Lots2Lose & over 40 (CLOSED GROUP)
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I forgot to post my NSV!!!! Every year my husband and I go to Las Vegas to this great weekender filled with music, bands, dancing, friends and shopping. Anyway, I pulled out all my vintage dress and skirts to mend, iron, and dry clean and realized they are TOO BIG!! I put a few items up on ebay to sell, but I am having a couple altered to fit. I am SO happy! I can't wait to go shopping, but that will have to wait a while, as paying for the repair bill on my car really put a dent in our budget. Here's the link if you would like to take a peek at what we'll be doing!
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monday check in. this week I didnt do very good weight wise. But I did stay within my calories and exercised. I went to the gym this morning and got in a good workout. It seems it is so much easier to make myself go to the gym and workout because everyone else is there working out and what else am I going to do there ? LOL. When I am at home it is hard for me to make myself do it. The trick I think is to go after dropping my daughter off at school. If I come home first it will be harder to make myself go. ok enough rambling. I hope everyone is having a good day. The sun is out today and it looks so nice out. I am so tired of the rain, I am glad to see the sun.
Sheri, I am with you, so glad to see the sun! Do you think maybe Spring is finally here? I here what you're saying about going to ther gym right after you drop your daughter at school. "Cause if you go home first you can come up with a hundred differnt reasons why you shouldn't go to the gym i.e. need to do this or that around the house. Way back when I used to go to the gym - my kids used to go to a class at the same time I did my step class so it worked out perfectly. You are my inspiraton. I'm seriously thinking of getting a gym memership again. I know I need to do it. It seems to be working for you, so....maybe?0 -
Monday checkin- after my marathon gardening yesterday i am still able to move today so off to the gym i went. I am finding that i do nothave much of an appetite lately so i am not sure how i am going to get all the calories in today. On a good note...i took my taxes in to be done and just found out i get a huge refund!! i made sure they triple checked it.....now i can have someone cut the lawn for me this summer and help my daughter pay her tax bill before she goes to ireland.
hope everyone has a successful day
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Good Afternoon everyone!
Monday check in: I am in a slump weight wise. The scale keeps going up. I am looking forward to Wednesday so I can hopefully get my MOJO back regarding this journey. It could be worse for sure so not too bummed about it. I keep yo-yoing same 2 pound back and forth. No where near the 348 on my ticker.
Since it has been a month since I hit the 348 I am thinking of adjusting all my tickers to reflect true numbers.:grumble: Have not decided. I guess I could give myself one more month to get back to 348 and 40 pound lost. I know some of you do not change your tickers back and forth.
After my doctors visit I found out I am only 5ft 9inches tall now. They say you get shorter as you get older. Have any of you heard of this? Needless to say that made my BMI even higher than I thought.:noway: :ohwell:
I am just interested in know who changes thier tickers every week whether they are up or down?
Have a good week all!!:flowerforyou:0 -
Monday Check In
I had a diet soda last week because the restaurant had nothing but tap water - I don't drink tap water! It was the first diet soda I've had in 2 months. It tasted ok but nothing I couldn't live without. I immediately went back to my water. I still don't care for water but I know that it's healthy so I keep after it. I think it's kinda funny that I've turned into a "water snob" & won't drink tap water. It just tastes so nasty! :sick:
I've been calories cycling for the last week & am up 1.5 lbs. I don't think it's supposed to work like that & I don't like seeing the scale go up. I'm going to give it another week just to see if it will work out for me. If not, I'll not be climbing back on that bicycle! :laugh:
@Mollie - I do change my ticker up or down on my weigh-in day. If I don't change it, then I feel like I'm cheating. I feel that it is important for me to see exactly what's going on to keep me honest.
Christy 0 -
Monday Members Check In day-Everyone checks in and lets us know how your last week went.( For ex: my week was great because, or I had trouble last week with etc...)
My week was good until Saturday when I felt so weak and couldn't put my finger on it, ended up not going to gym nor on Sunday. Sunday slept for hours in the pm, very unlike me. Saturday and Sunday were accommpanied by the wish to eat more, so I did and went over calories because I was mainly in bed. Nothing too naughty just more toast and cereal than usual. I think I have a water infection so will go to doctors, that would explain why I have been so knocked out energy wise. My mind wants to crack on and exercise but I just dont have it in me at the moment.
