I'm going on holiday at the beginning of June and so I immediately worked out in my head "x number of weeks to lose x number of pounds...." and immediately felt overwhelmed by that because I know from bitter experience that having a time related goal just does not work for me. I end up putting too much pressure on myself, either exercising myself into the ground on a stupidly restricted food intake, or I go the other way and think 'sod it' and turn to the crusty white bread and wine bottle.
It's incredible the speed at which your mind can work sometimes, because by the time I had got back to the bedroom (a distance of a few feet) I had decided something that, for me, is quite profound.
I am not going to beat myself up that I've put this weight on. I am not going to wallow in self pity any longer. I am not going to aim to lose this weight in the shortest space of time possible. I am not going to mess around with this any longer.
There are a lot of things I'm not going to do there - so here's a few things I AM going to do.
I am going to make Today count. I am going to make Today the best possible day that I can.
I have planned out my food for Today. Breakfast is (was) a bowl of porridge with a chopped pear stirred in. Lunch will be a bowl of butternut squash (home-made). Snacks are fruit (possibly in the shape of a green monster) and a Nakd bar. Dinner will be a homemade version of a sweet potato and spinach dahl.
I am going to get out into the sunshine this morning for a gentle run as I know that exercise gets my endorphins flowing and, in the words of Phil Elliott in Parklife, "gives me a sense of enormous well being" :)
I am going to make Today count.
Then I will sleep and repeat the whole process tomorrow (although with different foods and activities!)
Sounds like a plan?
Til next time x
Great post and you're quite right, there's nothing like getting stuck back in to get the motivation flowing.
ReplyDeletePlanning my meals is a huge part of it for me. The more prepared I am the less likely I am to wonder off on a tangent, biscuit binges aside that is!
ReplyDeleteWow... this post hit home with me. I've been on a one step forward, two steps back path for a few months, and then woke up and realized the anti-progress I was making was really starting to make a huge difference. Pants not fitting, scale not cooperating. Time to institute some massive changes and hold on to the reins a little tighter this time.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your recommittment project.
I stepped on the scales too. I can't even utter the kg that stared back at me!
ReplyDeleteI might fess on blog later...
xx
Great post! It sounds like you have a good attitude - it's definitely not worth going for a goal that's unrealistic. When you're planning your meals and exercise make sure you don't fall into the restricting or over-exercising trap.
ReplyDeleteGood luck :-)
Thanks for this post. It really makes sense to me today and was the second thing that give me perspective on my health and life - the first being a routine BP, weight and blood test (for cholesterol) when the nurse said I was in pretty good shape for my advancing years. LOL ;-) So yeah weight loss is required to fit my summer clothes but I can do it one day at a time. Kx
ReplyDeletethankyou all for your comments, and I have to confess to be overawed that Jack Sh*t saw this post! :) :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteFab post lovely, bravo for taking it a step at a time. And big <3 to Jack, I get awestruck whenever he posts to my blog too ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree so much with this. I had a bit of a blow-out weekend, and felt like crap this week. But I've learnt (through others!) that the answer to that is not to start setting big targets and weightloss goals. The answer to that is to eat well today. And to do some exercise. And then to rest, and do the same tomorrow. It's consistency over time that does it. And a crazy, restrictive plan is not one that lends itself to that.
ReplyDeleteHere's to tomorrow :)