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What encourages you to stick with your plan?

kimmieb2u
kimmieb2u Posts: 43 Member
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I'm very interested to know how other women encourage themselves to stick with the plan and don't give up when they have a fail day. Truthfully, I have been trolling the success stories on the main forum. I get encouraged, and the desire to add my own story increases. So, what do you do?

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  • WDA4655
    WDA4655 Posts: 91 Member
    Hi Kimmie,

    We just got back from a nice bike ride in the park, had lunch overlooking one of the many lakes it has and walk in between, when the hills were too hard to get up by bike. This is one way to get me to stick with the plan; along with reading other peoples stories of success; seeing the scale going down (but I don't depend on that, it could back fire); changing my thinking & what I say; a healthy attitude helps a lot and encouragement from my MFP friends too.
  • MA_B
    MA_B Posts: 156 Member
    My thoughts are that I will only eat sensibly and move more -'just for today'. if I want to eat unhealthily (like yesterday's fish and chip supper!) I need to exercise more ( jogging with my dogs instead of just walking them!) - but it's only just for today and my extra intensity kept me in the black. What happened yesterday is gone and I'm not promising for tomorrow or a month hence!

    So my plan is just for today! Today I have been shopping and bought sensible things - which will help my todays in the coming days!

    MA
  • jmnicholas
    jmnicholas Posts: 58 Member
    I like the 'anne of Green Gables' sentiment. Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it. One off day isn't enough to seriously derail the plan, unless I let it. I try to use the same philosophy in my Christian walk too, as each day is usually filled with mistakes. However, God forgives me unceasingly, so I need to apply His view of me to a number of areas of my life.

    I haven't lost any weight for about 6 months now, so am experimenting with exercise eat back or not, however, I've not been discouraged, as Each day is new, and has the potential to be the day when I'll record that elusive loss!
  • kimmieb2u
    kimmieb2u Posts: 43 Member
    I like all these suggestions! I wish there was a "like" button to push!
  • russellma
    russellma Posts: 284 Member
    Because I eat back my exercise calories and try to look at the big picture (with an aim for an overall deficit for the week instead of each day making or breaking me), I can be a little more relaxed, with the understanding that I must pay for what I eat above my calorie limit.

    There are some things that I feel are worth the extra calories and I'm willing to either exercise a little longer to "pay" for them, or eat less the next day to make up for the extra one that I enjoyed.

    I've found that it's not an occasional "off" day that kills my goals, but a habit of not moderating my intake and/or skipping out on exercising.

    Ultimately, this is a life change and the whole goal is to enjoy life in a moderate, healthy way, so that's the attitude I try to keep! :) Giving up really isn't an option because there is nothing good to go back to! :)
  • bluetulip4
    bluetulip4 Posts: 13 Member
    I find if I have an off meal, (eat too much) will try and eat less at the next meal. Reading other peoples success's is encouraging

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