What do you do/think about when you feel like giving up?
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stfpa
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I often go back and forth between “I want to lose weight so I can look and feel my best self” and “you only live once, I can eat whatever I want”
When I’m in the second mood, I have to think about how eating food has never really impacted me hugely but feeling self conscious on the beach/in tight clothes/in short sleeve shirts definitely affects me daily. I also drink a lot of water and look at old pictures of myself when I was at my ideal weight.
What do you think about or do when you aren’t feeling motivated?
When I’m in the second mood, I have to think about how eating food has never really impacted me hugely but feeling self conscious on the beach/in tight clothes/in short sleeve shirts definitely affects me daily. I also drink a lot of water and look at old pictures of myself when I was at my ideal weight.
What do you think about or do when you aren’t feeling motivated?
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I don't think like that, and I don't focus on motivation. I can (and do) eat whatever I want, I just can't (and don't) eat anything in unlimited amounts. I only have one body, and I want to take care of it, so I eat enough, but not too much, food.6
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kommodevaran wrote: »I don't think like that, and I don't focus on motivation. I can (and do) eat whatever I want, I just can't (and don't) eat anything in unlimited amounts. I only have one body, and I want to take care of it, so I eat enough, but not too much, food.
Well said. Sums up what I do.
I eat whatever I most want, within my calorie limit.
I don't wait around for motivation. I just do it.
Logging is a habit that takes only 2-3 minutes a day.
I don't need motivation to check the news, the weather, or my bank balance, and the same goes for my calorie limit.3 -
I look at how little energy I have and that if I don’t get my *kitten* together my illness (AS and RA) is going to consume me and that my lack
Of energy will be affecting our son.
I also just want to get back to the skinny hot little me that hubby couldn’t get enough of 🤣1 -
I've put in lots of work to get where I am, and I'm not going to sabotage that by putting it all back on. That, and I want to be skinny again, and I can see it getting closer.3
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When I am confronted with a not - so - healthy food choice I always compare it with my favorites: meat, cheese, smoked salmon, any smoked fish, eggs. And suddenly the problem is gone.2
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That I don’t want to look like before I began and I don’t want my efforts or time invested to get me where I’m at now wasted even though I’ve a long road ahead to get to where I want and need to be. Hope this helps1
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I just keep my eye on the prize so to speak. If I am confronted by surprise donuts at work, for example, Before I grab one I try to stop and think if eating it (or several) will hinder reaching my goal. Sometimes just that pause and doing some thinking can really help.0
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I can see and feel so much better when I am on track .
My confidence is better then a cake.
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I think about what I have achieved. The years before I decided to refocus my life were not good. I ate out, bar a lot, gained weight from drinking. Screwed up a great career by living the party life too hard. I chose to end that life after the job loss. My body has been physical record to the entire change.2
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I like this quote:
Don't give up what you want most, for what you want now.7 -
Doing what we've always done will get us what we've always gotten.
Always do your best. Plant now and you'll reap a harvest later. A cash crop.1 -
I think about....Tom Hardy.
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The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret.
Pain is the precursor to change. Take the leap. Bare your soul. Go BIG.3 -
I have to work at balancing my hedonism ("eat and drink all the tasty things!") against my health goals (at 62, to be strong, healthy and independent for as long as possible in order to avoid a permanent move to an assisted living facility).
Mostly, I try to minimize the need for willpower by finding strategies that are easy, fit into my life well, make me feel good, and are fun, so they play to my hedonism. That way, I can hold my pathetically limited willpower in reserve for times when there isn't an easy/fun option.
I try to think about "future Ann" when "current Ann" wants to do something extreme, and try to find a way to be nice to both of me.
Finally, I realize that the overwhelming majority of my days are what determine the overwhelming majority of my health/weight outcomes. An indulgent day here or there, especially on a special occasion, isn't going to ruin everything. In fact, it's not going to ruin anything - it just has to be balanced out long term.
Staying at a healthy weight is such a positive thing in my life: I feel so much better, can do so much more, so much more easily. (I'm in year 3 of maintenance.) I want to keep that.
I wish I'd known decades ago how simple weight loss/management was (not always easy ), and that I'd been thinner earlier. If I had, I could've avoided a lot of problems that occurred on route to today, like at least some of my arthritis and joint problems, the gallbladder adenomyomatosis, whatever other permanent damage I may have from decades of high blood pressure/cholesterol/triglycerides, and maybe even the cancer.6 -
Think of the one thing, the one reason, that pushed you to start this journey. Train yourself to specifically focus on that throughout a consistent basis and eventually form a habit. It’s definitely tough but you will always be growing as long as you keep to it. And you’re human, don’t ever beat yourself up on this. Discipline and Consistency 💪🏼2
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When I get off track, it's usually because I get really insecure, and unsure about whether I will succeed, or if I will be able to keep it up for the next 50 years or so. I have used food as a coping mechanism before, and it's really hard to go through life without that crutch. I am not very confident in myself... I don't think I'm strong enough. I have to commit to health every single day of my life.
I do think about that adage, "you only live once", but more in the context that I only have one shot at being a young mom to my kids. I want to go swimming with them, and have the energy to keep up with them. I want to be an example to them.2 -
I'm working hard to change a past life of bad eating behaviors and replace them with good eating behaviors. It all starts in the mind. Studying mindful eating flashcards helped me a lot. A lot of the way I live had to be permanently changed3
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That is how I am feeling right now. I'm making progress and don't want to do something that will push me back. It has been a hard struggle to get this far...0
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I was feeling like giving up, been listening to some motivational videos, some hypnosis videos that tell you what we already know but good to listen to,eat healthy foods, love yourself, be kind to yourself and don't overeat. It helps me give up my bad habits.
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