Who else get weary of it all..............
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »How long have you been in maintenance? I definately remember feeling that way during my first year, in recent years I haven't to think too much about it because I just do what I do, eat what I eat and I maintain effortlessly - at least that's how it now feels. So I think you'll definately not always feel like you do now.
How long have you been in maintenance?
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Yes! Trying to maintain 125 at 5’3’’ seems difficult! I am hungry and just want to EAT! I can’t imagine how I will ever lose the last 5-10 pounds being this hungry. I lost the weight over a year so I should be used to this...3
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kommodevaran wrote: ».... I want to eat more, almost all the time, and sometimes I do, and sometimes I just tell myself "no, not now"....
This describes me exactly. Plus, I have adult beverages on weekends, and I want more of that, too. Almost all the time. I share kommodevaran's observation that, in general, loving the stuff I do eat makes it easier to feel ok with less quantity than I would like. Quality > quantity. Consuming less, enjoying more. Do I overdo it on occasion? Absolutely. Sometimes planned, sometimes spontaneous. But it all counts, so overdoing must be averaged with doing with less to maintain.
When I get weary, I contemplate the alternatives. One alternative- and it is very real- is gaining weight or maintaining a higher weight. Something like 2/3 of Americans are overweight, so it is the most prevalent alternative, evidently. I guess we all want to eat more than we need, and most of us actually do. Feeling good in my body matters to me, though. It matters enough that the continual effort is decisively worth it. Plus I'm a terrible shopper and very lazy about it and having to replace a lot of my clothes would be a huge pain I don't want. So it comes down to a "pick your hard" decision for me.
It's great you have a canine motivator to get you outside, OP. Enjoy the little guy and give yourself a break now and then.
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kommodevaran wrote: ».... I want to eat more, almost all the time, and sometimes I do, and sometimes I just tell myself "no, not now"....
This describes me exactly. Plus, I have adult beverages on weekends, and I want more of that, too. Almost all the time. I share kommodevaran's observation that, in general, loving the stuff I do eat makes it easier to feel ok with less quantity than I would like. Quality > quantity. Consuming less, enjoying more. Do I overdo it on occasion? Absolutely. Sometimes planned, sometimes spontaneous. But it all counts, so overdoing must be averaged with doing with less to maintain.
When I get weary, I contemplate the alternatives. One alternative- and it is very real- is gaining weight or maintaining a higher weight. Something like 2/3 of Americans are overweight, so it is the most prevalent alternative, evidently. I guess we all want to eat more than we need, and most of us actually do. Feeling good in my body matters to me, though. It matters enough that the continual effort is decisively worth it. Plus I'm a terrible shopper and very lazy about it and having to replace a lot of my clothes would be a huge pain I don't want. So it comes down to a "pick your hard" decision for me.
It's great you have a canine motivator to get you outside, OP. Enjoy the little guy and give yourself a break now and then.
Thanks for your insight. I love all the new clothes I can wear now. I gave all my old clothes away just so I would not have them as a fall back just in case mindset
Thanks for the reminder choose your hard.3 -
I get so weary of it all.
But, in the end, all I say to myself is this.. "you need to remember what Steve said, that you'll be dead soon.. and while you are alive ... do, forgive, help, learn, try, fail, love, believe, spoil, engage, motivate and all the other personal intrigues to make living, a worthy endeavor." and BOOM! I'm back. I really am. I am not a quitter, that much I know. No dogma is going to catch-up with me. Never!
Thanks to Steve Jobs for the mental help and clarity.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA
Amen
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »How long have you been in maintenance? I definately remember feeling that way during my first year, in recent years I haven't to think too much about it because I just do what I do, eat what I eat and I maintain effortlessly - at least that's how it now feels. So I think you'll definately not always feel like you do now.
How long have you been in maintenance?
5 years in June 1 -
ME! I eat what I want and I love my booze. BUT I WORK IT OFF, That's a must.0
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Not weary at all. I like the discipline. I like snacks a lot. 1/4 of my calories comes from snacks. In the past month, I had days where I binged on Haagen Dazs for a time. MFP allowed me to track that though I couldn't bear seeing all that indulgence up there.