It wasn't all bad, I did spend sunday am with family/friends which was very nice. Trying to be upbeat! Happy Monday all!0 -
Hi ladies. Have had a very busy Monday off - just now getting a chance to check-in.
Last week for me was pretty good. No change on the scale Tues/Wed was a little disappointing and toward the weekend, was feeling pretty tired. Ended up having to eat out Friday evening and Saturday for lunch - why is every social occasion and eating occasion??? - but think I made pretty decent choices and stayed under calories even with having a medium blizzard Saturday night since I managed to get my workout in. I weigh in tomorrow for my March challenge and then again Wednesday to report to Mollie and am hoping for a loss, even if just a slight one. But, if not, I will give myself a pep talk and keep on going.
I have recognized a food issue for which I would like to seek the group's input. On workdays (Mon-Fri), I take my breakfast, lunch and snacks to work with me and eat those. They usually total around 800-900 calories. Given my daily allowance of 1770 per day, that leaves about 1/2 my allowance for evening snacks and dinner. The problem comes in if I workout. I average a 500 calorie or so burn per day. If I want to eat any of those calorie, that means I have to eat quite a bit in the evening. I have tried to eat more during the day, but get kind of panicked if my tracker shows just 400 or so left for the evening - like if I do not get my workout in, that would not give me much to play with for food in the evening. Do you all eat more earlier or later? Any suggestion on how best to distribute my calories throughout the day?
I also seem to have a problem on days that I am off work. Have to take my thyroid meds at least an hour before I eat. If I manage to sleep in a bit (vs. the 6 am when I get up for work), it is past breakfast and maybe even past morning snack time before I am allowed to eat. This leaves me with a huge pile of calories (esp if I workout) to use over just 1/2 a day or so. As you all know, it is hard to eat enough healthy food to use up so many calories as healthy foods tend to be low in calories. This leads me to eating a fastfood meal or something to take up those calories. I still come in under calories for the day, but know I am not making the best food choices. Any ideas how I might avoid this eating pattern but without eating under my calories for the day? Thanks for any input!
Mollie, sorry you are in a bit of a slump now. I know that you are doing all the right things and that the scale will get moving for you soon. Just hang in there!
L, sorry you had a down weekend. Hope you are feeling better today!
Wishing everyone a wonderful evening. After figuring out dinner for tonight, I will try to get back to catch up more on the other posts.
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Hi everybody,
Off to dinner with my two bestest friends for chicken wings and beer. I know it's not the best choice but we only meet once a month. I'm feeling kinda guilty , but I know i will have a nice evening out and I will get right back on track tomorrow. My one friend is just like me, always on a diet, trying to lose weight and the other one, she is a twig, and she eats like a pig! Don't you just hate people like that! She can eat and eart and eat and never gain a pound! Well, off I go. I'll try to check in later. Thinking of you all and hoping you are making better choices than me. hahaha! Charmaine0 -
@ L,
Sorry your weekend was crappy. Hope you are feeling better soon. Hope the doctor can shed some light on this matter.
@MJ,
IMO at your size your size you do not have to make yourself eat those calories. I just do not buy it. When you look at these shows like the Biggest losers and Heavy these people are not eating that much over 1200 calories per day. If you starve your body it has to let the weight go at some time. Until you are closer to your ultimate goal I just don't think your net calories being at 800 is going to hurt you at all. I know many may not agree but this starvation mode stuff going around MFP is over-rated IMO. If I could eat less than 1500 calories I would do it in a heart beat. I know I am bigger than you but when I was smaller and I ate 1200 to 1400 calories a day with exericise I always lost weight without a doubt. I plan to get under that 1500 calories a day if it kills me.....:-) Why do you feel you need to eat all of your calories and eat some are all of your exercise calories? Were you stalling for over 4 weeks at some point and tried to jump start your weight loss? Just curious?
On April 13th I have an appointment with a weight management group I use to go to about 2 years ago. Thier diet was good and healthly and was between 1200 to 1500 calories. I can't find the diet for nothing now. So the only way to get it is to go back. I am not taking all those test over again. So if the doctor insists on that I will only be going the one time to get their packet or as for long as I can get away with without taking all those tests. I liked have them monitor my diary and now that I am with MFP I have a nice looking diary to just print out and go over with them. I know for me 1900 calories is too high and I think that may be why I am not losing weight. I know I should not be gaining needless to say. But since I think I am in peri-menapause I am going to chalk it up to that and keep on trucking.0 -
Even though it's not Friday Food day, I am posting a recipe for baked chicken parm that I am making for dinner tognight. It is SO good! Found the recipe right here, too!
