commitment = results

ohsodanniella

Hey Everyone, for as long as I can remember I've been unhappy with my figure, I've avoided swimming (bathing suits), I dont own a pair of jeans as I cannot stand the way I look in them (I have rather large thighs!) i've learnt how to dress over the passed few years to hide my extra kilos and make myself look much slimmer than I am, however I know what I look like under the clothes.

I've always tried to eat healthy however have struggled with healthy eating 90% of the time and chronic binge eating the other 10%, which reverses all the good work. Although I like to say i've tried to lose the weight these binges are not a good sign of a good effort! have you ever only 90% commited to your weight loss goal? e.g. giving yourself a "free day" each week as so many people do?

So here's the deal, I have 10kg to lose (I would like to lose the majority of it within a 4 month period) I'm telling you all that I'm 100% committing to this, there will be no junk food binges, and I will only put good nutritious foods into my body (and yes this can include a small piece of chocolate (not a block), or 1 night eating out occassionally).

So who's with me? post on this page, your goal, your thoughts, and most of all your commitment to being the best version of yourself that you can be.

because commitment = results

Corp018

Hi there. I am the same way. I think people like us are meant to be skinny because we are good 90% of the time. I am learning I can't totally eat the whole thing of cookie dough because it erases my progress. It is a learning curve, so I don't have the complete answer. I just try and remind myself before I eat something what my ultimate goal is and when I go workout I think about all the stress that is bothering me and in the last minutes of my workout I give it my all and this seems to help me de-stress which I think is the reason I sometimes overeat. I hope that helps. Good luck. We can do it! I have lost 4 lbs so far and have 14 pounds to go to my goal weight, hang in there!

oravavaara

You're so right! One bad day can undo a week of hard work. I try to get around that by making room for little luxuries. I have to have firm boundaries, but room for flexibility. So I set MFP to lose 1/2 pound a week. Most days, I finish a few hundred calories under goal! And because I exercise, I can still enjoy a glass of wine, a few pieces of candy, or some other little luxury. To me, setting my goal too high (or too low in terms of calories) is setting myself up for failure. Because I set a modest goal, when I finish way under, like I usually do, I feel really really good about myself. Once I know I'm not going to make my goal, I have a tendency to give up and overdo it.

I think it's all about finding what works for you by catering to your strengths and weaknesses. Maybe you do need to have a cheat day, but plan for it. On the weight watchers plan that my mom did, they were allowed to save up a certain number of points for up to a week. Maybe you can save up 1,000 calories throughout the week, and then have a day where you still count calories but have more to spend. This way your cheat days still have rules that ensure that you won't undue all your hard work.

For me, exercise is the key, because it's a good way to work for a special reward. And I feel so much healthier, I crave less junk food and more nutrient dense food like fruit and veggies.

It's remarkable how different people are. Some people, like me, need to be able to have a piece of chocolate cake every once in a while to stay focused. For other people, that one piece of chocolate cake can set them on a week long sugar-addiction junk food binge.

ohsodanniella

corp018 well done, keep up the good work! and feel free to let me know how your going via this page! oravavaara, it sounds like you have already achieved the commitment part! I totally agree with you a slice of chocolate cake every now and again wont do much damage, its when that 1 slice turns into frequent bad habits! In terms of saving calories for a "cheat day" I think its a good idea if you have the calories to spare, however my calorie limit it 1200 (as reccomended by my fitness pal) and I normally need every one of those calories each day, if im not going to starve! If I could give up coffee I could probably spare 150 cals a day, but at this stage I might just focus on cutting back to 1 a day! I get very hungry in the afternoon so the other 75 cals could probably be better spent on a few nuts or a fat free yoghurt.

As for setting your calorie limit higher and eating fewer calories each day thats fantastic that it works for you! and i'm sure it would also work for others! I know myself to well though and If the calories are there 'll use them! I am learning how to use my 1200 calorie limit more wisely though! (I'm a vegetarian which cuts out alot of filling proteins, and I can only eat eggs sometimes) so I've added lots of fruit & yoghurtt to snack on throughout the day, wholegrain english muffin or cereal or porridge for breakfast, noodles, soup, wholemeal roll wth salad ect.. for lunch and generally a dinner which is packed with vegetables (curry, with boiled rice, tofu vegetable stir fry ect)

Anyways let me know how your travelling and your progress, as well as what works for you! People are very dfferent, and we all have a different way that works for us personally however we are all striving for the same thing in the end!