Re: help!!! I'm blowing it

[Guest guest]

Hey Bridgette!

I've been going through the same thing you have lately. Yesterday was the last

day of my first challenge, and thought I came quite a way since day 1, I didn't

finish strong. I had been very complacent since about week 7, after which I was

feeling really good about the way I looked and satisfied. That's a dangerous

word here I've learned - satisfied. So I finished out the last week of my first

challenge strong - didn't cheat (much) and took a free day yesterday and felt

like I had earned it.

I was going to start another challenge next week, but woke up this morning and

said to myself - why wait a week? Why not today? So here I am, Day 1 of

unofficial Challenge number two. I weighed myself yesterday, took measurements

today, and will take pictures later today. I will get my body fat percent done

next week sometime by the same trainer that took it last time and have it taken

once a month on the first of each month. My goal is to get to 15% body fat by

Christmas - last I had it checked it was 18.7%. And if I exceed that goal

early, I promise myself that I will just re-do my goals and not quit!

So how 'bout it? Did you wake up a BFL chick today? What helped me I think was

going to Skwigg's site and going through a bunch of her links to articles and

other folks websites. I learned some more things about training and eating and

think I'm ready to get rid of the rest of this body fat, which seems to be

sitting on my hips and lower abdomen. I also found some more old clothes I had

packed up from my " thinner " days and tried some of them on. I could squeeze

into them, but not without stuff hanging out and over, so there's another

motivator. Get into those clothes!

OK - motivated yet? Let's hear back from you and see how you're doing today!

One day at a time, one meal at a time....

help!!! I'm blowing it

Okay!!! What's up with me. Here is what I've done. Thursday, I was

having my stupid pnut butter problem. Now I didn't exercise Thurs,

Fri or Sat and I ate way too much on both days. Fri I blew it so I

thought I'd make it a freeday but I didn't stop today. I'm eating

like crap after being so good for so long. This is crazy. I know I

should stop and I haven't. It is only 2 days, but I seriously have

gained fat pounds. I haven't drank the water or written in my

journal or even put moisturizer on my face at night. I won't even

tell you what I stuffed my face with. I'm so mad at myself and scared

I'm like spiraling back out of control. Remember how I said many

times, I'm always afraid when I look good that I'll get cocky. So I

look pretty good and I don't want to be cocky and complacent!!!!

Anyway, I'm confessing my sins to you all in hopes that I'll stop. I

will stop. Tomorrow is my planned freeday, but I instead O plan to

do a 20 min cardio and eat my 6 bfl meals and drink my water. and

then Monday just continue with my weeks. I have come sooooo far, why

am I blowing it!!!!!!!!???? Okay I'm stopping. I'm going to bed and

waking up a BFL chick. Wish me luck and send me controlled vibes.

Bridgette (who is scared & disgusted with herself).

[Guest guest]

Hi Bridgette,

I really, really don't think that what you described is " blowing

it. " Okay, maybe it's a teensy, tiny slip-up, but, woman, look how

good you've been doing and how far you've come. All I know is that

you are always so supportive of me. What did you tell me last week

when I came back here whining that I'd been on track after ten days

of being mostly off? You said, you're back and that's all that

matters.

You've only been a little off track for two or three days; that's

nothing in the scheme of things! I know how it feels to get all

bloated, but I'm sure in your case you didn't gain any fat, a pound

at most, which will be gone in a week if you just go back to eating

clean tomorrow.

I have no doubt at all that you can do it. I'm not the person to

offer motivational tips, because I'm lacking in that dept. myself,

but I can tell that you're a strong woman, a great mother and someone

who will make this work!! I'm rooting for you.

Devyn

> Okay!!! What's up with me. Here is what I've done. Thursday, I

was

> having my stupid pnut butter problem. Now I didn't exercise Thurs,

> Fri or Sat and I ate way too much on both days. Fri I blew it so I

> thought I'd make it a freeday but I didn't stop today. I'm eating

> like crap after being so good for so long. This is crazy. I know

I

> should stop and I haven't. It is only 2 days, but I seriously have

> gained fat pounds. I haven't drank the water or written in my

> journal or even put moisturizer on my face at night. I won't even

> tell you what I stuffed my face with. I'm so mad at myself and

scared

> I'm like spiraling back out of control. Remember how I said many

> times, I'm always afraid when I look good that I'll get cocky. So

I

> look pretty good and I don't want to be cocky and complacent!!!!

