Stubborn people changing their minds

bhagavatilad1

I'm just as stubborn as you are and I think it's too late to change my ways because I'm set in my ways. That's probably why I'm divorced 2X. One thing that has changed though about my measly single life with kids is I've actually made friends and that's the best I could have hoped for. I feel on MFP is we all have something in common and I like that.

bhagavatilad1

this better not be one of you joke questions?

taso42_DELETED

I'm just as stubborn as you are and I think it's too late to change my ways because I'm set in my ways. That's probably why I'm divorced 2X. One thing that has changed though about my measly single life with kids is I've actually made friends and that's the best I could have hoped for. I feel on MFP is we all have something in common and I like that.

It's never too late to change anything. My dad quit smoking in his 50's. People take up running and weight lifting in their 30's, 40's, 50's, and yes even 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. With a snap of your fingers, you can start the process of fulfilling any dream.

rachelleahsmom

That my life was pointless without cheese. I'm adjusting fine.

Really?! I LOVE cheese and do think not that life would be pointless, but a lot less enjoyable.

rachelleahsmom

I also believed that! lol... but I also I used to think drinking water had no point. Coke was my water.. lol that has definately changed.

Me, too. I was just talking to my wife about this last night. I drank at minimum a 12 pack of Coke Zero per day. I couldn't remember ever drinking a glass of water previous to dumping the Coke two months ago. It was about 5 days of caffeine withdrawal for me. Actually had to lay in bed for a day.

Now I'm soda free! I'm constantly grabbing more water...and enjoying it.

So, that's my stubborn, set in my Coca-Cola ways, story.

Besides the caffiene, what's your opinion on soda in addition to eight glasses of water? How about flavored water?

alise_lmx

Great question! hmm. My husband would tell you I am the most stubborn person he's ever met, so there should be a lot of these for me
I think the 2 biggest changes that I have made in my thinking in the last 3 months are:

1) I really do need to drink more water. I very rarely drank water before, usually just when I worked out. I drank a lot of Crystal Light and Diet Coke, and I really think that changing to just water has made a huge difference. Now I try and drink a bottle in the morning as I get ready for work, and for some reason that simple step really sets the tone for the rest of the day. I aim for 8 glasses a day. I feel like it helps me stay full and just keeps everything hydrated and flushes out sodium and bad stuff.

2) If I have a bad meal, or a bad day, or even a bad week (like this past week), that does not erase all the progress I have made and I don't need to give up. For some reason, this has been the hardest "retraining" of my brain. I really have no idea what changed my mindset, but now when I mess up, I know that I can start fresh the next day, or even just the next meal. It just doesn't get to me like it used to, and it doesn't make me feel like a complete failure. I guess the Type A part of me has let up a little, probably because I realized that attitude obviously didn't work before.

bhagavatilad1

hurry up and get married will ya!

i_love_vinegar

That 5 pounds looked a lot different on shorter people than taller people. Looking at the success story photos, I have definitely seen a large number of men and women much taller than myself where every 5 pounds made a HUGE, positive difference!

I started at 124 pounds (I joined the site a bit later) after a high-blood pressure scare, being unable to breath well, and waking up drenched in sweat.

At ~100 pounds now, I don't look much different than when I was 124 pounds.

This brings me to another thing I was stubborn about until recently. My goal weight originally was 95. I figured at 90 I would look anorexic. Now I see that if 24 pounds was hardly noticeable physically, another 5 pounds probably won't make too much of a difference.

I always thought of 90 pounds as "too thin" despite the fact I am a legal midget. After realizing the numbers of people who are 100 pounds and around 6 inches taller than me, 90 may be too thin for them...but not for me. People on this site have preached to me and sent me messages assuming I am anorexic. My doctor encouraged me to lose weight.

So basically I realized: Whether or not 5 pounds will be noticeable is not dependent on height AND just because 80-90 pounds might be unhealthy for someone 5'4", I am ~4'10."

FearAnLoathing

nothing actually

erinsueburns

Because of my low carb trending (due to allergies amongst other things) I had to get over the sugar no matter what is bad idea. I would be frantic over should I eat an apple OR carrots OR strawberries, because of the sugar. Now I feel comfortable eating all three on the same day accepting the good things in them. I still don't drink juice unless I am sick, but I got over fruit and vegetable sugar.

I also am slowly getting over "i hate fish."

Merrinoel

I used to think if I wasn't restricting calories to 1000-1300/day AND burning at least 300-800 cals a day, I was slacking off at the weight loss game. No wonder I would get so burned out!

I now eat my exercise cals and I am amazed at how good I feel, how much I can enjoy food, and the weight is coming off! I love this because now I know I can do this for the long haul--- which is another thing I've come to accept--- the long haul is what really matters with health and weight control.

azheelshock

"Besides the caffiene, what's your opinion on soda in addition to eight glasses of water? How about flavored water? "


Well, I would put them both in the realm of drinks with artificial sweeteners. It seems there's a study every other day saying sucralose will make you fat, or sucralose will help you lose weight. I'm of the opinion that it is a great substitute for sugar. I avoid the soda at this point, I suppose, like a drunk should avoid a bar. As far as flavoring the water, I've been using MiO water enhancer (contains sucralose). I also drink a Powerade Zero daily after exercising (sucralose again!).

sugarbone

I only counted calories and not fat, carbs, protein, sugar... when I started logging I noticed how much sugar I was consuming in purely things like bread, fruit juice, things I didn't expect! Now I aim for my calorie goal AND a relatively balanced diet. Not all calories are equal and your body needs certain things to function

I also thought all grains/breads were evil. As I type this I'm eating a slice of wholegrain toast with hummus!

HazelAngelstar

I've had to look at what I am eating & at what time of day. It was recently brought to my attention that majority of my cals were in the evening/bedtime ... and that my body was not getting the opportunity to burn off what I was eating ...so i'm now working hard to make sure I eat at least 80% of my calories before 8pm.