I have always had an issue with weight. I don’t ever remember not being the bigger girl in school. Both of my parents were overweight growing up as well as most of my family. Not that I blame anyone but myself for my habits. When I was 28 and 280lbs my boss and a good friend who was in the military reserves challenged me to lose weight along with some of my other coworkers. She would take whomever could lose 20 or more pounds on a shopping spree. I took it seriously. She was very helpful and motivating and would help me plan meals and go for walks. Unfortunately I have absolutely no will power to do things in moderation so I thought the only option was to completely cut out all the things I thought were bad. I eliminated candy, cheese, bread, fried foods and went vegetarian. This worked and I lost 60 pounds in about year and was down to 220lbs. I felt great. I was able to stay that way for about two years. I met someone, got married and moved away from a big part of my support network. Then about a year ago I added back in cheese, then chicken, then ice cream, just a little bit was fine right? Well, down hill it went from there. After about a month I was right back to eating sweets everyday, eating pizza, and had gained 40lbs back. My husband said “what does it matter, I still love you”, which I know is true but I’m not happy with myself. I’ve tried to calorie count through apps life MyFitnessPal and have joined a gym. I went three times a week for a month and felt fantastic but then missed a few times and now I seem to always find an excuse to not go. I’ll rededicate myself and last three days and then think, I’ll just have a little ice cream, it can’t hurt and there I go again. It seems to be the same cycle over and over. Feel bad about myself, exercise and eat healthy, lose my motivation, eat junk food, get depressed, feel bad about myself and start the cycle all over again. How do I stay motivated and not give in to my cravings?
Quick read: I lost 60lbs but then gained it back. How do I establish lasting healthy habits?
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