Recently I've had a hard time staying on track with my goal to lose weight. I'm not sure why the motivation has drained from my body. There are plenty of reasons why I should try harder to get fit and stay in shape.
1. To have a healthy pregnancy! Sheldon and I would like to start a family sometime this year.
2. To have more energy to do something other than read or watch TV.
3. To buy clothes at more than one store.
4. To be able to go anywhere in a swimsuit (conservative tankini) and feel comfortable.
5. To enjoy myself on my upcoming beach vacation in June.
6. To eliminate future health concerns.
7. To be able to keep up with my little toddlers when they get here. :)
All of these reasons should motivate me to continue my weight loss. But they haven't. I wonder if it's the cold weather? I did manage to gain 4 pounds over the holidays. I even have a membership to a gym that is literally across the street from my house. The last time I went was two weeks ago, once, for 30 minutes.
My solution to my dilemma: I will track my weight on my blog every week. I've added a list on the right side of my page that will record each week's weight loss. I know I have loyal fans that read my blog that will keep me true. My next weight loss recording will be January 25, 2007.
I'm also open to receiving advice from those of you who have lost weight or maintain a healthy weight. :) It's always nice to find a trick that makes it a little easier each week. Thanks for your support!
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I have felt unmotivated, too. Well, I just feel tired... which translates to munching and sitting on the couch even when I KNOW that being active will make me feel better.
You know my trick on dieting... gotta have a cheat meal a week... and only one. I've been bad about that lately, I'll have a cheat "snack" or a "cheat side item" at different meals. Sadly, that's adding up, and then I even find myself justifying a "cheat meal" on top of everything else. Maybe my trick isn't working as well, maybe I should just go cold turkey. (Ew? Cold turkey?)
So, tell me... the -28.4 is how much you've lost on WW so far? And then you'll post after you weigh in each week?
I agree with the cheat meal. I can't restrict myself from eating something I'm craving really badly, but I have to pay more attention to the portion sizes. I generally use my extra points from WW each week. What I really need to do is start working out on a regualar basis.
Yes, the -28.4 is the total amount I've lost (including the 4 lbs. I gained over the holidays) since I began WW last year. I'll add to that total each week.
I read something the other day that I thought was interesting. It suggested adding good things rather than taking away bad. The example: Say you normally have a Coke and candy bar for lunch. Add an apple to the Coke and candy bar, and one day (magically, I suppose) you'll realize you prefer the apple over the candy bar. I like pizza a lot. So maybe have fruit with my pizza, which will make me full faster, thus I'll eat less pizza. Maybe it would work.
Good luck! You've done a great job so far, and you're going to knock the rest out in no time!
we all have trouble at this point...dark days and cold weather make for no motivation to even get out of bed!
I have had trouble because I have reached my slimmer-than-pre-baby weight and it feels like I could just be "content" here, even though in all honesty, I have about 20-30 more pounds that could come off without my being "too skinny."
You are doing an amazing job with your weight so far...I hope Sheldon is joining you on this oddyssey--nothing is more impossible than making lifestyle changes alone in a house of contention.
Two tricks I have found work well for me:
first and foremost DO NOT BUY THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT EAT! If they aren't in your pantry/fridge, you will have to go to the store and buy them. Don't even buy the pre-packaged WW or SOuth Beach healthy snack options, unless you can handle portion control there, too (I tend to eat two yummy snack bars--they only have x calories, right?) Throw them in the trash if they creep their way into your house. A few guilty "wasteful" sessions with the trash can be powerful motivation to keep you from buying them at all.
Secondly, I made a new rule (I got it from a dietician on PBS, Zonya) that with every snack or meal, a fruit or vegetable serving MUST be eaten. This works very well--I am full after my snack or meal no matter what or how little I have eaten, I am getting important nutrients from the fruits and veggies, (10-12 servings a day!) and it allieviates any guilt I have about a poor choice (like if I just HAVE to have chips and salsa--if I have to save room for the apple...well, you get the picture)
I am routing for you...and know that you are not struggling alone! (my first triathlon event is supposed to be in MAY! YIKES!)
wait..are you saying that chips and salsa doesn't count as a serving of vegetables?
I've been looking for a way to try to trick myself into preferring all the right foods...diet instead of regular, fruit instead of candy, etc...haven't figured it out yet but if I find the secret, I'll let you know.
Don't eat diet foods at all; they make you fat. :) (The only people who eat them are fat, right??)
Eat real foods with no labels as much as possible. If you can't pronounce the ingredients on the box/bag/wrapper, don't eat it.
Have a 1 oz. piece of dark chocolate after every meal.
Oooh, the dark chocolate is a good idea! It's just a little taste of sweetness after a meal, yet it's better for you than most sweets.
I am BAD about craving sweets at the end of a meal.
Dove makes an EXCELLENT dark chocolate!
Thanks for all your help/advice! I need it. Hopefully I'll do well at my weigh-in this week. We'll see on Thursday!
Oh...one more thing. I have been trying to include veggies at every meal. It has helped curb my appetite. :)
I feel that eating the least amount during the day helps! (hee hee) I start with a Nutri-grain bar or cream-of-wheat and coffee (coffee curbs appetite, but not good if trying to stay away from caffeine) for breakfast, and then only a chicken sandwich (Backyard Burger has yummy Blackened chicken) or Jr. burger and a soda for lunch. It is mind over matter, keep your mind busy and therefore it will tell your tummy to back off and keep quiet. I have also tried eating an apple right before I go to lunch and that seems to help.
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