justkeepswimming14
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Why is it so hard to keep motivated? I have been asking myself the same question every day since before Christmas. "I'll start January" turns to "I'll start February" and that has well and truly turned to "I'll start March". And I actually have to this time! I work out that 3 months from March is May, and that is well and truly summer. I also worked out that I think I'll need a good, proper 3 months to lose the weight and get into the shape I want to. That's not long - only 12 weeks. But I really do need to start now.
My vices are 'treating myself', after a long day at work or when I'm hungover. I work quite a stressful job, but absolutely love it. But I need to accept that stress is part of my life and I need to work out ways to manage it. I usually make good choices in the daytime, but as soon as I leave work I always end up buying lots snacks for the journey home - and binge. Today was a whole packet of biscuits, a big sharing bag of crisps and a sharing bar of dairy milk. I usually come home and don't want anyone to know I've been secret eating, so make myself have dinner even when I feel sick and am not hungry in the slightest.
But tomorrow, that habit breaks. The way I see it, if I'm to actually make changes for life, I need to break the habits that are weighing me down (no pun intended.. oh go on then it was
). So the goal for this week: no buying binge food on the way home from work. That's it, that's my goal. Seems small and very manageable, but I'm hoping that I can kick one thing per week to hopefully break them for good.
My general diet plan is semi-varied. I plan to do either 1 or 2 days where I only eat 500 calories (the 5:2 diet) and on the other days try and eat as little sugar as possible. I won't worry too much about calorie counting on other days, and if I want one 'treat day' a week I will. Or just a 'treat meal' if I'm feeling extra confident! I've had success with 5:2 in the past and feel it can fit in my life quite well, and just to be healthy I want to cut as much added sugar as possible (fruit is still good!).
I just want to feel better in myself!! I feel like cr*p at the minute, bloated and spotty and tired and grumpy and I just want to get back to where I was about a year ago when I lost about a stone and felt amazing. I figure that I have 3 weeks until I see some friends again I havn;t seen in a while, and although would love to have lost a load of weight anything will make me feel better as we're going on a night out and photos will be taken! But my goal for the week is no binge food in the car. Lets deal with that first.
My vices are 'treating myself', after a long day at work or when I'm hungover. I work quite a stressful job, but absolutely love it. But I need to accept that stress is part of my life and I need to work out ways to manage it. I usually make good choices in the daytime, but as soon as I leave work I always end up buying lots snacks for the journey home - and binge. Today was a whole packet of biscuits, a big sharing bag of crisps and a sharing bar of dairy milk. I usually come home and don't want anyone to know I've been secret eating, so make myself have dinner even when I feel sick and am not hungry in the slightest.
But tomorrow, that habit breaks. The way I see it, if I'm to actually make changes for life, I need to break the habits that are weighing me down (no pun intended.. oh go on then it was
My general diet plan is semi-varied. I plan to do either 1 or 2 days where I only eat 500 calories (the 5:2 diet) and on the other days try and eat as little sugar as possible. I won't worry too much about calorie counting on other days, and if I want one 'treat day' a week I will. Or just a 'treat meal' if I'm feeling extra confident! I've had success with 5:2 in the past and feel it can fit in my life quite well, and just to be healthy I want to cut as much added sugar as possible (fruit is still good!).
I just want to feel better in myself!! I feel like cr*p at the minute, bloated and spotty and tired and grumpy and I just want to get back to where I was about a year ago when I lost about a stone and felt amazing. I figure that I have 3 weeks until I see some friends again I havn;t seen in a while, and although would love to have lost a load of weight anything will make me feel better as we're going on a night out and photos will be taken! But my goal for the week is no binge food in the car. Lets deal with that first.