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Good Morning, FS Warriors!
Going to be in the 40's today! Yay! I am already getting that spring fever. I'm starting to feel much better since I've started back up on my run/walk program. I'm even considering signing up for another 5K in May. If I do run one in May, my goal will just be to run the whole race, and not worry about speed. I'll save my energy for the 5 minute mile pace later this year. :D
I warn you in advance. I am feeling abundantly verbose today. If you choose to read the following, you might want to grab a cup of coffee or tea and make yourself comfortable.
Attention, all Yo-Yo Dieters. Yeah, you know who you are - about 99% of us on here. For those having been fortunate enough to reach your goals - more than once - haven't you ever just sat and wondered why it is that history continues to repeat itself? I know I have. And, I'm pretty sure I know why. It's all about what motivates us to lose the weight in the first place. For me, it was always to pass, and even excel, at the semi-annual military PT (Performance Test) Test. For one woman, it may be to get in that size 6 dress, or the guy that wants to get back in a size 34 waist for the next high school reunion. How about looking good in that swimsuit for the beach this summer? What do all of these goals have in common? Exactly; they are all temporal goals. What happens after you get there? Some continue to make short term goals that drive them until they run out of goals, and then they go from an orchid to an hydrangea. All I'm saying is this: take the time - as long as it takes - to identify the deeper, more eternally meaningful reason for losing weight. It may be that you need to lose the weight, for health reasons, just to survive. However, having taught leadership classes, I have identified a number of different things that motivate people, and fear is one of them, but it is typically a factor that only motivates a person for so long before they throw in the towel. Think about what the benefit of having a good healthy body would give you. Would you like to run like a gazelle just for the fun of it whenever you felt like it? Would it make for a more intimate relationship in your marriage? Would you like not to get out of breath when you go up the stairs, or be able to toss your grandkids up in the air into your old age? If you're always in pain, wouldn't you be in less pain if you were to lose weight? There are lots of things I can think of, but each person really owes it to themselves to really think about this. Short term goals are great and necessary, but they should be stepping stones to a more eternal goal, and you should reward yourself for reaching each of those short term goals. If you don't look like Cindy Crawford when you're fat, you're not going to look like her when you lose the weight. Have realistic short and long term goals. For example, I really enjoy running and swimming. I am probably 60 pounds overweight. Have you ever seen 30 lb. bags of dog food. Right now, when I run, it's like carrying a 30 lb. bag of dog food over each shoulder. I don't feel like a gazelle when I run. I don't want to be one of those old people that when they gather at the restaurant, they talk about having gas, constipation, and how their joints ache. Even now, when I gather with people like that, I change the subject to something more positive. A merry heart does good like a medicine. You are the biggest obstacle to what you can achieve. You have to believe to achieve. And in order to believe, you have to think about what it is that you really want to achieve and why. IMHO.
I hope this helps someone. I think it helps me, just writing it down.
Toodles!
Diet Calendar Entries for 06 February 2013:
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1893 kcal
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Fat: 66.86g | Prot: 101.69g | Carb: 225.47g.
Breakfast: coffee brewed, Non-Dairy Creamer, blueberries, pineapple, granola, vanilla yogurt, orange juice. Lunch: diet dr pepper, chicken breast, white rice. Dinner: diet coke, spaghetti with meat. Snacks/Other: diet coke, hard boiled eggs, Non Dairy Creamer, coffee brewed , rice cake. more...
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2926 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 30 minutes, Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 10 minutes, Resting - 18 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...
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