Parmesan Baked Chicken Breasts
Prep Time: 7 mins
Cook Time: 26 mins
Total Time: 33 mins
Ingredients
1/3 cup(s) bread crumbs, Italian-style
1/4 cup(s) cheese, Parmesan, grated
1/4 teaspoon pepper, black 2 clove(s) garlic, pressed
2 tablespoon oil, olive
24 ounce(s) chicken breast halves, 4 (6-oz) skinless, boneless breasts
cooking spray
1/2 cup(s) spaghetti sauce, fire-roasted tomato-and-garlic pasta sauce (such as Classico), warmed
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Heat a large baking sheet in oven for 5 minutes.
3. Combine first 3 ingredients in a shallow dish.
4. Place garlic and oil in a small glass bowl, and microwave at HIGH 30 seconds or until warm and fragrant.
5. Dip chicken in garlic oil; dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Coat preheated baking sheet with cooking spray, and place chicken on pan. Coat chicken with cooking spray.
6. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until done and golden. Serve with pasta sauce.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 2 tablespoons pasta sauce).
Nutritional Info (Per serving):
Calories: 295
Saturated Fat: 2g
Sodium: 388mg
Dietary Fiber: 0.5g
Total Fat: 10g
Carbs: 7g
Cholesterol: 101mg
Protein: 41.5g
Carb Choices: 0.50 -
Hello everyone,
Just a quick post to say I'm caught up with the other posts
I've had a very busy, exhausting day and the bed is calling my name.
I'll post tomorrow, I promise,
Hugs to you all!0 -
Daily Inspiration for March 22, 2011
Katie Jay, MSW
Exercise.
Perhaps you would prefer not to exercise. It takes time, it's hard, and you don't like to sweat. But even though you can think of a thousand excuses why you do not want to (or think you can't) exercise, you know in the long run it will make you feel better.
At first, exercise can feel like torture, but if you stay vigilant you will find you become stronger and have more energy. Exercise also relieves stress. Working out your tensions with sweat helps to unburden your soul. And you just might find yourself feeling more cheerful. Prioritize exercise like you prioritize brushing your teeth, drinking water, or taking your medicine. For long-term weight loss success and maintenance, it is as essential.
Action for the day: In your journal, make a list of activities you like to do that involve moving your body. These activities do not have to be formal exercise. Pick one activity and do it today.0 -
Excellent advice today Mollie, regarding exercise. I think i have every excuse ever invented for not going!! But sure enough i feel so much better after i have gone that i keep doing it
thanks so much for these posts
karen0 -
Claudia, thanks for the recipe! It looks and sounds yummy. I have to start keeping some bread crumbs on hand. A lot of the meat recipes I find call for them but I have never bought any. Just not something I ever thought about when at the grocery. :happy:
Mollie, thanks for replying to my question. I guess the reason I thought I should eat all the calories is all the info I read on MFP that says to eat at least 1200 net per day. When I typically eat 1500 in food and then burn 500, that leaves me at 1000 net - 200 under the 1200 minimum. The folks on the site also say that if I do not eat enough, the body will rebel and hold onto the weight. Since i have not had much change on the scale the last 3 weeks, I have been wondering if I am eating enough, so I was thinking of trying to eat all my regular daily calories (1770) plus some of my exercise calories to see if I can get things moving in the right direction. Since I have an underactive thyroid, thought eating a bit more might help improve the metabolism. I have only been dong the calorie counting thing for 4 months though so it would all be experimental as I certainly am no expert. :ohwell:0 -
Mollie, thanks for replying to my question. I guess the reason I thought I should eat all the calories is all the info I read on MFP that says to eat at least 1200 net per day. When I typically eat 1500 in food and then burn 500, that leaves me at 1000 net - 200 under the 1200 minimum. The folks on the site also say that if I do not eat enough, the body will rebel and hold onto the weight. Since i have not had much change on the scale the last 3 weeks, I have been wondering if I am eating enough, so I was thinking of trying to eat all my regular daily calories (1770) plus some of my exercise calories to see if I can get things moving in the right direction. Since I have an underactive thyroid, thought eating a bit more might help improve the metabolism. I have only been dong the calorie counting thing for 4 months though so it would all be experimental as I certainly am no expert. :ohwell:
@MJ,
When you were eating 1000 net calories for 7 to 10, you were not losing weight? Just like we are not experts, many of the ones on this site are no experts either. I can tell you from years of dieting that 1000 net calories at your weight should be fine unless you saw you were not losing weight with it. Then it my be thyroid or then you will have to experiment. I wish I was an expert but I am not. Even so I do not buy into a lot of the stuff I know is not true on this site. And I do know that a lot of the stuff on the starvation mode is not accurate when you have more than 60, maybe even 50 pounds to lose. That advice is only good if you are really close to goal meaning 20 to 10 pounds or if in fact you are stalling and a true stall is the same weight for 2 to 3 weeks and you know your eating and exercise is 90 to 95% flawless......:-)0 -
Please read below link and advise if you know or can shed some light on below thread. I guess I just want to make sure before I start cutting back on raw spinach that this is accurate information. Thanks.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/203697-question-on-spinach-being-bad-for-thyroid-t-or-f0 -
Good Afternoon everyone!
