in an odd mood tonight

[BeanPole]

i'm so close to my goal, only 12 more pounds to go. yet, i can't seem to get my workouts in and i'm slacking on drinking my water. i just want to kick my own rear in gear! i'm so close to having what i want, i should just get off my lazy butt and do it! i dont know what my problem is.

[Sandra94]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

SO GET OFF YOUR BUTT and DO IT!

Is that good enough?

[Anna7494]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

In the past I have had trouble getting myself to excercise too. I have found a new strategy though that seems to be working so far. In the past, I have tried to force myself to do 30-45 minutes of cardio, and beat myself up if I didn't do it. Lately I have been just telling myself that I am going to do 20 minutes every other day. Its better than nothing, and I'm less hard on myself if I don't do it. And it doesn't seem as dreadful...also I can't use the excuse that I don't have time. If I feel comfortable, I go on for longer...20 minutes every other day may not seem like much, but its better than if i try to tell myself i'm going to do atleast a half hour EVERY day...I end up working out more this way actually...hope this helps and good luck!

[LooseShoes]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

Write down the reasons why you want to lose weight. Look them over to regain the "fire".

You could join some challenges, too. There are several going--pedometer, abs, squats, pushups. If those don't interest you, start one of your own! The accountability helps a lot.

It's also the "dog days of summer" and hard to be motivated--keep going thru this and you can make it a lifetime habit.

good luck and start moving!

[Tack Candy]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

Yup, can so relate. Why don't we continue when we are so close? I am not there yet, but the last successful run with Atkins I let things slide. I don't know, maybe we illude ourselves into thinking it will be easy to get back in the groove.....after all, sometimes doesn't it feel easy to live this way? Let's not take things for granted. Kick that butt and move forward. It may take longer than we want, but patience rules at this stage of the game (NOT FOOD.) Amen, hooray, and all that jazz....

[meena-beena]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

Sometimes when I feel that way I wander over to the success board and read through the threads there. That motivates me to get up and just do it!

I also like helping other people so I post in the induction forum and the people in there inspire me to get with it and stick to what I'm doing.

[Anna7494]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

Also I think because when we are close to our goal, we get complacent. We look pretty good, we feel better. People we know start complimenting on our weight loss and telling us we don't need to lose anymore weight. So because we feel a LOT more comfortable with our bodies, we start slacking. That's what happened to me the first time I was on Atkins. Then before you know it, I was all the way up from 120-something to 200 lbs! It can creep back on fast if you stop excercising and eating right...

[Outback Jess]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

Hey girls, interesting you should say this, I've been DEALING with it off and on myself and I just spent a good bit of time reading Premaint. and Maint you know phases 3 and 4, and that's not even the end of the book.
He says the longer we go, the more we will make good behavior....
Dust yourself off girlfriend and press on, think lifestyle, or you will be back again having given in to the old way, instead of sustaining the new way...
If you've followed much that I've written you will see I am pretty much STUCK on the point of LIFESTYLE...I am 50, I can't afford to throw this all away again and again and again....
Battle as we might, stick with it, and create that sustainability.

[BeanPole]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

i hate that its easy for me to want to slack now that i'm close to my goal. at this moment i'm trying to talk myself out of wanting a tablespoon of peanut butter because its not allowed on induction and i refuse to mess this up. i'm just going to start walking on the treadmill and then try to increase the amount of time and frequency that i spend doing it. i really want my goal and i'm so close. theres no reason why i shouldnt achieve it and i DO want to make this a way of life. i don't ever want to struggle with being overweight again, especially like i was after i had my second child. everybody here thinks that i don't need to lose weight and that i should gain some. i dont have much support here (edited to clarify that by here, i mean i don't have much support from my boyfriend or my family). im not just struggling to change my own life, but i'm struggling to make better lifestyle choices for my boyfriend and my kids too because his health is deteriorating due to diabetics and his relationship with food. my children need to eat healthier also. sorry for the rambling. i'm just in one of those moods. i am going to check out the challenges for exercise and such. i need to keep focusing on what i want, what i need, and remember that im not just doing this for myself. i'm doing it for my boyfriend and my kids also. i really appriciate the responses! i feel better knowing that i'm not the only one that struggles with this...oh, and i think i'm hitting the 'flu'. feeling awful tired and sluggish today.

[OzLover]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

Put the kids in the stroller & go for a walk!! Go to the park & run around with them. The fresh air & time together will be splendid. Hopefully your boyfriend will finally get it by watching you change your WOE. As you stated in another post your children learn by watching you...so continue to be a good example. They will grow up to appreciate it.
Glenda

[Outback Jess]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

Beanpole, first off I really get where you are at....It's the struggle, the awful struggle with cravings and hunger for the things we want....Use exercise and that treadmill to your advantage...I would...When you get out there and get going physically you release endorphines, and they make you feel good about things...Endorphines give off a high, and the exercise often surpresses appetite. Exercise is powerful, it empowers you and you feel like you can do anything! I use exercise to leverage myself against all the old ways! I too refuse to give up, my goals...
But step back a moment and ask yourself this question, "what will I do to fight off cravings and peanut butter" when I hit goal? As I said eariler I am reading my book again and especially reading in the Pre Maint area....when you loose 5 more pounds you need to go over that chapter....it's about learning to maintain what we've lost.
He said, there is a big difference between weight loss and weight control! I embrace this, so I can build the skills to be here! Everyone wants to loose the weight NOW, but who wants to keep it off, me!!!!!!

[Anna7494]

Re: in an odd mood tonight

i know how you feel beanpole...I'm a shorty too, with a small frame. whenever i lose weight i get to a point where people tell me i'm too small, i should stop losing, maybe i should gain, etc...they don't realize that its healthy for a small woman with a small frame to weigh 105-120 lbs...I was always in between those weights before I had my two sons, and I was trim and healthy. i've gotten down to 150 lbs, which is way to big for someone our size, and people start telling me i'm "too small." when infact at that weight my body fat percentage and bmi are too high...you know what's healthy and comfortable for you. don't let anyone else discourage you...