Return to 100% commitment to losing weight
For the last few weeks I have been slipping, letting lots of little things slide, whether it’s a slice of pizza or and seconds of anything. Even in the last few days, I have been absent from Buddyslim, this morning I woke and thought what the heck am I doing to myself. Sure slip ups happen, but I could see myself going down this slippery slope, toward gaining the weight back I have lost. It’s not like it hasn’t happen before, who hasn’t been on the cycle of up and down.
So I decided this monring that I need to really focus on this journey, of course it is easy to get side track with life’s other problems, but I need to make myself and my health a priority. Carry around this extra weight isn’t good for me, so change needs to happen. As I said when I started blogging here in March, every journey starts with a single step, well somtimes you need to take the first step again and again. I’m almost halfway through this journey. I have another 60 pounds to go toward my goal. I’m willing to make a continued commitment to making it. I’m sure along the way, I will ask for my buddies to kick my butt or provide extra motivation, but that is why I’m here at buddyslim. The first 50lbs might have gone fast, but I’m sure the next will take extra time and committment.
So with that in mind, my goals for the rest of this week are:
1. drink 60 ounces of water a day
2. go to 3 spinning classes
3. eat more veggies and fruit
4. watch portion sizes of my meals
5. walk 2 miles a day
6. blog everyday
Thanks to all my buddies that are continually supportive of my efforts on this journey.!
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Good for you!
I know that I have to make sure that I get back on track on Mondays. I tend to slack off a little bit over the weekends when I’m at my boyfriend’s house. It’s so easy to eat the same things he’s eating for a snack and have the mixed drink with dinner, rather than the milk or water.
Congratulations for recognizing your behavior and for taking the steps back to your healthy eating lifestyle!
I posted this for my buddy, Jammie…. she said it helped her, I hope it helps you too.
Originally Posted by Jammie
OK buddies I am in need of a good motivating butt kicking. My hubby usually supplies it, lol, but he quit smoking so he is trying to watch his weight. SO he says I have to get the “talk” somewhere else. It’s funny, I know why I want to lose weight it just seems like once in awhile I have to have someone else remind me.
My post:
OK, here goes. Bend over. You, my dear are only 31 years old. If you follow the pattern I did…. Lose, get impatient or lose interest, give up, gain and then some… panic! Lose, get impatient or lose interest, give up, gain and then some…panic! Lose, get impatient or lose interest, give up……well you get the idea. I did that for my entire adult life. Went from thinking I was fat at 104 to hitting 215 when I was 65. I am only 5′1″ so it was a pretty wide load I was carrying. Then I got high blood pressure, bad knees and arthritis in my feet…and I retired. Now I could sit and knit, read, watch my soaps…. all the things I dreamed of being able to do when I retired. But then I hurt my back… a bulging disk. Dr. said it was from being sedentary and overweight. So I went on another diet…started physical therapy for my back…. started water aerobics, walking….and found Buddyslim. The rest is here in my weight tracker for all to see…. I thank all the support I’ve found here and the wake up call to quit dieting and instead choose to keep a healthy lifestyle with exercise, portion control healthy foods. You had better take heed….. if you keep doing what I did you will end up at 65 weighing over 400 lbs!!!! (if you make it to 65) Now you just get motivated, or else! All of the above is said with much love and concern.
Great plan. I hope Lori doesn’t mind me sending this link, but since you are recommitting to losing that weight, I thought this might help. I find it very inspirational. She’s made wonderful progress, and that is the journey I want for myself. I know it isn’t easy, but if I want it enough and have a totally “can-do” attitude I will do it.
http://lori.buddyslim.com/2008/06/05/eating-less-and-moving-more-%e2%80%93-simple/
Good luck with your continuing weight loss.
I feel like a lot of us are starting over now, and a good thing too! Looks like we all need to! Just remember, success comes in cans, not in can nots. You can totally do this!
Welcome back… I think we’ve recharged our batteries and are ready for another go ’round.