Monday check in: I am in a slump weight wise. The scale keeps going up. I am looking forward to Wednesday so I can hopefully get my MOJO back regarding this journey. It could be worse for sure so not too bummed about it. I keep yo-yoing same 2 pound back and forth. No where near the 348 on my ticker.
Since it has been a month since I hit the 348 I am thinking of adjusting all my tickers to reflect true numbers.:grumble: Have not decided. I guess I could give myself one more month to get back to 348 and 40 pound lost. I know some of you do not change your tickers back and forth.
After my doctors visit I found out I am only 5ft 9inches tall now. They say you get shorter as you get older. Have any of you heard of this? Needless to say that made my BMI even higher than I thought.:noway: :ohwell:
I am just interested in know who changes thier tickers every week whether they are up or down?
Have a good week all!!:flowerforyou:
Yep, you get shorter as you get older as your vertibraes are compressed and worn down over time. Some old folks get that curve of the spine. I am hoping to avoid that! Aging isn't for sissys!
I haven't changed my ticker with my gains, but I suppose I would if I gained and didn't lose it in a certain amount of time. I would hate it, but I would. Just thinking about it makes me have anxiety and I had to practice Sue's deep breathing! haha0 -
Hi everyone...its Monday check in day. I had an ok week. I didnt exercise as much as I had planned on, 3 days a week was all, and I didnt stay as close to my calorie range as I wanted to. Ive had a lot of personal stuff going on this past week, but now I feel like I am back on track. We will see how that reflects on the scale on Wednesday. I don't really feel like Ive lost any. But I imagine it would be worse, if I wasnt paying attention at all. I just feel like I need to pay more attention to things this week. I bought a pedometer today, so we shall see if this motivates me to move more. Thats the plan. Have a great monday everyone!:flowerforyou:0
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MJ I am far from an expert, but I have the same problem as you. When I first came to MFP all my friends said" eat more!". I ate more and gained weight. If I ate less I wouldn't lose after time and get stuck in starvation mode. Then I read a post about keeping your body guessing (zig zag dieting). For the most part that has worked for me. I am a fly by the seat of my pants person so I just make it up as I go along, but basically I eat healthy (between 800 and 1000 calories) until I get stuck then I eat a couple of days or a week high in fat/calories, then I go back to healthy low cal. I've seen many people post their zig zag formulas, I am not that organized. It's good to change up your exercise also.
Mollie, thanks for replying to my question. I guess the reason I thought I should eat all the calories is all the info I read on MFP that says to eat at least 1200 net per day. When I typically eat 1500 in food and then burn 500, that leaves me at 1000 net - 200 under the 1200 minimum. The folks on the site also say that if I do not eat enough, the body will rebel and hold onto the weight. Since i have not had much change on the scale the last 3 weeks, I have been wondering if I am eating enough, so I was thinking of trying to eat all my regular daily calories (1770) plus some of my exercise calories to see if I can get things moving in the right direction. Since I have an underactive thyroid, thought eating a bit more might help improve the metabolism. I have only been dong the calorie counting thing for 4 months though so it would all be experimental as I certainly am no expert. :ohwell:
PS I never eat my exercise calories except rare occasions. It's just a thing with me..0 -
Hello friends!
