I think the only way I can keep pushing myself to making healtier choices and getting my booty to the gym is taking it day by day/minute by minute. I mean literally as if was my last lunch in life how can I make this lunch a healthy one. Or this would be my last time at the gym...make the best of it! Somehow, it keeps me going....and yes I make mistakes everyday and/or realize things I could change to do better at this or that. But, I try to see how far I've come....im not eating fast food anymore (I miss Taco Casa, lol). If I have to go to a fast food place it is a salad (but watch those....they have lots of calories in the salads and dressings) or I get a grilled chicken sandwich.
While I think it is great for myself to stay focused on losing weight...I have to remind myself to not to get obsessed with it. Because my weight is not who I am....I will not let this weight hinder who I am. But, I will do the best I can to get healthier.
I also have a motivational picture...well quite the opposite...its a picture of me sitting in a chair....with my lovely legs not even fitting on it....my legs runneth over.
Also, I plan my meals/working out alot....it helps because if im at the office and it is a few hours past when I should have eaten and I didn't bring anything I get so tempted to just eat ANYTHING.
Last night when I got home from the gym 9:15 PM I was so hungry....so I had a few too many snacks...I should have taken my own advice and made a protein shake...but I forgot. This made me realize that I should workout before dinner (have a meal bar before workout) so that way I can eat when I get home and not be snacking too much.
OH! Congrats Shawna on quitting smoking....wooooooo hooooo!! I smoke myself...only a few (3-4) at night and that is it...but im working on cutting it out.
Well, I'm here, and I only managed to stay OP for a day and a half this time. It kind of sucks that I can't seem to find the motivation. I was looking at the pictures from mine and Neil's "mini-vacation" last weekend, and they depressed me. My body actually looked A TON better than I see it in real life, but my face was WAAAAYYYY too fat. I've always loved my face/eyes/smile, and now it seems like they are all buried beneath a layer of fat. I never saw my face as being that big, and I never saw my body as looking that good, so I guess I just got them backward :(...I know I should be happy that my body is starting to look like I want it too, but it really bothers me now that my face doesn't look nearly as cute as it used to (IMHO :) ).
I'm about ready to call the dentist and have him remove my "sweet" teeth...in which case I'd be getting dentures because ALL of my teeth are sweet teeth
I think the only way I can keep pushing myself to making healtier choices and getting my booty to the gym is taking it day by day/minute by minute. I mean literally as if was my last lunch in life how can I make this lunch a healthy one. Or this would be my last time at the gym...make the best of it! Somehow, it keeps me going....and yes I make mistakes everyday and/or realize things I could change to do better at this or that. But, I try to see how far I've come....im not eating fast food anymore (I miss Taco Casa, lol). If I have to go to a fast food place it is a salad (but watch those....they have lots of calories in the salads and dressings) or I get a grilled chicken sandwich.
While I think it is great for myself to stay focused on losing weight...I have to remind myself to not to get obsessed with it. Because my weight is not who I am....I will not let this weight hinder who I am. But, I will do the best I can to get healthier.
I also have a motivational picture...well quite the opposite...its a picture of me sitting in a chair....with my lovely legs not even fitting on it....my legs runneth over.
Also, I plan my meals/working out alot....it helps because if im at the office and it is a few hours past when I should have eaten and I didn't bring anything I get so tempted to just eat ANYTHING.
Last night when I got home from the gym 9:15 PM I was so hungry....so I had a few too many snacks...I should have taken my own advice and made a protein shake...but I forgot. This made me realize that I should workout before dinner (have a meal bar before workout) so that way I can eat when I get home and not be snacking too much.
OH! Congrats Shawna on quitting smoking....wooooooo hooooo!! I smoke myself...only a few (3-4) at night and that is it...but im working on cutting it out.
GiGGles
Well, I'm here, and I only managed to stay OP for a day and a half this time. It kind of sucks that I can't seem to find the motivation. I was looking at the pictures from mine and Neil's "mini-vacation" last weekend, and they depressed me. My body actually looked A TON better than I see it in real life, but my face was WAAAAYYYY too fat. I've always loved my face/eyes/smile, and now it seems like they are all buried beneath a layer of fat. I never saw my face as being that big, and I never saw my body as looking that good, so I guess I just got them backward :(...I know I should be happy that my body is starting to look like I want it too, but it really bothers me now that my face doesn't look nearly as cute as it used to (IMHO :) ).
I'm about ready to call the dentist and have him remove my "sweet" teeth...in which case I'd be getting dentures because ALL of my teeth are sweet teeth