thecomebackkid

Hello, all!   This is my pre-dawn post.  I am up and at em on my way to the health club, should be out the door by 6:30.  I just wanted to post a note to get my mind in the proper  mode for the day.  Overall, my calorie intake was good–a really good soup for lunch and dinner, but I also invested so calories in tiramisu and cheesecake, which was so in my face.  I don’t really regret it, since I did pretty well, but it was NOT in my plan so I shouldn’t have.  Today is a new day and I WILL have proper balance.  Hey, I bought a leg magic on Craig’s list  (75.00) and I am thrilled!   This summer I WILL have thinner inner thighs–God bless the person who invented this machine.  I have never found the machines at the gym to be really effective.  You can’t fail with the leg magic–it really reaches those muscles that are hard to get to!  Talk to you later!  Have a really good work-out today!

Well, I’m doing ok…….still finding it hard to consistently log my meals.  I have found that preparing 5-6 very small meals and eating consistently throughout the day helps a lot.  In doing so I am realizing how I try to ignore my hungar signals til I want to glom onto anything in sight.   Now I just simply give myself permission to eat the prepared “meals”.  My sweet tooth is still there but seems to be better.  I am experimenting with fruit teas with lemon juice and a little sweetner.  My exercise is more consistent, even if it means doing 15 minutes on the rebounder or an 8 minute tae-bo.  It’s really true–doing the behavior before you get results makes a difference!  I am finding that I am “thinking slim” often.  Then of course I happen to glimpse myself in the mirror and I am tempted to say “WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?”  Instead, I force my mind to think, ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME!  STICK WITH IT!  KEEP DOING THE BEHAVIOR AND YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL!  Sigh–it just takes time–but it took time to become overweight toooooo!.  Bye for now, friends!

I lost 2 lbs since my last weigh-in, at last!  I finally have my head together, finally reigned in my sweet tooth–mostly–, finally I am able to stop eating late at night.  I look foward to improving my wardrobe.  I have so many nice clothes that I haven’t been able to wear in forever. That is one of my motivators………I do track my food, but haven’t been doing it online as frequently as I want to–I find that helps me.  Thanks again for your support, buddies.  Knowing you are all there helps a lot!

I don’t know why, had no MSG that I know of.  So slept too late to go to the  club and if I want to go tomorrow I will have to do it really early, but you know what?  I’m going to do it.  I am committed, not just merely interested.  I will take the steps I need to go to bed early enough so I can get up early and DO IT!  I AM COMMITTED!!!!!!  Talk to you tomorrow!

Although I have lost a pound for all my effort, I noticed in the mirror at the health club yesterday that somehow I look a tiny bit different.  Not quite so pudgy–just a tiny change, but enough to know that I’m on the right track.  My stomach muscles are getting stronger–just need to burn off the fat covering them up, ha ha. 

well, today was “weigh day”, which I hadn’t done in a while.  My weight hadn’t changed, but this has been a good week, a sound week.  I have been in the process of changing my mind and reasserting my awareness of my eating habits and triggers.  I have created a plan that needs “tweaking” and I am relearning.  Even though I haven’t lost weight yet I feel slimmer, mentally.  Because I am taking steps to reign myself in I feel better about myself.  I don’t want to kid myself-it’s time to start seeing the scale move, so I will just keep doing the better behavior til it does……….you probably know that quote:  we can’t keep doing things the way we always have and expect to get different results!  Maybe I should paste this on my face, over my mouth, ha, ha, ha……..

Hello everybody!  I hope you are having the kind of day you want!  If not tomorrow is a new day and we are all here to support you!.

 Since I have been cutting out late night eating I have been waking up starving this week.  I read in Parade magazine (2/24/08) this statement:   ”if you wake up hungry it’s a good sign that you’ve likely lost weight while sleeping!  Too many people eat late at night and then wake up with a food hangover.”  Well doesn’t that sound lovely?  Nancy Clark goes on to say:  Instead, I make sure to fuel up during the day and diet by night.  I eat every four hours:  breakfast at 7 a.m., first lunch at 11 a. m., second lunch at 3 p.m., followed by a light evening meal.”  I LIKE this news!

My goal is to not eat so late at night.  She is right–”food hangover” is the  perfect term for how I feel if I eat too late at night–not to  mention the collage of crazy dreams I have too!

 Anyway, though I was starving I went to the health club and did 30 mins cardio and 15 mins on ab machines.  Ididn’t have my first meal of the day until 1:30, too late, but at least I didn’t eat and skip the club.  I’m so proud of my progress, weight loss or not, my HABITS are becoming SO MUCH BETTER. 

I spent some time today making mini meals–a bit of  protein (2 oz salmon) and 2 ozs of carbs–roasted potatoes. On Monday I will have breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and an early, light dinner.  I am so glad to be back in charge of my mouth, ha ha.

Thanks for your encouragement and for being transparent.  It helps to know others are struggling, overcoming, failing, overcoming and TRYING.  We can never ever give up!

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I read recently that motivation is hard to define; you don’t know where it comes from but when it’s gone you know it.

When your motivation is high you feel energized, driven, focused and determined.  Nothing gets in your way and you sail through your day, pleased with yourself and your actions.  Motivation provides the push that makes you do what needs to be done.

This is so timely, because I have spent recent weeks wondering and wondering what has happened to me.  Why can’t I get up extra early like I used to to go to the health club?  Why can’t I put my food down and do what I need to do.  I LOVE to exercise and feel very good while at the health club when I see this group of people who care enough to be there like me at 6 or 7 am.  WHY, I would ask myself am I not doing this anymore?

 Well, when I read those words about motivation and some other statements about being driven to eat for emotional comfort, fun, etc., it registered!  I AM back!  I’m kind of in awe of the return of my motivation.  I owe it to you buddies and the reading I’m doing.  I am always amazed at how open and expressive you all are about your struggles, trials and tribulations.  It encourages me greatly and makes me feel like this is a safe place to be myself.  Thanks to you all and to this web site creator!

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Let myself get too hungry, but exercised anyway.  Wasn’t hungry when done.  I am glad I squeezed it in.  Started out with L. Sansone and was so energized I switched to Tae Bo, the 8 minute version.  What a workout!   Shopped for grogeries, didn’t buy the cake I wanted!

Well, I logged  my food intake late, just finished, and much to my surprise I didn’t do too bad.  I still want to lower my calorie intake, but I’m satisfied.

Today, for the first time in forever, I woke up and didn’t get slapped in the face by the guilty thought that I did it agaiin–I at too much and all the wrong things last night, I have failed again.  I didn’t do the bad behaviors, so no guilt this A.M.  It’s funny how you don’t realize how much guilt you heap upon yourself until it doesn’t happen.  I realize how much I have disappointed myself, but just kept on going.  I want more guilt free mornings!

I received my Leslie Sansone DVD–recommended by Diane, a fellow Buddy.  Thanks, Diane!  I even did it this evening, after work.  I NEVER exercise in the evening.  I love to do it early in the morning.  But this is the kind of workout you can do after work.  You work up a sweat, stretch and feel good.  I would never try a Sansone DVD because I though they were too low key, but they are very pleasant to use.  I bought Walk and Jog.

I’m committed!

Bye for Now!

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