Thursday support group!

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Registered: 08-31-2004
Thursday support group!
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Wed, 09-14-2005 - 9:48pm

OK, its been a few days now that I have been off plan and I really need to get my rear end in gear!

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Thu, 09-15-2005 - 8:36am
Bump!

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Thu, 09-15-2005 - 10:04am

I often find I build things up to be harder than they are. I think, this workout is going to suck, I don’t want to do it, I’m so tired. But then, like you said, I go to bed and feel so guilty for not following through. It feels much better to feel that sense of pride and accomplishment after you make a goal and stick to it. This is in our control. If we do the work, we WILL reap the rewards. I just keep telling myself that. What feels better…the taste of a (insert bad food here), or the joy of losing another pound (or more!)? I also have been visualizing my goal a lot and that seems to help. I picture myself walking into a store that sells up to size 14 and putting on anything I want and it looking fabulous. I imagine the pride of my family, husband, and even doctor, when I lose this weight and feel healthy. I imagine not feeling the fear every day of having heart problems, high cholesterol, or developing diabetes. We CAN do this, we are strong women and even though we know it will be hard work, we deserve to be happy and healthy!

Go Shawna! :)

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Thu, 09-15-2005 - 10:18am

You sound very pumped up today!

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Thu, 09-15-2005 - 2:25pm

I don't know about you, but how I am doing on my diet place a huge role about how I feel about myself. If I have a bad day I suddenly start thinking I am fat and I will never lose weight. Now the day before when I was doing great I knew I could achieve anything. Yesterday was a bad day. We were inside all day because of Ophelia and I found myself wanting to eat all day because of boredom. It was also my weigh in day, but we couldn't go. That is a huge excuse to eat. Then last night we lost power so I couldn't do my exercise video. Maybe it is just me, but I refuse to exercise in the dark. So today i woke up feeling guilty and depressed about my weightloss. If I had just taken that little extra effort throughout the day I would feel so great right now. I know I had a point to all this, but I can't remember what it was. Maybe it was go exercise and you will feel so much better. The thing is I know that we can do it. I refuse to accept this is too hard for us.

I have been there so many times with my husband coming home late from work. It is almost easier with him being gone. Then I don't wake up every hour worried and wondering when he is going to be in.

Get some sleep, go exercise and hang in there. sharla

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Fri, 09-16-2005 - 9:21am
Thanks Sharla :)
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Fri, 09-16-2005 - 12:34pm
So many times in the past I have lost weight, then is started to slow down, and I started regaining. I was still looking pretty good,but I started feeling bad about myself and said what is the point if I am going to regain it all anyway. Then I gave up and gained back even more. The thing is, if I hadn't given up and continued to only lose a pound or two a month or even maintained I would be really close to my goal now. that to me is really depressing and is what keeps me going. I was 283 when I started this journey. If I regain everything and more than I will be over 300 pounds. it just isn't worth it.