I can't do it!

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  • MissTomGettingThin
    MissTomGettingThin Posts: 776 Member
    I have woken up every day for the past 4 weeks saying to myself "I can do this" and have never looked back. I may not get it right every day but I keep jumping back on this wave.

    It is up to you, you decide when you are ready. You cannot tell someone to get healthy no more than you can tell someone to quit smoking.

    I'm like this.
    I joined MFP 2 weeks ago today and have told myself everyday I can do this.

    You can if you tell yourself you can.

    If you tell yourself you won't do it you'll prove yourself right.

    Good luck.
  • shellgib
    shellgib Posts: 196 Member
    look at my quote below....one of my favs....
  • ckoerwer
    ckoerwer Posts: 3 Member
    Of course you can do it! So you made a mistake today. So what? Starting right this minute, you can make better choices. If you get hungry later tonight, legitimately hungry, then eat something good for you. And tomorrow morning, wake up, have a filling, healthy, non-sugary breakfast, and get on with making good choices for the day.

    You can't fail at this thing. It's not like there's some magic finish line that you have to reach. It's like taking a walk -- you go where you want, at the speed you want, and once in a while there's a tree branch stuck up in the sidewalk that trips you up and you fall down. But you don't lie there in the sidewalk for the rest of your life, right? No way! You get up, dust off your knees, and walk some more. That's all this is. It's a process, not a race. Nobody says you have to be perfect.

    Don't beat yourself up over this. You CAN do anything you set your mind to. Please love yourself enough to know that. Tonight (or whenever you see this) I want you to get a Post-It note (or if you don't have one, a piece of paper with some tape) and write on it "I am worth it!" and tape it to your bathroom mirror. Or your front door, or wherever you will see it multiple times through the day. Every time you see it, SAY IT out loud to yourself. Because you are worth it. You are beautiful, you are worthwhile, and you are valuable. You need to know that. *hugs* for you.



    Love the imagery of the "walk". I will always think of this now. Thanks!:happy:
  • Grammy54
    Grammy54 Posts: 21 Member
    Babysteps think small if you look too far into the future it can be discouraging. Just make small changes look at how much you burn for calories each day by doing nothing. Then think of one small change you can make to lower your calories consumed each day. Like eat whole grain something instead of plain white. Like brown rice and chicken breast with 3 or 4 servings of veggies. Healthy filling meal.

    I had a friend who eat vegetables all day long when she was first trying to loose weight. It satisfied her cravings for food and kept her calories low.. Don't do both exercise and diet until your ready.

    If loosing weight was easy we would not be here any of us we would just all go around eating and loosing.

    I have lost 60 pounds but it has been 4 years now and I can't seem to loose any more

    Any one can do it it is the really trying and being completely honest with our selves that is hard.
  • chrislnicholson
    chrislnicholson Posts: 8
    Just remember, the War on weight is won in small victories everyday, not the whole war at once. If we can take any advice from the alcoholics, it's to take it one day at a time. Do not dwell on what your diet and excercise regimen is going to be next week, just look to your next meal or snack and make it a healthy one. You can do it.
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