My "cheat" was to portion out the ice cream over several days (though I might've eaten more of it in one of the days). So I woke up knowing that my snacking for that day would be pretty limited since it was already enjoyed (ahead of time) and pre-logged. Seeing the numbers up there really helps me. I just had 2 squares of chocolate and logged that in. In the past I might've had more without thinking about it and even till I was not really enjoying it even. Thank goodness for MFP...1 -
KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »ME! I eat what I want and I love my booze. BUT I WORK IT OFF, That's a must.
Haha I could never work out the 1000 calories of dessert that I want to eat daily. Must be nice not to want that much food in the first place.4 -
KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »ME! I eat what I want and I love my booze. BUT I WORK IT OFF, That's a must.
Haha I could never work out the 1000 calories of dessert that I want to eat daily. Must be nice not to want that much food in the first place.
Exactly.
Huge appetites are a frickin curse...
My limbs would all detach by the time I worked off all I wanted daily. 6 -
I'm back to feeling discipline and motivated again in part to all the wonderful people on MFP.3
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I know just what you are saying @pkweier. I just got back from a girls weekend where I indulged a bit. The funny part though is I'm more motivated now than I was before I went. The little break did me good. I probably ate an extra 600-800 calories for the weekend and it was worth it because I feel refreshed. Like you I finally decided I was in maintenance last fall so it hasn't been that long and at times I really, really want to eat. I also got rid of all my "fat" clothes so I can't afford to gain!1
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cheryldumais wrote: »I know just what you are saying @pkweier. I just got back from a girls weekend where I indulged a bit. The funny part though is I'm more motivated now than I was before I went. The little break did me good. I probably ate an extra 600-800 calories for the weekend and it was worth it because I feel refreshed. Like you I finally decided I was in maintenance last fall so it hasn't been that long and at times I really, really want to eat. I also got rid of all my "fat" clothes so I can't afford to gain!
I know I can't afford to pay for new clothes my hubby wouldn't be happy as Everytime I go into a store cause I can now wear normal clothes I buy something.1 -
Does anyone else get weary of it all and just want to eat how ever much you want? I really struggled with that this week. I just wanted to be a couch potato. I did talk myself out of it and got outside and got my walking in. I did log and kept my eating in check.
I know part of it is the weather I'm tired of the cold and dreary weather and more snow predicted for Monday. This is the first year this type of weather is bothering me.
Do others feel the same?
Pam
Yeah I do sometimes. All my life (the decades when I had no weight problems) I would periodically get off track and gain a few lbs. Then I'd feel my jeans getting too tight and I'd shake it off and get back to normal.0 -
I find that keeping a positive attitude and looking for ways to make things work rather than complaining about reasons I can't do a thing really helps.
I've been in maintenance for several years. I've recently gained a bit of weight until I'm over the upper limit of my maintenance range by a bit (possibly water weight due to TOM, since I was within the range this morning). My suggestions are to have splurge days sometimes, but moderate them with days where you keep your diet and exercise on point. When you hit the top of your range, use the same intestinal fortitude you were using during the weight loss phase and do what worked for you in the past to get back down to an acceptable weight.
OP, as someone who has been in maintenance for quite a while, YES, me too.... and as I mentioned above, sometimes I let things go. But I have a (very generous 10 pound) weight range that I strive to stay in... if I find myself outside of it, I buckle down and get back where I was. While I don't think its true that skinny feels better than chocolate tastes, I DO greatly dislike feeling bloated and unhealthy... so sometimes I forgo the chocolate. :flowerforyou:0 -
I'm not to the point of being weary, but there are those days where I want to relax my discipline. But I motivate myself for my eating like I do for exercise, and that is when I don't want to exercise i reflect on a different day where I didn't want to exercise and did it anyway and the positive feeling exercise provides... That brings me back on track again! It is going to happen to all of us, and the difference is recognizing where your mind is (which you did!) and recapturing the thought of the gains you have made to get your thinking back in order. Well worth the effort!!!2
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Almost 5 years of maintenance...you're always going to have ho-hum days...even ho-hum weeks...and ho-hum months...but if you're doing what you need to be doing most of the time, it all evens out and works out. You don't have to be "on" all of the time and you're not going to be either.
Winter is the hardest for me because it's cold and dark...I'm stoked that day light savings time is back because that means I can easily start getting in my evening rides again out on the road...so the fun is back!5
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