink your water?
 
First thing is first. GET BETTER! I don't care if you eat 2000 calories. GET BETTER! Your body can only handle getting better right now. So drink up that OJ (I don't care how many calories are in it) and water, eat some chicken noodle soup and rest!

Oy! When you feel better - you'll be stronger to handle the daily cravings and to maintain your set out meal plan. When you feel better - you'll be stronger and have more energy to take that walk or do that cardio.

Steps off the lecture box!

Take care of you!
Epi
 
Wow I had a lazy day at first! ;) But this afternoon I was feeling better and got in a good cardio workout and alittle 15 min upperbody weight workout too.
Overall it ended up being a great day. Calorie intake ended up being a little over 1500 on fitday.
Tomorrow I think I will even wake up feeling better. :D I have to work tomorrow, busy busy :p

thanks for stopping by everyone. Hope tomorrow is great for you all! :)
 
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