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Thank you for sharing. I am feeling great so I feel like I should be looking great, too. But it took time to get here it will take time to get back. I am learning patience. I am also learning (or trying to learn) how to celebrate the small goals which will help me accomplish my big goals.
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That made me think about how I felt when I was a healthy size. I would pick at myself then, too. It wasn’t depressing to see a picture but I would pick on other things.
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I was at a park with my kids and saw a mom taking selfies with her kids. I, too, avoid pictures. I realized that I wanted to be confident enough to take pics WITH my kids. Not just of my kids. I had to have a hard talk with myself. It wasn’t the picture that was the problem it was the way I let myself go. The pictures put…
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I realized today that my posture is better. The strengthening exercises are paying off. I have a long way to go but it is nice to start seeing results from my work.
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I noticed last night that sitting with my legs crossed is easier than before. I am just a month into this and was bummed that my weight seems to be coming off my legs and arms and not my waistline. But it was nice to see the benefit from it. Guess I needed to lose there too and I didn’t realize it.
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I saw a mom taking a selfie with her kiddo the other day. I want to have the confidence to do that. I avoid photos at all costs.
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My abs were sore after my work out and I realized that under all of this extra fat I am carrying around is a skinny me. This sounds stupid probably. But it was the first time I didn’t think of myself as a fat person who would always be fat. My first realization that I have the power to change what I don’t like. Now I have…
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Today I put on my bathing suit from last summer. It was a bit big on me. While it’s still a bigger size than I should be wearing I looked better in it than I did last summer so I am happy with the progress.
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I am just shy of 2 months into this. I have lost 15 lbs (with 40 more to go). One person complimented me (which was nice) then listed off reasons why she can’t do it. She is busy, work, has a kid (I have 3), food budget, etc. I have the same barriers. I finally said “I understand, I am in a similar situation. I have had to…
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I got very bogged down in the past by all of the different ways of eating. I would research something and try to comply to all of the “rules”. Then I would find I couldn’t do it 100% and quit feeling like a failure. I have finally figured this out. Well, I figured out what works for me, anyway. I was so fatigued and…
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I love audiobooks while on the treadmill.
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All of these reasons 👆
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No salads required 🙂. I don’t like to feel hungry. That’s when I start making bad choices. So I load my meals with veggies but not always a salad. I started with salads a lot at first but got a bit burned out. I put lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with some meat in a wrap, make stir fry or fajitas with tons of veggies,…
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I politely decline. If they keep asking then I explain with something like: I feel better when I don’t have too much sugar. I feel better when I stay within my calories. I feel better when I don’t snack between meals. Usually they don’t push after that because they would have to urge me to feel bad. And it’s not judging (I…
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I want to be the hot mom
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I have lost 10 lbs and I feel great! I can tell such a difference with just 10 lbs gone (50 more to go). Then I look in the mirror and at progress pictures and you can’t see much change yet. Sigh.
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I have been in denial for the last 5 years. I avoid pictures and don’t spend much time looking in the mirror. But now that I have been spending so much time on the computer teleconferencing I could no longer avoid it. I see my face for hours every day. I am overweight. It was a hard truth to acknowledge but I had to admit…
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Thank you for your reply. I am hopeful that I don’t step on the scale tomorrow to find the number back up where I was before. I have had an increase in exercise and being a woman my hormones seem to always be changing - LOL. I have never experienced this before.
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I can’t do just 1. It’s easier for me to pass altogether than to stop at 1.
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I unfortunately have had multiple “moments” in my history of yo-yo weight loss/gain. This time - I have been doing a lot of video conferencing for work (thanks Covid-19). I saw myself on the screen over and over. I realized that I was fat. I always had excuses before but this fact was indisputable on the screen. Then I got…
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Reaching out again to celebrate our first victories. Anyone?
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Starting Weight: 198.4 Current Weight: 197.4 Goal Weight: 140 04/27 - 196.8 (under calories/45 min treadmill) 04/28 - 197.4 (stayed under calories) 04/29 - 195.8 (under calories, 60 min treadmill) 04/30 - 196.6 (right at calories, 45 min treadmill) 05/01 - 195.4 05/02 05/03 05/04 05/05 05/06
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Starting Weight: 198.4 Current Weight: 197.4 Goal Weight: 140 04/27 - 196.8 (under calories/45 min treadmill) 04/28 - 197.4 (stayed under calories) 04/29 - 195.8 (under calories, 60 min treadmill) 04/30 - 196.6 05/01 05/02 05/03 05/04 05/05 05/06
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I am so glad you said that. I thought it was all in my head. I used to always have a Diet Soda with me and sipped on it all day long. I gave it up and found that I am less hungry. Snacking used to be a big problem for me and since giving up Diet Coke I rarely have the desire to snack.
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Give me 10 days Starting Weight: 198.4 Current Weight: 197.4 Goal Weight: 140 04/27 - 196.8 (under calories/45 min treadmill) 04/28 - 197.4 (stayed under calories) 04/29 - 195.8 04/30 05/01 05/02 05/03 05/04 05/05 05/06
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I log everything I eat - but I don’t weigh my food. I try to measure food but frequently I estimate. It keeps me going. If I am too strict with myself then I stop when I mess up. If I forget to measure I estimate and move on. It’s better, in my opinion, than not being accountable at all. Or worse, stopping altogether.
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Starting Weight: 198.4 Current Weight: 197.4 Goal Weight: 140 04/27 - 196.8 (under calories/45 min treadmill) 04/28 - 197.4 04/29 04/30 05/01 05/02 05/03 05/04 05/05 05/06
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I am glad. I had to be very real and harsh with myself. It wasn’t fun. But I think because I did the tough love I am in a better place to make it to the finish line this time. I am not accepting my excuses. I am not going to pretend I don’t see how big I got. But I would rather accept that I am fat and that MY choices got…
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I understand that. I tried to do the Paleo diet. I truly love the idea behind it. But then when I tried it (multiple times) I couldn’t keep it up. I had to find recipes on Pinterest and meal planning became so hard. I enjoy cooking and never follow recipes so that was time consuming for me. So I fell off that wagon…
