This week I only lost .2 Blah. I know I could have done alot better but I let my tracking slip over the weekend. I think know that I have a negative soundtrack that constantly plays in my mind and gets louder and louder at first sign of my slipping up. I wish I could find the volume button, better yet, the power button to stop it from playing. I know that alot of the self-sabotaging voices/thoughts come because I think of how I gained all of the weight back. (You can't do this - why are you even trying? You're just going to gain the weight back again! Yeah, you might feel good now but you know that sooner or later you're going to slip up...) I need to believe in myself and tune the negativity out. I struggle with this daily. I think most of us do. I must find a way to overcome it or I will never get anywhere and if when I do lose the weight again, it will surely come back on. I'm my own worst enemy. It's all a head game.
I made a trip to Costco last night and bought a bunch of fish (I love their tilapia loins) and vegetables. I'm going to make oven fish packets for dinner. I also bought mango salsa to put on my fish for something different, but then I caved and bought a massive bag of tortilla chips (to eat with the salsa when I'm not putting it ont he fish, of course!) I know that chips can be dangerous for me so I'll give my DD the majority of them when she comes over. I am proud that I just looked at all the sweets and didn't buy ANY!
I also like Mel's idea of buying a Zero scale. Hmmm...something to think about...
If you figure out the secret to limiting your chip consumption, will you share it with me?
ReplyDeleteSeriously. That Zero scale is the best thing I ever bought diet-wise. I love it. I feel so positive when I weigh in, which is something I've never really experienced with my weight before, even when I was thinner. I don't know. This just takes the angst out of it and makes the whole issue of weight really positive. Plus, free shipping and a free pedometer.
Hang in there. You'll figure out how to silence that doubting, sabotaging voice. I did it with my writing and today, when I signed a 1 year contract as consultant, I couldn't believe I ever listened to that voice.
Mel - CONGRATULATIONS!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a question about the scale - will it tell you how much you've lost in a week with out looking at the big number or do you have to figure it out for yourself?
I know we all have to find our own, individualized way. That being said, I really do believe in the scale. It's not the scale that is the problem, it's our unrealistic goals. Sometimes the body just doesn't give us the loss we want. Sometimes it's from what we did (or didn't do), sometimes it's not. But the scale # is real...and I don't know, just for me, I feel I'd be burying my head in the sand by avoiding it. The thing was learning to accept the daily fluctuations. Once you've done that, you are pretty much home free, re the scale.
ReplyDeleteRe the negative inner voices? You need to turn those voices against the foods you know you shouldn't be eating, instead of against yourself/your efforts. Really, buy Dr. Kessler's book. It's the most important diet book I've ever bought. Total game changer, and you'll thank me after you've read it. ;)
It tells you how much you've lost, how many days, etc. Check it out on their website. I really love it, though, and I never thought I'd say that about a scale, particularly during perimenopause! I don't know--it just seems such a positive approach. I know it's just psychological, but isn't psychology everything?
ReplyDeleteHere's the link http://www.thezeroscale.com/
I like the idea of the tilapia with the mango salsa!
ReplyDeleteRe the negative thinking - I'm having a hard time this week right now too and I have to try and get back on track. I try to tell myself this isn't wrecking all my efforts...and it isn't. But it will if it continues!! I have to tell myself not to let cheese doodle and barbecue potato chips derail my efforts.