Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 > I just signed up to ride a 38 mile bicycle ride on May 1st. I also > signed up to do my first " official " 5K run in June (we did a 5k on New > Years Day, but I walked about 1/2 of it with my wife). So, I'm excited > and trying to get into " training " mode. Fabulous, Mitch, make sure and tell us all about it! > * Keeping with that theme, and with the posts on the board > about " all or nothing " personalities - of which I'm definitely > one - I've been successful in still working the program the > best I could. In the past, a couple of bad days - and I would > have " chucked everything " - but here I am - still journalling, > still exercising, still trying to get my water in .... so, > maybe I'm now a " something is better then nothing " type > person. This is something I totally relate to. Other than losing the weight, this has been my biggest accomplishment. I used to be " all or nothing, " but now if I screw up, I recover very quickly. I don't make excuses, and I don't allow the mistake to send me back into food oblivion. Also, sometimes it is nearly impossible to stay perfectly on program due to circumstances beyond your control (I'm thinking specifically of a time last year when I spent several days with my mother while she was hospitalized). Old me would have given in to the stress and temptation and said, " woo hoo, vacation from program, go whole hog! " , but new me says " okay, so I might not be able to do all my [water, F & Vs, exercise, etc.] today, I'll work real hard on doing everything else right. " April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hey Mitch!! No, that was NOT more than I was looking for, lol!! It was exactly what I wanted to hear, I mean catching us up on what's been going on. I know we all probably want to write more but don't have time--quite often I'm thinking alot of thoughts and can't get them down with the kids' schedules going haywire. I've sort of been doing the same thing in about the same time period too and am not sure why either. The weather was bad out here too, had my mother in law here, had multiple birthday parties both to plan and to go to, etc. I do think that when we work the program for an extended time period we get somewhat bored or complacent and might slip here and there, but then we do the perfection thing or the all or nothing thing and let go. I think that I've learned the same thing you have lately, to stick with it even if we're having some bad days along with our good days. I heard a quote once and I don't know if it's Shakespeare or who but it's something like this--it's easy to come and go but the hardest thing to do is to remain. I think that our bottom line for alot of us on here is to " learn to remain " and if we do that our battle is won. I think that after the holidays I let myself slip a little bit and didn't get right back on and might have gone up a few pounds, then in February probably recovered those pounds and now am where I was at the end of December. GRRRRRR!!!! BUT, at least it's not the severe let-go that I would have done in the past and all my clothes still fit and maybe a few inches are gone because of the exercise. Don't you think that our bad days are not nearly as bad as our old bad days?? I think that's true and that's a battle in itself. I'm not sure what to do now because I do the gym and two nights of dance--maybe go back to the fast track plan that was introduced in January. Well, here's to all of our successes!!!! Re: Points Target Gee, , thanks for asking. I actually have been bouncing around for the last month and a half between 180 and 186. My low had been 180.2. I haven't been working the program as I should, at least not consistently, so it's no surprise where I am. I'm not sure what to attribute this too - I think work stress is playing a part as well as my yearly winter douldrums ... but I don't believe in " making excuses " , so its' me not really doing the program that's the problem. I've been having kinda good day...good day...bad day ...good day...good day... 2 bad days ... ... that sought of thing. My workouts are good & hard, but I've been skipping more days lateley. Water consumption has been spotty. I've taken a break from my meetings. I take some positives away from the last 5 1/2 weeks: * I haven't had a tremendous weight gain - I've kind of settled into this range and am maintaining it. So, that's better then " losing it " (following the program, that is) completely.... * Keeping with that theme, and with the posts on the board about " all or nothing " personalities - of which I'm definitely one - I've been successful in still working the program the best I could. In the past, a couple of bad days - and I would have " chucked everything " - but here I am - still journalling, still exercising, still trying to get my water in .... so, maybe I'm now a " something is better then nothing " type person. * I'm also overcoming the " embarrassment of not being perfect " . I've always felt that " slipping up " was " embarrassing " - it shows weakness, it shows that you're really a " fraud " - well, I'm coming to realize that that's hogwash - it shows that this is real life. There will be times in life, where you can just do this " the best you can " and there are other times (beginning again for me - today) where you can " kick butt " . The " best you can " times are nothing to be embarrassed about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hey Mitch!! No, that was NOT more than I was looking for, lol!! It was exactly what I wanted to hear, I mean catching us up on what's been going on. I know we all probably want to write more but don't have time--quite often I'm thinking alot of thoughts and can't get them down with the kids' schedules going haywire. I've sort of been doing the same thing in about the same time period too and am not sure why either. The weather was bad out here too, had my mother in law here, had multiple birthday parties both to plan and to go to, etc. I do think that when we work the program for an extended time period we get somewhat bored or complacent and might slip here and there, but then we do the perfection thing or the all or nothing thing and let go. I think that I've learned the same thing you have lately, to stick with it even if we're having some bad days along with our good days. I heard a quote once and I don't know if it's Shakespeare or who but it's something like this--it's easy to come and go but the hardest thing to do is to remain. I think that our bottom line for alot of us on here is to " learn to remain " and if we do that our battle is won. I think that after the holidays I let myself slip a little bit and didn't get right back on and might have gone up a few pounds, then in February probably recovered those pounds and now am where I was at the end of December. GRRRRRR!!!! BUT, at least it's not the severe let-go that I would have done