ready to change my life... One day at a time!
i have been on hundreds of "diets" over the years. Some diets lasted only a few hours, some lasted a month. One thing all the diets had in common... I lost my willpower and my motivation. I would typically, Starve myself, workout like crazy, weigh myself 10 times a day. get depressed if my results arent showing fast enough or if I gain weight, burn out, then start binge eating until I eat 10 times my weight in every "bad food" i could think of and quietly resume my old bad habits of fast food daily, eating extra meals, and being sedentary. I am paying for a gym membership and I havent even considered going in over 2 months.
This time... Is going to be different!!! Why? Because I feel like I am going to die if I keep up this way. I feel winded just walking up my steps, and this is a far jump from the girl who used to practice martial arts for hours almost every single day. I have 4 kids, three are teens and my fourth and final treasure is 3 1/2yrs old. I am doing this not just for me, but for them.
I used to hate salad. Hated the way it tasted. Couldnt stand any salad dressing that I tried. Now I have finally found a couple low calorie dressings that I like and in addition to adding chopped apples and grapes or a small sprinkle of shredded lowfat cheese I am finding that I can actually enjoy and look forward to eating a salad as a side dish or with sliced chicken as a meal..
My goal is to eat salad every day (in addition to other healthy food choices). But to eat stuff that tastes good that I enjoy. I will allow myself unlimited salad. This way I wont feel deprived and binge. I also will allow unlimited snacks of 5calorie jello and plain air-popped popcorn. Everything else that I desire I will still eat.... Just in moderation and will keep an honest journal tracking every item that I consume. I will workout for one hour, 3 times a week instead of daily. When my weight loss hits a plateu then I will add an extra day of workouts. I will workout by walking, bike riding, and maybe going to that darn gym that I am paying for. Instead of trying to rapidly lose weight I will aim to lose just one pound a week. I will use a tape measure to track my measurements because sometimes the scale may not reflect inches lost. I weight 175 and I plan to lose 30lbs by my birthday august 30th bringing me to 145. I will then probably change my plan to lose only 1/2 lb a week until I get down to my goal weight of 125 (another 20lbs).. For a total loss of 50 lbs!
Anyhow, here I am day one! HUGS!!!!