I have been struggling the past few days with my diet.
I have learned I am initially really good at losing weight. I can usually hang in there for about 3 months and then I hit a wall. I get bored with watching what I eat, I hate keeping track of things, I feel like I have been doing it forever, and/or I just get lazy. I have been on my current diet (Medifast) for 4 months now and I am just shy of losing a total of 50 pounds! That is UNBELIEVABLE to me! I am very proud of my successes and I feel GREAT! I almost think I feel too great...if you can believe that. I am enjoying being the size that I am and I have started to lose the motivation or will to continue.
Trust me, I don't plan on dieting like this forever! I am not going to try and get to a ridiculously low number because I would just look sick! But I do have another 15-40 pounds left in this weight loss journey. I came up with this number while talking to my doctor about it. She brought up a good point - my body will tell me when I am done shedding the weight - I will just stop losing. This is how I will know I am done.
So I took a few days off my diet. I tried not to be horrible on those days off, but I guess I kind of needed the reprieve. I am still not feeling 100% but I do feel a lot better than yesterday. I stuck to the plan today, I did my weekly Zumba class, I am looking to schedule some good walking time this week, I am re-evaluating upcoming activities that will tempt me to "cheat," and I am trying to get my head back in the game.
I will get through this. I will be victorious.
Congrats Erin, this blog name suits you much better! It is so positive and real. Keep up the great work, I am proud!
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Of course your will and motivation will fluctuate. It's just important to find a new reason for the motivation. What was the original reason you wanted to lose weight? Ok... now you HAVE... so what's your NEW goal and what's the NEW reason that it's still important? Keep it fresh! I've been on a really strict diet for about 6 weeks now, and I am fed up with spinach and salmon, as it gets boring after a month in a half. So I change it up and eat equally healthy things, I just switch 'em so I don't get bored out of my mind. And instead of LONG term goals (like getting a bikini body before July), I focus on mini-goals, like toning up the flabby ass before spring break next week. And then when that comes and goes, I'll make another "small" resolution to shoot for before my birthday in the beginning of June... Hope this helps. It's so hard to do what you're doing and I admire you greatly!
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