Not the battle of the bulge but battle of the mind!
I’ve been doing some thinking..YA, I know , that can be dangerous but….. Some days I get so tired of the always watch what you put in your mouth and you better get moving thing, that i could just scream! To live life free and not always be on edge about what I am putting in my mouth and Now I got to move. Soooo , I’ve been thinking. I am making this harder on myself by always being so hard on me. For crying out loud, I didn’t get to be this size over night so i’m not gonna loose it over night. I’ve learned that if I make too many goals at one time ,I end up a failure, at least that is how I was feeling but I have figured out as long as i keep trying I am NOT a failure!The eating thing is still my battle but hey I got the exersizing down to a tee!I am truley addicted to exersizing …I feel great. NOW I need to work on the eating thing. I never use to eat breakfast so that is a small change for me but I relize it makes me feel better, I’ve also learned that high protien foods make me feel better too. This is a journey of a lifetime so I am trying to make it my friend , and to do so I need to understand it. Here is my conclusion——It is only a pain in the butt to always remember no not that and get up and move until it becomes a habit such as my exersize and some of my new eating habits.Once the habit is formed then you don’t always have to think so much.
Yesturday my husband wanted KFC< so i went and got him some and I passed it up..LOVE it but it makes me feel awful! I listened to my body .I had tuna with shredded cheese in it with a cut up apple.
Any how- to you that gets frustrated cuz the changes aren’t happening over night, hang in there cuz habits take awhile to form and it will happen.Good luck and hope this made as much sence to you all as it does to me..Thanks and love yas!!!!
I understand the feeling of always having to be on the lookout with food and exercise. Some days it gets to be too much. However you have gained some good habits along the way and you are getting to your goals. Just rememember to enjoy life along this weightloss journey. All the daily choices we make will be so worth it in the end. Have a great day.
I think we all get those feelings, somedays I feel like those cartoons with a devil on one shoulder saying go ahead eat and an angel on the other shoulder saying no get up and move. You are doing great, you have the right attitude, exercising, and even made a good dinner rather than eating greasy chicken.
Your right sometimes these feelings can be too much!! My biggest lesson I learned in this journey was to eat not to skip meals. Thats a big NO NO!! And not to hate yourself when you eat something you really shouldn’t have. (Like a box of Fiddle Faddle) Ha-Ha!!
You are doing an excellent job Dawn and have developed some wonderful habits!! Keep up the great work!!
I know exactly how you feel with not losing the weight overnight. At times I have to step back and say calm down…it’s coming off but just a little slower than I like. I am very impatient and want to see the scale move down each time I step on it. I’m becoming some what addicted to weighing every day again
I know…no more of that until next Friday the 11th.
When I have too many goals I get overwhelmed and then I feel like giving up before I even get started. One task at a time and get it done
Dawn, one of the things that we are confused about is to think that letting go of being watchful with foods and diligent about exercise is what other “lucky” skinny people do.
If you look at healthy fit people, you may notice that they ALWAYS watch what they eat and exercise is just a natural part of their lives.
They don’t let go. They do work at it to stay skinny and fit. They just stopped being upset about being always in check. They accepted it and just roll with it.
For us it’s seems so unfair that suddenly we have this duties and control and can’t relax at all. And when we work so hard and the results are not showing right away, we pout and stomp our feet.
I think your realization is brilliant - make a healthy lifestyle a habit. Accept it, enjoy it, and the results will come.
P.S. Miss you in the walking challenge.
I get tired of getting up every morning and right a way thinking about what I am eating today and if it is right for me. Seems like all day long I thinkg about food. I have really become tired of dieting. The constant taking away of things. Then I realized I can eat pretty much anything if I use control and drink water and exercise. So I am going to stop thinking about every bite that hits my mouth. Tired of being consumed by the thought. So like you, I need to start to form habits that will become second nature to me.
Smiles…I wrote a blog about this very thing…about how hard I would make it when I was trying to lose weight and that I realized half the battle was in my head…it sneaks up without me realizing it..it did last night! I am proud to see that you are telling yourself things to help yourself out! That’s half the battle right there. So hang in there girl! God bless and stay strong….Love, Debbie
This is when the saying “Mind Over Matter” really makes sense doesn’t it? I am not worried about you reaching your goals. You are one of the strongest woman I know. Your faith will get you there for sure. Hang! in there I will be praying for you. Thank you so much for your loving words to me today on my blog. They are helping me in making my decision. Luv Ya! sista!
way to pass up KFC! great blog
Good for you…
It is a process…
and we might as well enjoy the journey!
Im hanging by the tips of my fat little fingers
Passing up the greasy KFC would be terribly difficult for me…congrats to you for staying strong. Your my hero girl!
Congrats for passing up the Kfc! You are doing great!
