kafarmer87's Journal, 11 July 2016

Welcome back and good luck with your new resolve.  

Welcome back to this fantastic tool. There should be a group for those of us podigal children who took time away (ballooned back up) and returned to using the site/app to get back on track. 

I can so relate to your story...we just don't give up EVER in reaching our goals ..good luck! 

I know family means well, but yeah, it's kind of a negative. OTOH, my daughter is not only overweight but has asthma, which the excess weight (possibly 50 lbs) doesn't help. I have to be SOOOOO careful what I say to her, because she's very sensitive about it, even if she claims to not care. She is eating better & getting more exercise (plus not drinking as much alcohol, thank GOD!), but we all know how hard it can be to lose weight, even when we're doing everything "right." 

Good luck with a lifelong solution beyond the 8 weeks. You can do this. 

Here's a tip. Go to the gym for 10 minutes. If you don't change your mind and stay then you aren't into it. Try again tomorrow. If you're sort of OK at 10 minutes go to 15. By the time you're done you'll have a workout no matter what. At least you won't beat yourself up for putting it off day after day. It's a good way to get back in the groove. 

I truly thank you all for your nice comments! By the time the 8 weeks is up, it will simply be like clockwork for me to continue on eating well and exercising more -- just won't have to be as strenuous. I know I need to set myself a clear cut goal to reach that allows me time to really create a habit and by that point it'll be fairly easy peasy. I know I will have ups and downs like everyone, but once I can really go through the motions of it becoming a habit it won't be near as hard (not to mention I should hopefully have some pounds off by that point to make the exercising "easier" and more enjoyable). I like the idea of the 10 minutes too! At least I would get the 10 minutes in, but it's not a completely worthless workout if I can't bring myself to stay the full 30+ minutes for my usual routine.  

Oh - was also thinking of doing a daily video and start a blog, but I haven't 100% committed to that just yet. 

The key thing is to start and not go overboard at first. I have a goal to make it to the gym on my scheduled days. If all I do is one set of one exercise I consider it a success. The key is consistency, with diet, with exercise and positive outlook. It took me a lot longer than 8 weeks to make it a habit but with time it will come. Good luck!