Day 108- I won't say I have not had slips in these 108 days. I am human, I am overweight, and it's habits I am changing day by day, sometimes it goes hour to hour.
It's about taking it at my speed, I am setting the pace for myself. At first I thought, oh i should be at a 40 lb. loss by now. It's all about the big numbers but then i was setting myself to fail or an old pattern i would always set. Make it or break it. It's about learning and relearning...
Here are some tips I have learned
- Realizing my slip- Admitting it, to myself, the hardest part...
- Recommitting yourself to your plan-
- Drawing the line- Making it clear to yourself, ya i went off plan but this is no reason to keep overeating the entire day. Set up some things to distract yourself from over eating, brushing your teeth, keeping busy with a project, or blog.
- Giving yourself credit for stopping - Don't be hard on yourself, oh man this is one i'm bad at too, give yourself a pat on the back for admitting it...
- Watch out for feeling like you failed or feeling helpless: Here is where the sabotage thinking has hurt you, to change it...you have to realize mistakes are a part of this process.
- continue to eat as planned: Don't go starving yourself for the rest of the day.
- Learn from your mistake : Identify it, unplanned eating, maybe went to a potluck, maybe it was a trigger you had.
It is like walking a mile...you are about halfway thru that mile, your tired, and your not sure if your gonna make it, are you gonna turn around and say what the hell, I can't make it, i might as well give up and go back home! No your gonna keep pushing thru it, and keep going!!!! Your not gonna stop til you get across that finish line.
I remember not long ago, eating vegtables and fruit was something i had to force myself to do, fries and a hamburger was my happy zone, and making time for cardio was a nightmare to me. Don't get me wrong i still have a hamburger but i'm smarter about it...my option is the smallest portion and usually i get a salad with it, and i taste my husbands fries... It reminds me of how much i overate...and i did. I have come quite a ways...I feel like I'm still walking up that steep hill, I have not reached my peak yet ;-)
Stay strong, keep fighting...it will all be worth it
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