I've been having a bit of rough time of it too... not exactly off the rails, but more
thinking I'm doing the plan but really I'm pushing the boundaries a LOT. I've had a bit of an addiction to pork scratchings too, which doesn't help!
Every time I go to the grocery store, I grab another bag! But my weight has just stuck in one place for weeks now and that in itself is enough to demotivate me. So it's been hard to keep following the plan. But I have to tell myself that although I've made good progress, I still have a way to go, and giving up now is really going to upset me further down the road when I have undone all my good work and am facing the journey all over again.
I was in the supermarket at the weekend and I really, really wanted another bag of scratchings... even tried to kid myself that I'd get one bag and eek it out over a few days. But decided I just had to NOT buy it, that was the safest thing. And I'm glad I did that now. What is more important is that I remember my goal. The scratchings will still be there when I've lost another half a stone and maybe then I'll treat myself. But eating things like that all the time is what got me in this mess in the first place. So, that is what has to change, my eating habits. Have them occasionally...as a treat (or chocolate, or crisps, or whatever your particular downfall is).
Get the latest magazine and make the effort to cook some recipes and snacks from there. There's lots of good stuff in there.
The thing is, you know you're going to be happier if you just finish the journey you've started and not give up halfway through. And only you can make that happen. If you actually have to tell yourself, out loud, "No, I don't need that!", which I often have to do to make myself listen, then do it. You know you can.
The trouble is, we get a bit bored after a while and it's harder to find the motivation. Like joining the gym and going regularly, all gung ho for a couple months and then the enthusiasm tapers off... it's the same with dieting, etc. It's exciting to start with, especially with the big losses, but then after a while it's hard to get excited about it and make the same effort. But that is when you need to work the hardest... get yourself out of this funk and remember to value yourself! It's still a couple months until proper summer so there's plenty of time to pull it back and make sure you're out there looking and feeling great.
Set yourself small goals... like just a week at a time. Plan a few meals for the week, make a shopping list. If it helps, cook it up in advance. You can do this... You know you can... you were doing it before, so think about what you were doing and thinking at the beginning that kept you motivated and take yourself back to that place. As soon as you get back on the scales and see a loss, your motivation will come back. Just get through one good week to make that happen, and it will be easier from there!:character00238:
LOL theres your ass kick!!