Happy Monday! Last week was terrible for me exercise-wise (as in I didn't do any) and so so as far as food. I got back on track with exercise yesterday and I'm back on track with the food - I don't always make the choices I should but definitely better than the "old days". I was just thinking today as I was in the convenience store looking at the Reeses peanut butter cups just how often I mindlessly picked up "snack" before that was likely as much or more calories than some meals I eat.
Katz - congrats on the smaller jeans. Don't you just LOVE that feeling?? You will love having an accurate scale.
Claudia - I'm planning a trip to Vegas in October. It will be my first time ever there. Yay that your clothes were too big!!
Mollie - I laughed at your post. I found out at the doctor this week I am 5' 21/2" instead of the 5'4" I always say. I had the exact same thought...this makes my BMI higher so in my mind I'm still 5'4" :bigsmile: at least for now. I change my ticker weekly.
Christy - my husband is a "water snob" too and refuses to drink tap water even just to take his medicine. We bought a filter pitcher that he swears tastes better but I can't tell much difference. I do like having the cold water in the fridge and not dealing with the plastic bottles. Now me, I am an ice snob. I can't stand the ice from our ice maker and love bought/bagged ice.
Darn! I forgot to write down who got the big refund but hooray for you!!
For the record, I don't intentionally eat my exercise calories. I think of them as a buffer. I hope everyone is having a great week so far. I am going to have a crazy week at both jobs. The first because I'm covering for people who are on vacation and the second because tax season is starting to wind down.
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MJ - I forgot to say, I struggle with having too many calories left at night too. I think I'm afraid of running out of calories before I run out of day. Having my big meal at night is a hard habit for me to break.0
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me too Cathy. If I don't eat my big meal at night I find myself looking for snacks all evening and eating way moreMJ - I forgot to say, I struggle with having too many calories left at night too. I think I'm afraid of running out of calories before I run out of day. Having my big meal at night is a hard habit for me to break.0 -
Hello all....sorry its so late. I could only get on for a couple minutes at a time today. Monday check in...I weigh on Mondays to keep myself on track over the weekend. I lost 4.2 lbs this week!
Am having a difficult time getting in exercise though. The weight loss is great but I really want to increase my endurance so I can walk for longer distances. Tomorrow I am going to try the SYTYCD exercise video for beginners!
I feel like my posts are so short compared to others. I feel bad that I dont comment on each and every one of your successes and my only reason is, I can only get online for short snippets of time! Just know that I try to read as much as I can and wish you all the greatest success!
Thank you all for your support and encouragement. It really is nice to have others who truly understand because they have been there. Have a nice night ladies. Tomorrow is another day.....0 -
@Claudia,
Thanks for recipe!
@Jackie,
Congrats on pedometer!! and 3 days of exercising is better than zero......:-)
@Cathy,
Good job getting back on the horse! BTW - I went ahead and changed my height. The last time I shrunk it was correct so I will just assume they were right again.....:-)
Thanks you all for replies on changing your tickers! I will give myself 2 weeks to get back to ticker weight which is April 13th. After that I am going to make Wednesdays the day I change my tickers and as Christy stated I am going to change it no matter what it says. If I am up I will reflect the gain. Hopefully this will help me stick with my program better.
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Good morning all.
Tuesday Test: My biggest overall challenge is staying motivated. Lately, with so much support from all of you, my family and friend (the select few who know I'm trying to loose weight), it's been a lot easier to stay motivated. Also, the small successes I've enjoyed, such as the smaller jeans from my closet and being able to do a really long walk, have been motivating in and of themselves. It amazes me though, that there are still days that I struggle to stay on my plan.
One consistent problem I have is that pesky inner voice in my head that is so very critical. Even after that six mile walk on Sunday, that voice was beating me up about how slow I walked compared to some of the others in the group, and how I had the hardest time going up the hills. So I think my next challenge is to work on that inner voice. I am doing a phenomenal job working on a tremendous undertaking. That in itself is reason for me to be proud. I'm going to work on re-programming that voice. Even if I can't silence it, I can certainly turn the volume down!
Have a great week everyone!
katzpawz0 -
Absolutely, katzpawz. Amen sister! This is exactly my problem also. I am never happy with how much I am doing and always feel I could do more, then I get discouraged and fall off the wagon. *sigh*Good morning all.
