MY life, not yours

britterbrittney

Thank goodness I have time on my hands right now, I forgot to put a subject in and hit "post topic" .....bye bye long post. Here I go again.

I have been sitting here all weekend at work trying to find my motivation to get back to the swing of things. I just came back from a short vacation with an additional 4lbs. I couldn't figure out what was holding me back to get back to eating right...except I didn't have groceries and I've been working 11 hour nights. I'm a professional excuse maker, btw.

A couple of weeks ago my personal trainer said I should eat 10g or less of sugar a day. Which is beyond ridiculously hard. I'm not too sure her reasoning beyond she says "sugar is sugar and your body stores it as fat". Okay, fair enough that makes sense. But an apple has like 20 some odd grams of sugar, so this meant NO fruit except, she said I could have something in the morning so my body used it for energy through out the day.

Ugh, my first post was better.

Regardless, I have made the decision I need to continue my lifestyle change in a way that makes me happy and not stressed. On Monday I start classes up again, so going to grad school full time and working full time...I really don't want to be stressed about eating fruit and other natural sugars because it goes over 10g.

Also, if I'm not 'happy' with what I'm eating, what is the point? All jokes aside, I Love Food.

Although I am paying her to help me learn about fitness and nutrition, I also have to keep my sanity in check. I realized tonight this is MY lifestlye change, and I need to make the changes in MY eating habits that I am going to be happy living with for the rest of MY life. That being said, I will be eating more than 10g of sugar a day. :laugh:

...It's funny how my mind fights the food thing because of these silly things. This is certainly a journey, and will continue to have challenges. But, I feel so empowered making decisions for myself. And I am thankful for all of my MFP friends.

P.S. These pants are tight, more motivation.

MyNewLeaf

Argh, I just lost my post to you by pressing wrong button.

In a nutshell, I'm your doppelganger! Also, I just started a topic in the exercise forum that flies in the face of your trainer's advice.

Good luck, and good for you for doing what feels right to you, rather than setting yourself up for failure. Satiety is an important thing.

Aesop101

Sounds like you have a good grasp on things.

Oh, I hate tight anything.

wearystar

i completely agree with you.

i've gone down the road of losing tons of weight but i was so anal about what foods i ate it got to the point where no food had any taste... it was horrible.
anyway, personally i go with trying to keep around 10g of added/unnatural sugar... meaning not from fruits, veggies, (can't think of other natural sources at the moment haha)
but anyway, keep yourself eating healthy food that you enjoy... othrwise you won't keep with it

lkenn67

I too have been stuggling with sugar. (And I too have been having trouble refocusing since returning from vacation) My decision was to work on limiting my added sugars. You are right that this is your journey. and You need to find a way to make it work for you long term. Good luck on finding your happy medium

chevy88grl

What you wrote is the reason why I've never had a personal trainer.

*I* want to learn about my body. *I* want to figure out what it likes and doesn't like. *I* WANT TO DO IT!

Have I had a tough go of it? Yep. Could I have made it easier on myself had I asked a trainer for help? Possibly. Or they may have been wrong about what my body likes too.

This is MY life and MY lifestyle change. If I make changes that aren't things I can follow for the rest of my life based on what someone else tells me to do? Well, to me, it's no different than the other "diets" I've tried - someone else telling me what is best for MY body and me knowing I can't continue on that path for long term success.

StevLL

You are on the right track and it is important to enjoy your choices. We try not to use any unatural sugars, but still find it hard to stay under 30 to 40 grams a day in the foods we eat. We've been successful at that level too.

chezmama

I have decided that if this is going to work for me, I have to do it my way. I don't deprive myself of any foods, but I stay as close to my calorie goal as possible...under it most days. I don't even count sugar, because for me, it would be a lost cause. My weight loss has been very slow, but steady. I am averaging about a half pound to a pound of weight lost per week. I am okay with that because I am so grateful just to see a downward trend. And I honestly feel that if I had to, I could do this for the rest of my life and still live happily. It IS my life and my weight loss program. I will listen to what others tell me, but if it doesn't fit with what I am willing to do, I don't do it. I eat what I want, but I am learning to make more and more healthier choices. And it's actually working!