I've been doing a great deal of reflection lately, trying to figure out what is keeping me from reaching my final weight loss goal. Why is it so difficult to stay the course? Don't I want it badly enough? Here's the thing, I know I do. There isn't a day that goes by where I don't think about my weight and getting to goal.
What I've learned is that wanting something badly is not enough to make it happen. I have been snacking -- a lot and not exercising, a bad combination. So it begs the question; what am I getting out of the snacking that makes it more important or worthwhile than losing the weight? I've been listening to some great podcasts on emotional eating and one question that really made me pause is; what is the positive intent of eating when you're not hungry? In the moment before X goes into your mouth what is the intention? Food has been a great soother for me. Bored, happy, sad, lonely, hurt - whatever the emotion, food is what I turn to for comfort, to reward myself. In the short term it makes me feel better, in the long term it's getting me nowhere. For the most part, I don't feel guilty afterwards, but I know it is moving me away from my goal rather than towards it.
I am genuinely at a loss to figure out why if I want this so badly why I do the opposite. I guess if there was a simple answer the diet industry wouldn't make the billions that it does.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
What success requires
An email came across my desk today that really resonated with me. I no longer make resolutions, but it made me pause for a moment to consider how I want to look back on 2013.
To paraphrase the email: anything you achieve in 2013 is determined by the deliberate choices you make every day of the year. To accomplish your goals you have to a) accept that you are accountable and responsible for the choices you make; b) have clear goals to focus on and c) adopt the discipline required to see those goals through to completion.
2012 was a great year and I'm thankful for all that I have in my life. I want to keep striving for success.
I've been banded for almost 3 years now and one of my goals was to get under 200 pounds (my highest was around 297) I have not seen a weight in the 1's in most of my adult life. I got very close in December 2011. I was doing everything right, but every morning, the scale would sit at 200 and I became frustrated. I felt that my hard work was not paying off so I gave up. I stopped working out consistently, I started eating all the wrong things and really pushing my portion sizes and of course, I gained some weight. My clothes still fit, but some things are snugger than I would like. When I was sitting at 200 I could squeeze into size 12 pants and as motivation I bought a whole bunch, but I didn't get a chance to wear most of them as snug quickly became too tight.
So in 2013, my goals are:
1) get under 200 pounds.
2) fit into all of those size 12 pants and lower. I would like to be anywhere between an 8 and a 10.
3) exercise consistently i.e. a minimum of 3 - 4 times a week.
4) weigh myself weekly
5) take some classes that I love like Spin, try Zumba
5) Be able to run 10kms and enter some races.
6) Have fun.
When I look back on 2013 I want to be able to say that I didn't lose sight of my goals. That I stayed the course and succeeded.
What will your 2013 look like?
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To paraphrase the email: anything you achieve in 2013 is determined by the deliberate choices you make every day of the year. To accomplish your goals you have to a) accept that you are accountable and responsible for the choices you make; b) have clear goals to focus on and c) adopt the discipline required to see those goals through to completion.
2012 was a great year and I'm thankful for all that I have in my life. I want to keep striving for success.
I've been banded for almost 3 years now and one of my goals was to get under 200 pounds (my highest was around 297) I have not seen a weight in the 1's in most of my adult life. I got very close in December 2011. I was doing everything right, but every morning, the scale would sit at 200 and I became frustrated. I felt that my hard work was not paying off so I gave up. I stopped working out consistently, I started eating all the wrong things and really pushing my portion sizes and of course, I gained some weight. My clothes still fit, but some things are snugger than I would like. When I was sitting at 200 I could squeeze into size 12 pants and as motivation I bought a whole bunch, but I didn't get a chance to wear most of them as snug quickly became too tight.
So in 2013, my goals are:
1) get under 200 pounds.
2) fit into all of those size 12 pants and lower. I would like to be anywhere between an 8 and a 10.
3) exercise consistently i.e. a minimum of 3 - 4 times a week.
4) weigh myself weekly
5) take some classes that I love like Spin, try Zumba
5) Be able to run 10kms and enter some races.
6) Have fun.
When I look back on 2013 I want to be able to say that I didn't lose sight of my goals. That I stayed the course and succeeded.
What will your 2013 look like?
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