It’s easy to be ‘creative’ when taking photos of yourself when you are overweight obese. You know….look up at the camera so the chins don’t make an appearance…take a photo from the chest up….hide behind a couple of kids…keep your arms together to hide the bat wings.
But you can’t hide the weight, for real.
And I’m adding this to the long list of things that are bothering me right now. I know. Woe is me.
I had been going so well since joining the gym, going 3 or 4 times a week, going for walks with Bill while the kids were at school, watching what I eat. But in the last few weeks I’ve found myself in a rut. I guess knowing that it’s happening is a good thing, right? So I can give myself a slap and start getting out of it.
And because you guys are so great at cheering me on, I’m putting it out there…again.
I’ve walked, moved furniture and scrubbed my house. I’m back on the meal replacement shakes just to kick start things off again and I’ll be updating every fortnight, linking up to Lucy’s Fat to Fit blog hop.
Let’s get this done, once and for all!
Over to you: how do you re-motivate yourself? Are you on a weight loss mission? Let me know how you’re going.
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Good on you Tina. Sounds like you know what to do and are doing it!
When I lose motivation I revisit my goals and shake it up a little so I don't get bored.
I need to be fit and strong to live a long time for my kids. Nothing more motivating than that!
If you get bored maybe add some more fun stuff that doesn't feel like activity. Ride around the lake with the kids, or go bowling and dance around with every great result. Have a wii tournament and box with Bill. Have fun!
And if you plateau and you haven't been doing any resistance training try adding some weight training or a pump class.
I'm 7kg down, about 10-15 to go.
I've been having trouble shifting the last 10 – 12kg of post-baby weight. OK, so 5kg of it is pre-baby weight, but anyhow. I know that I've got a lot less to lose than other people, but I'd like to get back to what is a more healthy weight for me because I don't want to end up carrying a lot of excess weight and finding every excuse under the sun as to why I can't lose it like some members of my family. I figure it's easier to start now while I have less to lose, then maintain it.
I know that diet alone doesn't work for me, so I tend to only modify my diet in so much as that I try to make healthier choices. I try not to restrict things out of my diet so much as limit the quantities I eat. I enjoy exercise once I'm doing it, but I find it very hard to motivate myself to get started. I've recently decided to get around that by joining my local Step Into Life group. It's really fun, the other people that go are really friendly and the trainers have been really encouraging without smashing me. Actually, they are the ones that are telling me not to smash myself, that it's only been 5 months since I had a baby and that it's OK to start off slowly.
I've only been doing it for a fortnight now (going 3 times a week), so even though it's too soon for me to have had any significant weight loss from it, I'm already feeling better about myself. I'm enjoying having a few hours to myself each week and my hubby is really supportive. He's been telling me for a while that he doesn't care what I do, he just wants me to do some exercise. He hasn't been wanting me to exercise because he thinks I'm fat, he just wants me to be healthy and to find something that I enjoy. He also recognises that it's important for me to get away from the kids every now and again and that as a mother (especially one who breastfeeds a baby), it's easy to make excuses not to have "me" time.
I restarted my weight loss mission yesterday Tina……after putting on the 5+kg that I lost in the lead up to Xmas last year. The 3/4 denims that were falling off me 2 months ago are now snug around the waist. One of the ladies I work with is unofficially on the 90 day Food Patrol challenge & she has lost 9kg in 6 weeks. I have had a read of the book & it's based on low GI eating which will lead to weight loss, plus the people who run the challenge own a gym so they encourage workouts but I am not doing that. I simply am not prepared to find the time for it. It's the same kind of eating plan I follow when I am on one of my missions, and I know it does work. It's just the motivation that wavers…….and the constantly weighing of myself doesn't help either!
I am glad you have some of your momentum back Tina, especially now when you have been not feeling right. I'm hoping you see a lovely weightloss to give you that boost you need! And I'm going to go & check out Lucy's blog now with a view to linking up. I'll tell her you sent me!
Have a wonderful day. xx
Hey Tina honey, I too have not been as enthused as I was a few weeks back. Made it to the gym yesterday, a week between visits compared to the five times a week I was going before! I am cruising into holiday mode…we go away next week so I'm kind of already starting to let myself relax….BUT at the same time I'm trying to still make good decisions and not totally go off the wagon that I had so much trouble getting on in the first place! I know you can do it…you were LOVING the gym when you were there all the time…just do it, you know you will feel better for it. xx
My weight loss mission runs like this:
I really need to lose a few kilos.
I should get off my bum and go for a walk.
I feel like some icecream.
Gets off bum and goes for a walk.
To the freezer for icecream.
I'm in the same place, Tina. My mental health has taken a slide, I haven't been sleeping and right now I am trying to eat my way to happiness. It isn't working.
I am hoping school holidays will give me a mental clearing out (even if my husband is going to be home for all of it, AND another 2 weeks after that!), especially the couple of days we are going to have away.
Your tweet about the bushwalk inspired me, and tomorrow I am taking Miss 4 out to the local Australian gardens for a wander. We are going to take our cameras, take our time an catch our breath
thats it Im picking you up for Zumba on monday night NO EXCUSES !!!
I'm in a bad place. Very stressful time for us now so I've been comfort eating again. Today I tried to go back to healthy eating. My MIL arrives and tells me I'm still fat in so many words. Now I'm back to comfort eating. crap.