Fill in the blank! I could fill it in with lots right now....
.....you haven't been able to wear your wedding ring in months because they're too tight for comfort
......your once loose pants feel like they just came out of the hot dryer
.......you're contemplating doing the dreaded 7 day diet
the list could continue on and on and on...
BLAH. It stinks because I keep creeping into the mindset that it's almost Christmas, might as well wait til January. NOT GOOD. That's not the way to do this. I don't want to be 270 come January and have an extra 10 lbs. to lose. As easy as that 10 lbs is to gain, it's a bazillion times harder to lose.
Who else is in this same boat?? Let me know that I'm not alone. And then let's get the F out of that mindset and breeze through the holidays.
I still need to get back to the gym... that would help SO much. Hopefully I'll get in a few days before January comes and everyone's resolutions start. That's one thing, the gym is always slam packed January through March...and then it starts tapering off. I want to be the one who continues on. I want to be the one who is down to 200 lbs by my 31st birthday. Is it a big goal? Yes - especially for someone who hasn't really been known to lose weight. Is it attainable? Hell to the yes it is.
This is what I'm going with! The one thing I have going for me is that I keep trying... I let Thanksgiving and the days following get the best of me and gained 3 lbs ::wah wah wah:: since the end of October. I know this because I was part of a weight loss competition where biggest percentage lost would win $$$. So my bright idea was, "hey $5 hasn't been enough motivation for me in the past, let's all put in what will motivate us and keep it a mystery!" So I put in $30 -- the pot got over $200 and yet what do I do, I gain?! UGH!
I kinda set myself up for it though. From the get-go I was trying to calculate what I thought people weighed and what their percentages would be if they lost x-lbs etc. It was discouraging for me when I calculated how much I would have to lose. Adding to that, when people started posted progress, I felt like it was unattainable. Vegan challenge was good though - I was down a teeny bit! - but then cue the end of the challenge, the holiday, and lack of control. I'm not making excuses, just trying to understand my brain. lol I need to do this for me. Of course December is probably the hardest month. But I've got this, right?!?!
My goal for me: To be down 7 lbs. on Jan 1, 2014
Today's weight is gross --- totally carb'd it up yesterday --- 258.7
Mini Goals that I want to keep up on and update with for the previous day:
Weigh in: {{I want this number to consistently go down}} --- please don't lecture about how weighing daily is bad. I know this. I need this. At least for now!! :)
Pop????: {{This should be a constant NO!}}
Log in MFP (kdw6383): {{This should always say YES!}}
Stay with the current challenge: {{Again, a big YES here!!}}
Keepin' with it!
--Katie
