patience....

zeala
zeala Posts: 119 Member
edited September 20 in Motivation and Support
It's been about a week for me, and so far it's been going well. Not great, but well. My problem is that I feel like I am feeling a bit inpatient. I feel like I can't wait for the day to be almost over, so that I can get closer to my goal, or I feel like this one week of paying attention to what I eat and exercising has been a month.
Anyone else have this problem? Does it get better after a month? I wish I just didn't put so much thought into all of this.

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  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
    I started out that way but it got better as more pounds were gone. I found that I had to almost ignore the fact that I was doing this to loose weight and more that I wanted to be healthier.

    Good Job so far.
  • dfanto
    dfanto Posts: 4
    Zeala, my dad who has made huge changes and have had diets discussed this similar situation with me because I am just starting. At first, he said, it is going to seem like a task and tracking what you eat will be difficult. After a while though it just becomes a healthy way of life and you will not want to go back to unhealthy foods. With this new perspective you'll feel healthier as well. Then it is less of a chore and more of a way of living that you are accustomed to. That's when the pounds really start dropping off.
  • shannahrenee
    shannahrenee Posts: 380
    hmm i can't really say you think about it less or it gets easier but you get used to it (to some extent). Don't get me wrong I still have days where I just want to say eff this and eat whatever I want. However, most of the time it's just second nature to me now. Even when I decide to have a cheat day or try not to think about it I still find myself counting calories or thinking about how many calories I've just consumed. I truly look forward to the day I won't have to think about it, but I don't think that day will ever come honestly so I'm just trying to take it one day at a time. Good luck!
  • operator
    operator Posts: 53
    Are you kidding me? Of course I feel the same as the Original Poster of this thread. I started doing this last week, started Monday of last week, and right before bed on Friday I told my wife that I was miserable. I was (and still am) hungry, I cannot eat the stuff I want to, my body hurt...and I was just exhausted. Saturday I took the day off, Sunday I did P-90-X stretch and was sick on Monday and tuesday. Still, I ate better all week and I'll be damned if I did not start dropping pounds this week. Last week I actually gained a pound so my frustraiton level hit the freaking roof. Today, I am the lightest i have been in months. 207 down from 213.......totally happy about that. Makes me look back on the past 10 days and say to myself...."Hey...this crap actually works. All that work....paid off"

    Just hang in there. Every week it will get easier, but you have to do it every week.
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