I am really into a good rythmn now, I have gotten up every morning put on my joggers and gone out the door for a walk, even this morning after being up in the night for a couple of hours with DD- usually I would have said I was too tired, but this morning I figured I am going to be tired anyway, so I may as well be tired and Healthy.
We went to my parents for dinner as well, I realised that alot of my bad eating habits stem from when I lived at home, because the second I walked in the door I was back into bad habits- checking out the contents of the fridge/ pantry. Luckily I realised what I was doing, and only had a small amount of left over chrissy cake- not to bad, there is lots of yummy things to eat there, so it could have been so much worse.
I think the thing for everyone to remember is that 1 bad meal/ day is just a bump in the road, it is remembering not to let that derail the whole process. My dietician told me that learning to eat well is just like learning to ride a bike, it takes time to learn to do it properly, sometimes we fall off, but the trick is to hop back on and keep going- and most importantly not beat yourself up over it.
Ohhh, Tan of course you have the willpower, but as Lulu said, just don't overwhelm yourself with everything at once. It's hard to kick addictions to sugar and the fact that you're just used to having what you want. I'm like that now too. But try to think on the positive side- at least you only had 3 rows of choc. Not the whole block! I would have Just do little bits at a time. And don't expect it to all be perfect all the time. It won't be. I eat when I'm stressed and upset, so I will indulge in a small chocolate or something, like a milkyway. Because if I don't I will eat and eat to try to fill the space, but if I have a small treat then I am satisfied. And I have also learnt that if I fall off the wagon, not to continue for the whole day. I will get back on and try to continue eating/exercising and not go all out on the junk! My will power is questionable at the moment too, but I know I can do it, I've done it before. It will just take a bit of time this time as I don't have alot of time to truely focus on myself like I did before.
Not so good at starting here Have been unwell (had 2 migraines in the last week that last for days) and therefore not really eating or exercising but today i am finally feeling better so i have been "good" with my eating and i am about to get on the Wii fit for a bit b4 DD wakes up. I have had lots of water. My challenge for today will be tonight. We are going out for dinner then i have my 5 and 9 yo nieces coming for a sleep over. Dinner wont be too bad i'll order healthily but once we are home and the kids are snacking etc i think i will struggle just have to stay motivated. Its not very nice to say but i am really looking forward to my Dh going away next week for 2wks so i can have more time to myself in the evenings once my girls are in bed to exercise etc and have less temptations around (he is a shocking eater).
Well hope you are all having good days. I will pop in after dinner and hopefully be very proud of myself lol.
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Tan, its HARD to cut back on all the stuff we used to eat! Don't be down on yourself One slip up isn't the end of the world, and its only day TWO of the challenge. Try just cutting out unhealthy food at one meal, thats easiest for me, one meal at a time, one snack at a time. It doesn't have to be one HUGE jump, one thing at a time, it all adds up in the end.
Besides, if this was supposed to be EASY it wouldn't be a CHALLENGE would it Nor would we even need this thread, because we'd all be healthy and fit already
BTW, its not all smooth sailing for me. I spent half an hour staring in my fridge and pantry at everything I want to eat! In the end I had peanut butter toast, two Bertie Beetles and a glass of coke for lunch The toast I had planned on, the chocolate and coke not so much
I also have no will power when it comes to sweet things. So I decided not to buy the crap at shopping so it wasn't in the house for me to get at. That is also hard so most of the time i write up a shopping list and give it to DH to do. He only ever buys what's on the list and never impusle buys thankfully. So that's how i got around that one. Since then though i have had way more energy this pregnancy and havent gained a ton. I have actually lost 6kgs. Least that is 6kg less i have to loose afterwards!
Wow some of you ladies have been fantastic... I feel bad... So glad i joined up tho... Need some inspiration...
Have been naughty... i do fortnightly shopping so have to put up with the stuff i have here already... And we got chrisco and DP gets all the pantry fillers... down side to having a slender DP... Lucky ba$tard can eat anything and not put on weight...
Have been having breakie mid morning snack, lunch, arvo cuppa with fruit and dinner... 2 l of water since i started did have few sips of coke yesterday ... Its SOOO damn hot here been like 35 degrees... so havent done any walking... its a bit cooler now so will go for a walk once i'm done here as DD has just woken up from her nap.
Been having good dinners, last night was a palm sized heart-smart sized steak, (i was reading about portion sizes) and steamed veges (brocolli, beans, peas, carrots, corn, and i did have 2 small pieces of potato) it seemed like SOOO much food but the Low GI diet says i should have a minimum of 3 cups of veges with the meat... Luckily i'll eat just about every vege available...
Someone said something about the hot water and lemon... Thats part of the low GI diet i'm following... looking at some nice recipies and planing my meals so i can shop to a meal plan...
Golly me I can't keep up.
The last two days I have been atrocious... i was hungover yesterday (bad girl i know) and the sugar cravings were shocking. I drank a truckload of water and resisted the sweet drinks but my eating wasn't fabulous. I did eat breakfast... then an omelette for lunch (when everyone else dragged their arses out of bed) and for DF and I made up some nachos to snack on and that ended up being dinner. Had lots of fruit...