in the past and all my clothes still fit and maybe a few inches are gone because of the exercise. Don't you think that our bad days are not nearly as bad as our old bad days?? I think that's true and that's a battle in itself. I'm not sure what to do now because I do the gym and two nights of dance--maybe go back to the fast track plan that was introduced in January. Well, here's to all of our successes!!!! Re: Points Target Gee, , thanks for asking. I actually have been bouncing around for the last month and a half between 180 and 186. My low had been 180.2. I haven't been working the program as I should, at least not consistently, so it's no surprise where I am. I'm not sure what to attribute this too - I think work stress is playing a part as well as my yearly winter douldrums ... but I don't believe in " making excuses " , so its' me not really doing the program that's the problem. I've been having kinda good day...good day...bad day ...good day...good day... 2 bad days ... ... that sought of thing. My workouts are good & hard, but I've been skipping more days lateley. Water consumption has been spotty. I've taken a break from my meetings. I take some positives away from the last 5 1/2 weeks: * I haven't had a tremendous weight gain - I've kind of settled into this range and am maintaining it. So, that's better then " losing it " (following the program, that is) completely.... * Keeping with that theme, and with the posts on the board about " all or nothing " personalities - of which I'm definitely one - I've been successful in still working the program the best I could. In the past, a couple of bad days - and I would have " chucked everything " - but here I am - still journalling, still exercising, still trying to get my water in .... so, maybe I'm now a " something is better then nothing " type person. * I'm also overcoming the " embarrassment of not being perfect " . I've always felt that " slipping up " was " embarrassing " - it shows weakness, it shows that you're really a " fraud " - well, I'm coming to realize that that's hogwash - it shows that this is real life. There will be times in life, where you can just do this " the best you can " and there are other times (beginning again for me - today) where you can " kick butt " . The " best you can " times are nothing to be embarrassed about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 , Thanks, it always helps when others are fighting the same daemons. Lets' you know you're not alone. If you think the fast track will help you get back on track, great. But the main thing, is to make your next meal a healthy one - and the one after that - and the one after that - ... - and soon, you won't believe it ... you're 100% all the way back OP and feeling great!!!! I guess what I'm saying is take it one meal at a time. We know how to do this - I said to myself the other day - you know how to do this - so do it!!!! Going good so far.... Mitch wrote: >Hey Mitch!! >No, that was NOT more than I was looking for, lol!! It was exactly what I >wanted to hear, I mean catching us up on what's been going on. I know we all >probably want to write more but don't have time--quite often I'm thinking >alot of thoughts and can't get them down with the kids' schedules going >haywire. >I've sort of been doing the same thing in about the same time period too and >am not sure why either. The weather was bad out here too, had my mother in >law here, had multiple birthday parties both to plan and to go to, etc. I do >think that when we work the program for an extended time period we get >somewhat bored or complacent and might slip here and there, but then we do >the perfection thing or the all or nothing thing and let go. >I think that I've learned the same thing you have lately, to stick with it >even if we're having some bad days along with our good days. I heard a quote >once and I don't know if it's Shakespeare or who but it's something like >this--it's easy to come and go but the hardest thing to do is to remain. I >think that our bottom line for alot of us on here is to " learn to remain " >and if we do that our battle is won. >I think that after the holidays I let myself slip a little bit and didn't >get right back on and might have gone up a few pounds, then in February >probably recovered those pounds and now am where I was at the end of >December. GRRRRRR!!!! >BUT, at least it's not the severe let-go that I would have done in the past >and all my clothes still fit and maybe a few inches are gone because of the >exercise. >Don't you think that our bad days are not nearly as bad as our old bad >days?? I think that's true and that's a battle in itself. >I'm not sure what to do now because I do the gym and two nights of >dance--maybe go back to the fast track plan that was introduced in January. >Well, here's to all of our successes!!!! > > > > > > Re: Points Target > > >Gee, , thanks for asking. > >I actually have been bouncing around for the last month and a half >between 180 and 186. My low had been 180.2. I haven't been working the >program as I should, at least not consistently, so it's no surprise >where I am. I'm not sure what to attribute this too - I think work >stress is playing a part as well as my yearly winter douldrums ... but >I don't believe in " making excuses " , so its' me not really doing the >program that's the problem. I've been having kinda good day...good >day...bad day ...good day...good day... 2 bad days ... ... that sought >of thing. My workouts are good & hard, but I've been skipping more >days lateley. Water consumption has been spotty. I've taken a break >from my meetings. >I take some positives away from the last 5 1/2 weeks: > > * I haven't had a tremendous weight gain - I've kind of > settled into this range and am maintaining it. So, that's > better then " losing it " (following the program, that is) > completely.... > > * Keeping with that theme, and with the posts on the board > about " all or nothing " personalities - of which I'm definitely > one - I've been successful in still working the program the > best I could. In the past, a couple of bad days - and I would > have " chucked everything " - but here I am - still journalling, > still exercising, still trying to get my water in .... so, > maybe I'm now a " something is better then nothing " type > person. > > * I'm also overcoming the " embarrassment of not being perfect " . > I've always felt that " slipping up " was " embarrassing " - it > shows weakness, it shows that you're really a " fraud " - well, > I'm coming to realize that that's hogwash - it shows that > this is real life. There will be times in life, where you > can just do this " the best you can " and there are other > times (beginning again for me - today) where you can > " kick butt " . The " best you can " times are nothing to be > embarrassed about. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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