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Why am I stuck! October 16, 2007

Filed under: Diet, Knitting, Rogue, Weight Loss, Weight loss motivation — baxtersmom @ 7:02 am

Why can’t I stick with this diet?

Why have I lost my motivation?

Why am I overeating and not even trying to maintain my lose?

I think the last question – Why am I overeating and not even trying to maintain my loss? Is the most troubling of all the questions.  Again I have fallen into the trap, “Well I still have more to lose so what the heck – I might as well eat the ^*)^^.” And I have been doing just that!

No I am not over 200 again but I have gone from well under 195 (191.7) to 197.2 today, all from eating too much a saying – “I will diet tomorrow.”

I CANNOT keep doing this – my health is at stake!  I have lost almost 40 pounds and though that is great, it is not enough!  I have goals.  I want to be able to run!  I really believe that I would enjoy being a runner.  The freedom, kind of like swimming, but there will be no running at this weight!

I want to be off all these meds for asthma!  I will be off these meds if I get to my goal weight!

I want to borrow my Daughter’s clothes.  I will be borrowing her clothes!

I can do this.  Today I planned my meals.  As I sit here right now I have food in my tummy and can make it til dinner.  I must plan and record my food everyday!

Why would I NOT want to reach my goal?  Not one calorie of the crap I have eaten through out the past 2 weeks has been that memorable, so it isn’t taste.

Part of it has been frustration – I have been feeling some frustration with everyone and I have been eating my way through it.  But I believe that the food has created an even bigger need for more food in me – a vicious cycle.

It is time to knit, to enjoy my family, to achieve my goal!

*** On the knitting front – Sunday I discovered I made a mistake on the second sleeve of the Rogue hoodie– Did I mention I made a mistake on the first sleeve and had to rip back 60 rows.  Anyway this time I ended up ripping back 70+ rows.  I have re-knit this yarn more times than anything I have ever done.  And I keep smiling and going back to it!

 Promise photos of the WIP soon

 

New motivation September 29, 2007

Filed under: Weight Loss, Weight loss motivation — baxtersmom @ 9:35 am

I felt so good this past Monday, felt I looked, dare I SAY  slim – then I caught a look at myself in the mirror.  Decided to snap a few pics and see how I feel about it later.

 Tummy shotIt is later – I feel YUCK!  Look at that Tummy!  I have loaded this photo as wallpaper on my computer – that should help keep me focused too.

 Another motivation that is less visable but truly terrifying – I have packed up all my old – too big clothes and sent them off to Salvation Army(kept one pair of jeans).  I have no pants that would fit decently if I were to gain 10 pounds. In pants I own 1 size 14 jeans, 2 size 16 casual khaki pants, 1 size 16 navy blue pants and 2 kind of biggish black Sag Harbor sotton polyester pants ( that must be replaced for winter).  I am at a place where I have committed to losing or maintaining.