Today however has been a rough day with alex, the cleaning and packing so we got pizza for lunch and the leftover pizza for dinner. Okay so not healthy but we limited ourselves which we have never been able to do before. Anyway, I'm back on the bandwagon tomorrrow with exercise, packing just takes it out of me. I have moved so much furniture around *sigh*
Anyway, sorry ladies I will try and keep up. You are all such a great motivation. Anyway, I am now off to post my cringeworthy photos.
Fanks ladies, just reading makes me feel better and determined to keep trying - baby steps I guess. Worse thing is that DH is going OS for 2 weeks next week. Not only is this the longest we have been apart for 11 years and I will miss him terribly but if I am home alone I don't cook because I can't be bothered cooking for just one person. Maybe I will make up a batch of healthy meals to freeze or something over the weekend. Vege lasagna or something will see me through. MIL came over and took Izzy for a long walk today and instead of going with her I stayed home and did housework - I should have gone too...arggh!
Tanstar- My DH leaves for Vietnam on the 8th for 2wks but unlike you i am looking forward to it. The way I look at it- i wont have him stuffing his face with junk around me, once my DD's are in bed i can jump on my wii fit without interruption. I wont cook either for myself when he's not here (he went for 2wks in Sept also so i know i wont) so i am going to buy enough weight watcher fzn meals to keep me going. I also have my 1st goal of losing 3 kg for when he returns so i know i will be disappointed in myself if i don't get there. Secretly i will miss him like crazy but i am trying to think of positives.
YAY for me i just did 45 mins on my wii fit doing step and boxing for the majority of it and prob 5-10mins on balance games. Its 37 degrees in Perth today so stinking hot so i worked up a decent sweat even with the aircon on.
Do other wii fit users do a body test daily? Because it encourages you to i do but then today it says i weigh .9kg heavier than yesterday so now i'm not going to do the body test at all unless its a wed morning so i can email lucy.
Ate healthy on NYE (we had a picnic) and then yesterday was a write off totally including the bottle of wine last night, today I've not eaten yet but am about to have some ham & salad.
I've made salad up in the fridge and will have that every day for lunch & dinner.
I'm upset, stressed and pretty miserable so my appetite has gone totally away again.
hi ladies
i was pretty bad today too, we went to Melb Zoo for the day and I ate a bit of junk, the plus I guess is that at least I was walking around all day, half of the time with DD in the ergo, so was carrying an extra 10kgs!
another idea for sweet cravings is the unibic sponge finger biccies that you can buy. When I did WW a few yrs back, I think they were only 0.5 point... they are nice with a cuppa so you can dip them in!
Going to the fruit and veg shop tomorrow so I can fill the fridge with yummy fruit.
I want a Wii Fit too! They sound like so much fun... I did hint on one for chrissy, but it didnt come.. Santa must have thought I'd been naughty
Well I went and did my walk, it was 40mins. I wore Julian in the carrier so that is about an extra 5.5/6kgs and I feel great and DH is making a chicken stir-fry for dinner so that is nice. I decided after my walk that one day I would do my walk with Julian in the carrier and the next day with him in the pram, just for varied weight resistance.
Hi girls, for those who are strruggling and/ or questioning if they can do it. We can!!!
I am ??? myself as well, it's hard making those changes but in a couple of weeks time it will get easier. It's a tough time of year, loads of goodies around the house and on sale when you go shopping. But if it does'nt happen now it only gets harder the heavier we get well that's what I am telling myself......take the baby steps and like the others have said get back up and brush ourselves off if you have a bad day.
I definitely think we need to continue this after march ends - two weeks later it will be easter and i am a sucker for all the chocolate that gets reduced post easter, LOL!!!!!!!
I'm feeling very ashamed after now putting a picture up, but motivated to get back to pre-preg me to.
Just do little bits at a time. And don't expect it to all be perfect all the time. It won't be. I eat when I'm stressed and upset, so I will indulge in a small chocolate or something, like a milkyway. Because if I don't I will eat and eat to try to fill the space, but if I have a small treat then I am satisfied. And I have also learnt that if I fall off the wagon, not to continue for the whole day. I will get back on and try to continue eating/exercising and not go all out on the junk! My will power is questionable at the moment too, but I know I can do it, I've done it before. It will just take a bit of time this time as I don't have alot of time to truely focus on myself like I did before.
One slip up isn't the end of the world, and its only day TWO of the challenge. Try just cutting out unhealthy food at one meal, thats easiest for me, one meal at a time, one snack at a time. It doesn't have to be one HUGE jump, one thing at a time, it all adds up in the end. 
Nor would we even need this thread, because we'd all be healthy and fit already 
The toast I had planned on, the chocolate and coke not so much 
gets harder the heavier we get well that's what I am telling myself......take the baby steps and like the others have said get back up and brush ourselves off if you have a bad day. 
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