Mrs Pink
Banned
Hi all
I lost 55lbs last year on CD and have regained 56! :cry:
:cry:Anyway - I am restarting on Thursday and have been thinking about how to approach it as I believe the psychology of the whole weight loss thing is key - at least for me.
I hate to read the "First Time is Golden Time", "Second Time is Harder" stuff - that FREAKS ME OUT and makes me want to GIVE UP before I've started and rush off and bury my head in a trough of carbohydrates ... so I choose NOT to buy into that.... so, sorry, don't tell me that - because I choose not to believe you!!
Instead, I am looking at my last diet as a PRACTICE run which allowed me to make mistakes and learn lessons from them-thats what it was for!!
THIS TIME is going to be my "proper" go at it!
So - what did I learn from my practice run?
1- Never to cheat. Never! Not even one teensy weensy liddle bitty chicken ... because that is the top of the slippery slope and for me even putting a toe on that slope leads to feelings of failure and inadequacy and lack of self-respect , which leads to ... EATING!
2-Be very careful on AAM week - be strict - even neurotic about portion sizes! For the same reason as above ... just a "little bit extra" and I can hear the greedy wee monsters whispering in my ear, urging me to fling caution to the wind and stuff my chops.
3-Remember always that I am CHOOSING to do this - it is a positive step I am choosing to make. I am not being dragged, I am not being pushed .... I am doing it of my own free will, so I should not resent it. I should embrace it joyfully because every day completed successfully takes me closer to a slimmer, healthier me.
4. -When I get cravings, remember that the food (whatever it is) will still BE THERE when I am at goal... and I can have some then and enjoy it sensibly like a naturally slim person would!
5.- When I have lost some weight, don't get complacent! Don't be satisfied with being "less fat" - I CAN get to goal... is there any reason I shouldnt weigh what I did when I was 21?
6.- If for whatever reason I have to come off plan - don't go crazy, munching like there is a famine around the corner and I have to lay down fat stores to survive ... keep tabs on the scales and never never let the gain go over 5lbs because then it becomes a PROBLEM!
Sure there will be more but can't think of them just yet!
Can anyone else think of other lessons learned on their practice run?
I lost 55lbs last year on CD and have regained 56! :cry:
:cry:Anyway - I am restarting on Thursday and have been thinking about how to approach it as I believe the psychology of the whole weight loss thing is key - at least for me.I hate to read the "First Time is Golden Time", "Second Time is Harder" stuff - that FREAKS ME OUT
and makes me want to GIVE UP before I've started and rush off and bury my head in a trough of carbohydrates ... so I choose NOT to buy into that.... so, sorry, don't tell me that - because I choose not to believe you!! Instead, I am looking at my last diet as a PRACTICE run which allowed me to make mistakes and learn lessons from them-thats what it was for!!
THIS TIME is going to be my "proper" go at it!
So - what did I learn from my practice run?
1- Never to cheat. Never! Not even one teensy weensy liddle bitty chicken ... because that is the top of the slippery slope and for me even putting a toe on that slope leads to feelings of failure and inadequacy and lack of self-respect , which leads to ... EATING!
2-Be very careful on AAM week - be strict - even neurotic about portion sizes! For the same reason as above ... just a "little bit extra" and I can hear the greedy wee monsters whispering in my ear, urging me to fling caution to the wind and stuff my chops.
3-Remember always that I am CHOOSING to do this - it is a positive step I am choosing to make. I am not being dragged, I am not being pushed .... I am doing it of my own free will, so I should not resent it. I should embrace it joyfully because every day completed successfully takes me closer to a slimmer, healthier me.
4. -When I get cravings, remember that the food (whatever it is) will still BE THERE when I am at goal... and I can have some then and enjoy it sensibly like a naturally slim person would!
5.- When I have lost some weight, don't get complacent! Don't be satisfied with being "less fat" - I CAN get to goal... is there any reason I shouldnt weigh what I did when I was 21?
6.- If for whatever reason I have to come off plan - don't go crazy, munching like there is a famine around the corner and I have to lay down fat stores to survive ... keep tabs on the scales and never never let the gain go over 5lbs because then it becomes a PROBLEM!
Sure there will be more but can't think of them just yet!
Can anyone else think of other lessons learned on their practice run?