Tuesday Test: My biggest overall challenge is staying motivated. Lately, with so much support from all of you, my family and friend (the select few who know I'm trying to loose weight), it's been a lot easier to stay motivated. Also, the small successes I've enjoyed, such as the smaller jeans from my closet and being able to do a really long walk, have been motivating in and of themselves. It amazes me though, that there are still days that I struggle to stay on my plan.
One consistent problem I have is that pesky inner voice in my head that is so very critical. Even after that six mile walk on Sunday, that voice was beating me up about how slow I walked compared to some of the others in the group, and how I had the hardest time going up the hills. So I think my next challenge is to work on that inner voice. I am doing a phenomenal job working on a tremendous undertaking. That in itself is reason for me to be proud. I'm going to work on re-programming that voice. Even if I can't silence it, I can certainly turn the volume down!
Have a great week everyone!
katzpawz0 -
Hey All....have not made it on since Sunday afternoon so hope everyone is doing well. I have been logging food/exercise and looking/responding to messages on my home page but that is about it :yawn:
I am hanging in there, just busy with no days off. I'll try and catch up later today...Hugs to All! 0 -
Absolutely, katzpawz. Amen sister! This is exactly my problem also. I am never happy with how much I am doing and always feel I could do more, then I get discouraged and fall off the wagon. *sigh*Good morning all.
Tuesday Test: My biggest overall challenge is staying motivated. Lately, with so much support from all of you, my family and friend (the select few who know I'm trying to loose weight), it's been a lot easier to stay motivated. Also, the small successes I've enjoyed, such as the smaller jeans from my closet and being able to do a really long walk, have been motivating in and of themselves. It amazes me though, that there are still days that I struggle to stay on my plan.
One consistent problem I have is that pesky inner voice in my head that is so very critical. Even after that six mile walk on Sunday, that voice was beating me up about how slow I walked compared to some of the others in the group, and how I had the hardest time going up the hills. So I think my next challenge is to work on that inner voice. I am doing a phenomenal job working on a tremendous undertaking. That in itself is reason for me to be proud. I'm going to work on re-programming that voice. Even if I can't silence it, I can certainly turn the volume down!
Have a great week everyone!
katzpawz
I'm sure there is some deeply rooted psychological reason we do this to ourselves. It would be nice if that voice in my head would just shut up! LOL!0 -
Hey All....have not made it on since Sunday afternoon so hope everyone is doing well. I have been logging food/exercise and looking/responding to messages on my home page but that is about it :yawn:
I am hanging in there, just busy with no days off. I'll try and catch up later today...Hugs to All!
Hang in there and keep logging! Check in with the group when you can, but make tracking your food/exercise the priority. Hopefully that will help you keep taking care of you as your main priority!
Cheers,
katzpawz0 -
Good morning all.
Tuesday Test: My biggest overall challenge is staying motivated. Lately, with so much support from all of you, my family and friend (the select few who know I'm trying to loose weight), it's been a lot easier to stay motivated. Also, the small successes I've enjoyed, such as the smaller jeans from my closet and being able to do a really long walk, have been motivating in and of themselves. It amazes me though, that there are still days that I struggle to stay on my plan.
One consistent problem I have is that pesky inner voice in my head that is so very critical. Even after that six mile walk on Sunday, that voice was beating me up about how slow I walked compared to some of the others in the group, and how I had the hardest time going up the hills. So I think my next challenge is to work on that inner voice. I am doing a phenomenal job working on a tremendous undertaking. That in itself is reason for me to be proud. I'm going to work on re-programming that voice. Even if I can't silence it, I can certainly turn the volume down!
Have a great week everyone!
katzpawz
Positive self talk is a hard one, but the more you practice it the better you will feel about the whole process. We can re-program ourselves to find the positive in any situation. This brings us peace of mind and makes the journey a pleasant one. This does not mean their will be times we will struggle but if we look for the positives we will get past the bumps in the road without giving up. I am pleasantly suprised at how good I feel this month even though I have gained weight this month and have definitely been struggling. I am looking at all the positives and rejoicing in the many NSV's. That takes my mind away from the let down of scale moving in the right direction.
The more you practice postive self talk the easier it becomes. Keep up the good work everyone! We can do this! One day at a time, one pound at a time......:-)0
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