I've opened and read this thread many, many times in the last couple ofdays and have chickened out on replying, but this morning I woke up thinking I should really do it. So, what the heck, count me in too!
I want to lose 5.7kg to get to my pre-pregnancy weight and then probably another 4-5kg to be smack bang in the middle of my "healthy weight range" (but will reassess after this after the first loss).
Doesn't sound like much to lose, I know. But these last few kilo's are the hardest to shift! I have a terrible weakness for chocolate and sugar, if it's there I will eat it, I can't help myself. So, if there's anything I want to get out of this, at the very least, I'd like to curb my sugar and chocolate cravings. Bye bye chocolate *sniff*
OMG, I just calculated my BMI and it says I am obese I'm sooo disgusted with myself. I will need to lose up to 30kgs to be at the lower end of my healthy weight!! Though I don't think I could ever be that slim- 54kg! That's not very doable for me, though the upper end-67kg is about 4-5kgs more than I was before/when I met just DH. That's what I want to be! About 65kg......so almost 20kgs to lose, WOOOOW!! But I will do it, I have to do it. For myself, and my babies, my DD in particular, I so don't want her to have the issues I have with my body.
i have to agree that one of the big motivators for me is to get myself sorted out before my DD is old enough to realise the struggle that I go through daily with food/ weight etc- I dont want her to have that burden.
I've found by starting the day with some exercise helps be curge the urge to eat junk. I figure I've gotten up early and worked hard I'm not going to waste it. It's hard though because it means getting up before the girls and I'm not really getting much sleep as it is.
Laranna, I'm a chocoholic to and I've found that I can't get rid of it completely. As soon as I do I just want it more and end up binging. So I've kept it in my diet, but in much smaller amounts and I get the dark chocolate instead. If your worried about having it in your house you could break it up into small portions and freeze it. That way it is hard to just pick at, but if you feel you really need it you can have a small piece.
My main problem is what i eat.... I can go to the gym 4-5 times a week but my eating is horrible... no self control here
ETA: just a thought Lucy .... Could we all make up weight loss tickers (or those who want to) and you put them in a post at the start of the thread??? (saves putting them in our sig)it would give everyone a great look at how everyone is doing???
Its just a thought anyway... im not sure how everyone else would feel abt it or whatever
Last edited by *Nikki*; December 30th, 2008 at 08:41 AM.
Captain - never thought of freezing it, thanks for that tip! I find it incredibly difficult just to stop at one piece of chocolate. I can't just eat one Tim Tam - I will eat the whole packet If I buy those multipacks of bite size choccies, I can't just stop at one, I'll go through the whole bag! I tell myself well if I get rid of it (by eating it all) asap, then it won't be in the house and thus I won't be able to eat it! It's easier if I don't buy it at all, I don't know why I do, but I'm going to try the freezing trick though.
Last edited by Laranna; December 30th, 2008 at 01:41 PM.
I'm totally the same - I can't stop at just one piece. I have finally gotten rid of all the Christmas leftovers (and by that I mean I have eaten them ) so am ready to start on my challenge now. That's fantastic it goes for 3 months! Hopefully there will be enough of us to keep it going for a while
My motto for today was Be Courageous- and I was, I bit the bullet and rang the group personal training people that operate in my area and booked myself in! I go for free trial and fitness evaluation on Monday 5th Jan (day after my 29th birthday).
Im finally starting to feel excited about all of this!
I'm sooo disgusted with myself. I will need to lose up to 30kgs to be at the lower end of my healthy weight!! Though I don't think I could ever be that slim- 54kg! That's not very doable for me, though the upper end-67kg is about 4-5kgs more than I was before/when I met just DH. That's what I want to be! About 65kg......so almost 20kgs to lose, WOOOOW!! But I will do it, I have to do it. For myself, and my babies, my DD in particular, I so don't want her to have the issues I have with my body.
- I'll pm my stat's tomorrow
If I buy those multipacks of bite size choccies, I can't just stop at one, I'll go through the whole bag! I tell myself well if I get rid of it (by eating it all) asap, then it won't be in the house and thus I won't be able to eat it! It's easier if I don't buy it at all, I don't know why I do, but I'm going to try the freezing trick though.
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