So after my negative/whiny post this morning (sorry about that) I feel like I need to re-post. I tracked my food and (as always) was surprised by how fast things add up. My 1/2 a biscuit with peanut butter and jelly that Samantha didn't eat was 200 calories. So, what it boils down to is when I am not tracking my food, I am always underestimating the number of calories/sodium.
I was thinking about what was working for me when I was losing successfully and here are the things I came up with:
1. I had clear, written short and long term goals.
2. I was fully committed to my weight loss, I didn't put anything in my mouth that I didn't plan for and track.
3. I ate very little processed foods.
4. I ate 5 small meals a day.
5. I tracked immediately after I ate, every time and sometimes before I ate so I could plan.
6. I really spent time thinking about what was going on emotionally that was causing me to eat.
7. I was not making justifications for myself.
8. I was rewarding myself for my small goals with non-food items.
9. I had the threat of asking everyone to buy me a membership to a weight loss club instead of Christmas presents.
10. I wanted to lose weight more than I wanted to eat.
So now it's time to fix it. I can attain anything I put my mind to. I am going to print out this list and make notes about how I plan to handle my personal challenges and how I am going to make this work. I am SO tired of being fat and I can do this. Now is the perfect time for me, I am burning tons of calories per day, if I can get my sodium/cal under control, I CAN DO IT.
I took a few minutes to think about my goals and here they are:
Long Term: 200 lbs by Molly's Birthday, that's just under 2 pounds per week which is doable!
160 pounds by my 30th Birthday (April 1, 2010), which is 1.5 pounds per week.
My first short term goal is to be under 220 by July 1st. I weighed myself this morning and I was up to 226, but it HAS to be mostly salt, exercise etc.
I am thinking about the rest of it but I have a plan now, so I can do this!!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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that would be 2011
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh thanks Mallory! This list really helped me a lot. You're right my desire to be lighter is greater than eating. Why I eat is purely emotional and usually spontaneous. WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay, I love your goals!! We can totally do this!!
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you! If you can see it you can achieve it:-)
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