> Anyway, I'm confessing my sins to you all in hopes that I'll stop.

I

> will stop. Tomorrow is my planned freeday, but I instead O plan to

> do a 20 min cardio and eat my 6 bfl meals and drink my water. and

> then Monday just continue with my weeks. I have come sooooo far,

why

> am I blowing it!!!!!!!!???? Okay I'm stopping. I'm going to bed

and

> waking up a BFL chick. Wish me luck and send me controlled vibes.

> Bridgette (who is scared & disgusted with herself).

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your kind words. Isn't wierd how we can be supportive

to others and so hard on ourselves. today I'm going to the market

tdrinking my water and eating clean and Monday will begin Week 6 of

this challenge and no way am I quitting. It is wierd how you get

satisfied. I can't afford to gain wait because I bought all new

clothes and gave all the rest away. I actually wear the smallest

size I've worn since highschool and I'm 10 pounds under what I

weighed when I got married 15 years ago. So Monday I will step on

the scale and go back to my totally healthy ways. and finish losing

my fat so I can build some big-mama muscles

Bridgette

> Hey Bridgette!

>

> I've been going through the same thing you have lately. Yesterday

was the last day of my first challenge, and thought I came quite a

way since day 1, I didn't finish strong. I had been very complacent

since about week 7, after which I was feeling really good about the

way I looked and satisfied. That's a dangerous word here I've

learned - satisfied. So I finished out the last week of my first

challenge strong - didn't cheat (much) and took a free day yesterday

and felt like I had earned it.

>

> I was going to start another challenge next week, but woke up this

morning and said to myself - why wait a week? Why not today? So

here I am, Day 1 of unofficial Challenge number two. I weighed myself

yesterday, took measurements today, and will take pictures later

today. I will get my body fat percent done next week sometime by the

same trainer that took it last time and have it taken once a month on

the first of each month. My goal is to get to 15% body fat by

Christmas - last I had it checked it was 18.7%. And if I exceed that

goal early, I promise myself that I will just re-do my goals and not

quit!

>

> So how 'bout it? Did you wake up a BFL chick today? What helped

me I think was going to Skwigg's site and going through a bunch of

her links to articles and other folks websites. I learned some more

things about training and eating and think I'm ready to get rid of

the rest of this body fat, which seems to be sitting on my hips and

lower abdomen. I also found some more old clothes I had packed up

from my " thinner " days and tried some of them on. I could squeeze

into them, but not without stuff hanging out and over, so there's

another motivator. Get into those clothes!

>

> OK - motivated yet? Let's hear back from you and see how you're

doing today! One day at a time, one meal at a time....

>

>

>

> help!!! I'm blowing it

>

>

> Okay!!! What's up with me. Here is what I've done. Thursday, I

was

> having my stupid pnut butter problem. Now I didn't exercise

Thurs,

> Fri or Sat and I ate way too much on both days. Fri I blew it so

I

> thought I'd make it a freeday but I didn't stop today. I'm

eating

> like crap after being so good for so long. This is crazy. I

know I

> should stop and I haven't. It is only 2 days, but I seriously

have

> gained fat pounds. I haven't drank the water or written in my

> journal or even put moisturizer on my face at night. I won't

even

> tell you what I stuffed my face with. I'm so mad at myself and

scared

> I'm like spiraling back out of control. Remember how I said many

> times, I'm always afraid when I look good that I'll get cocky.

So I

> look pretty good and I don't want to be cocky and complacent!!!!

> Anyway, I'm confessing my sins to you all in hopes that I'll

stop. I

> will stop. Tomorrow is my planned freeday, but I instead O plan

to

> do a 20 min cardio and eat my 6 bfl meals and drink my water.

and

> then Monday just continue with my weeks. I have come sooooo far,

why

> am I blowing it!!!!!!!!???? Okay I'm stopping. I'm going to bed

and

> waking up a BFL chick. Wish me luck and send me controlled vibes.

> Bridgette (who is scared & disgusted with herself).

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