Sheesh, I've really been falling apart on the food program lately. I did a little catch-up on my documentation today, with an eye to my March goals. I wanted to stick to my program 22 out of 31 days. I have 14 days left and I'll have to stay right on target for 13 of those days in order to make my goal.
AND (duhhhhh....) in order to lose any more weight! Writing it all down is good and I am really glad that I have been doing that, without exception. It gives me a clearer idea of when and where I've been having problems but JUST writing it down isn't going to result in the pounds coming off.
Doing better with exercise, 12 out of 17 days. So if I get in another 10 days of exercise over the next 14, that meets my goal.
So, what's the problem? Part of it is that the whole idea of it isn't as fresh to me as it was when I started in February. That staleness has always been a problem for me and one that I knew I was going to have to face. It's going to take several months to get to where I want to go and I need to find out how to keep it fresh when I can and dig down for some perseverance when I can't. I need to develop the mental toughness to keep on going even when I don't feeeeeeeeeel like it.
The other problem is that I have always eaten in response to emotions, particularly when I am feeling sad or hard-done-by. I started a pretty good book awhile ago called, "Ten Things That Mess Up Women's Diets." But it's been sitting on my bedside table for a month or more and I haven't picked it up so I am going to do that today and instead of thinking that I have to read it in order, I am going to skip right to the chapter called, "I'm Moody, Let's Eat." Maybe I can get some ideas on how to handle this.
When I started, I wrote a little thing on all the reasons why I wanted to lose weight. I think I need to go back and read that a few times too, get the vision clear in my head and then make it top priority.
Posted By: Emma Peel
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03/18/2008 18:45
Ditto
Hi, I'm Donna and I'm new to the group...wanted to let you know that I can so identify with you...emotions are key triggers to my eating problems too. I've also found a great book recommended to me by a dietician called "What You Say When You Talk To Yourself". It has a lot of great positive affirmations that I've been using and they're beginning to help. Good luck reaching your goals this month!!!
I'm quite familiar with that. Send over some tips once you read it. Would love to get some more insight myself.
Looks like you have a good chance of hitting your goal. Will be challenging but sounds very do-able!
Bon courage! And imagine yourself at the end of the month looking at the numbers matching your goals and how good that will feel. That can be a source of motivation too.
Emotions...oh yeah...that's my trigger to eat too. But you have to take control. Come on girl you, you can do it. Fight back. The food is controling you, calling you when you're down. Can you hear them say "I can make you feel better". Well I said Heck with that. 20 minutes on the treadmill or laying on the floor doing leg lifts and sit ups quiet any notion of eating. Believe me it's hard, but once you conquer the temptation you'll feel so good.
I know what you mean. The staleness. I need to remind myself why I am on this journey of losing weight. It is for health, longevity, happiness. It takes time to recommit and renew the desire. Hang in there Emma.
