I just realized I lost my 60some day log in streak in MyFitnessPal. So bummed!! Friday was the culprit so I guess it’s just as well since I really blew it on Friday with food and alcohol choices.
I’ve been pretty busy lately but not in a good, healthy way. Today is July 1st and that means that on Thursday will be the start of my third month on Nutrisystem and I will need to measure and all that. Sadly, I’m not confidant that there will be good results.
This month has FLOWN by. I’ve been making it to my workouts and did barre and running today. If my burn calculator is right, that’s about 935 calories! No wonder I’m exhausted.
I’m looking into running belts to hold keys, phone, water bottle…stuff like that. I get so thirsty when I run and then I get a headache. I’m thinking of Nathan Speed 2 Waistpack with Two 10-Ounce Nutrition Flasks
Getting fit can really be expensive, what with the gym membership, the new bike and accessories, running and accessories…
I think I waited a week too long to get into the chiropractor as my planter faciitis problem has been so bad that the pain is now shooting up my leg and into my sciatica. Also, once again, I completely blew it this weekend and over ate and drank. I can’t seem to not enjoy whatever I want on the weekends and then I get mad at myself come Monday when the scale shows my over indulgence.
What is really crazy is that another month has flown by and my 3rd shipment is almost on it’s way. It will also be time for my 3rd measurements. I’m not really hopeful as June has not been a stellar month.
Can’t I just take a nap and wake up skinny, healthy and fit?
I’ve started the week off right and made it to the gym three days in a row! Plus, as a bonus, I’ve completed 2 out of 3 days of couch25k and should make it tomorrow too. I sure hope this weight comes off.
I’m very sore today, but it feels good. I was afraid I’d lost my workout mojo being out for two weeks, but it hasn’t seemed to be a problem.
The last two weeks have been really awful between being sick and work. I haven’t been able to workout and I let myself abandon all dieting that last few days and I am paying for it on the scale.
I was so excited because I had gotten all the way back down to 152 which is very close to my goal and just 9 pounds from getting out of “overweight” and into “normal” weight and then I completely blew it.
I may have said this before, but it’s like I self-sabotage. I don’t know why. It makes me sick and I do it anyway.
I was only planing to stay on Nutrisystem through the end of July, but at this rate, it may take longer. Also, I find it so frustrating that to stay at the same weight I have to basically eat nothing, drink nothing, and exercise my butt off.
What I need to figure out is 1) why do I do this, and 2) how can I stop it…
Some advice from Peer Trainer on just this topic really opened my eyes.
What has to be true in your life in order for you to sabotage your weight loss efforts?
Read that a second time if you have to. It’s actually a basic logic equation. In order for a behavior like self-sabotage to be true in your life (and if you’ve read this far, then I’m assuming it is), then what belief MUST you be carrying that allows that self-sabotaging behavior to exist. If you sabotage yourself, then something else MUST be true in your life that allows that to happen.
I assure you this is not as complex as it sounds, and I really encourage you to take a moment to digest it. If you understand what that thing is, you will understand your self-sabotage, and you can then start taking the steps to reverse it.
The article hits the nail on the head and provides ideas on how to combat the self-sabotage mindset. Here is my takeaway/summary from the points:
1. Stop focusing on the wrong thing. Forget about the night out for dinner and drinks and focus on the 5 days you were on plan. Don’t give up and quit the whole program because you slacked off once or twice.
2. Be disciplined. Don’t let one day of overindulgence turn into 2 days or a week or more until finally you are where you started. Take action and stay focused. To be disciplined, you have to be disciplined. It’s that simple.
3. You feel like you don’t deserve to be thin and healthy. This is in your head. Don’t let anyone, including yourself, tell you that you don’t deserve to have the thin body and healthy lifestyle you seek.
4. You’re scared to be thin. For whatever reason, you are afraid of what life as a thin person will bring, such as jealousy of others or your family trait is heaviness.
I have definitely been known to do #1 but what I think I need to do is concentrate on #2.
