March 11, 2010

The World Of Weight Loss

To sum up what I’ve learned so far: 

 Eating crap makes you fat, no exercise makes you soft and caffeine makes the world go round (that last one is a proven fact).

 I have discovered that drinking water is so key, and I have dutifully obliged by drinking as much water as I can each day. Having said that, with all the water I am now drinking, added to the ongoing toilet training of my little person means I spend A LOT of time in the bathroom. I’m having a chaise and a tv installed next week.

 Another juicy tidbit – thinking about the GIANT number of weight that you need to lose in order to get back to a healthy weight is a big mistake. It makes a big girl cry – literally.

 Also, telling a lot of people about your efforts to lose weight can be great and it works for some people, but it can also work against you. If you think that it will make the process more difficult for you, then don’t do it. Making the process stressful is only a sure fire way to fail.

 Fruit and vegetables are good for you – cheeseburgers, not so much.

 When there is a food that I can’t stop eating, like my beloved pasta for example, then I should probably try to avoid it like the plague.

 Trying to squeeze your temporarily large bottom into a smaller size just for the sake of a number, only makes you look bigger. So, just give it up, and wear the clothes that fit, even if the number makes you want to hurt someone.

 Lastly, and I think most importantly, this is the time to really learn to not care about what other people think of you. If you only concentrate on the idea that everyone is staring at you and talking about how much weight you’ve gained, you will only paralyze yourself into not acting. I have fallen victim to this type of thinking more than I care to admit. It will only hurt your chances of ever losing a pound.

I do want to take this moment to say a quick thank you. If there is one amazing thing that can come out of trying to get healthy and lose weight in the public eye, it’s the people that are so willing to offer advice, positive energy and unending support. I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone for your comments and suggestions as I try to get my footing on what is going to be the best way for me to achieve my goals. Sometimes, it takes some trial and error to really get moving in the right direction (or in my case, a lot of trial and error), so I thank you.

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March 02, 2010

OK, so I could lie and say that week one is over, and I did great and I’ve lost a couple of pounds and I am officially a fitness convert.

“I love exercise – it is amazing, and oh, did I tell you how much I love water, and zucchini and sweating?”

Actually, after having two babies and my now-crazy hormones, I’m sweaty in a t-shirt in -20 weather, but that’s beside the point really. The truth is this past week has been spent feeling sorry for myself, hating on exercise and my fat self every possible moment that wasn’t spent thinking about this huge task that I have before me.

I try to wake up every morning with the best intentions and a positive attitude, but then something goes way off track. Do you ever get up in the morning with every intention of having a perfectly healthy day, only to ruin it with an awful lunch or a crappy dinner? Do you kick yourself afterward or do you just cut yourself some slack? Evidently, you’re just supposed to get right back on that horse and go again, because eventually it will stick.

However, if you’re like me, kicking yourself when you’re down is the order of the day.
I’ve succeeded in the past, so I know it’s possible for me. I’ve done it before, although not necessarily with the healthiest methods, but I did lose a ton of weight after baby #1 and I felt great and happy and shopped like a mad woman. I miss that. Shouldn’t that feeling be enough to get back on the horse? How about knowing that I purposely avoid events that I’m invited to, because I just don’t want people to see me in public. And still with the mirrors – I can’t remember the last time I REALLY looked at myself in the mirror. Looking at a mirror but not at yourself, is a well-practiced art form that I have perfected.
You know what? I’m sure you’ve noticed, but I talk too much. I can talk myself out of ANYTHING – hence why I’m where I’m at. I can do it, no I can’t, don’t eat that, just eat it one last time, who cares if I’m fat, it’s what’s inside that matters. Can you say BS overload?

So Week One is officially a BUST. But I’m trying again – I may fail a lot, but I seem to never give up. That’s something, no? And since this is my game, I decide to veto Week one altogether, and start fresh today – good luck to me. The plan is to exercise every day – I will learn to love exercise if it kills me! (And we all know the Diet Coke and junk is going to get me well before the exercise ever does!) Also, in terms of food, in an effort to make all the must-dos a little less overwhelming, I’m going to try and focus on 1-2 things per week and then add to it each week. So this first week, the goal is NO JUNK FOOD of any kind (that includes the obvious junk we all need to avoid) and DRINKING WATER as my main beverage of choice.

So to sum up:

 Exercise every day
 NO JUNK FOOD
 WATER as the main drink
 Week One can bite me!
 

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