my motivation to eat right is GONE

[bellavus]

Alright I have been really trying to get back on track and eat properly, but my cravings have really taken over my will to get back into shape.

I have found that I want to eat everything in sight when I'm working as a chef in Napa (none of it is really bad for me, I just can't control portion sizes). And when I'm working at Macy's, my food choices have been really bad as of late (again mostly portion sizes).

I know I've been very stressed lately, but I am starting to get concerned that I may have put another 5 lbs onto the 15 I already lost.

[cabezon]

Pull it together woman!!

drink more water

[bellavus]

I've got to lose another 10 lbs before knee surgery (not including the 5 I already put back on). I will defintely be bringing more water with me to work.

[cabezon]

are you afraid of the surgery?

[bellavus]

not really. It's going to be an arthroscopic scope, and I'll be under local anisthesia. The doc is just going to remove any loose cartiledge and plica on the area underneath my patella.

I just want to get it done with, as I've been injured for over 3 months. Hopefully I don't need to get a lateral release sugery (more involved) if this one doesn't work.

[E36Guy]

It's all your head! Fight it! You can get past the urges to eat.

[bellavus]

I did make better food choices today.

Breakfast: Odwalla Superfood, turkey bacon, egg english muffin
Snack: Peanut Butter Moo'd smoothie (with no whole milk and chocolate) and extra protein
Lunch: Gazpacho with a small whole wheat roll
Snack: Brownie and Edamame
Dinner: 1 cup Kashi vibe cereal

[Bears]

High level of stress will do that to you. I ate really bad the last 3 weeks of this past spring semester (Finals, projects etc) I packed on around 8lbs

Try to remind yourself of all the effort you've put behind losing weight. Also keep in mind how much of a bitch it will be to have to lose lbs you had once already lost lol

Those are just two things that helped me get back on track. Set backs happen, so don't be too hard on yourself when they do. Getting back on track is what's most important, so get to it

P.S. Drinking more water is a good idea, but you can also look into eating more fruits that retain water: melon, cantaloupe, watermelon. It helps prevent boredom, and will help you feel full

[bellavus]

Got back on the scale, and I'm back up to 160. Fuck.

[cabezon]

Originally Posted by bellavus

So I stepped on the scale at work today, and I am now 160! I've lost two pounds this week!

thanks. I was so excited seeing the number on the scale :).

Got back on the scale, and I'm back up to 160. Fuck.

the only thing that has changed is your perspective. I heard something yesterday that the problem with long term weight loss is that when people first start they put in a lot of hard work and they see results, then when they get close to the goal, they stop putting in the same hard work as they did in the beginning.

you can do it!

I got this email, maybe it will help clarify my point:

1. This Week's Jumpstart
Are you aware of how the FBI trains its agents to spot counterfeit bills? The FBI schools agents by training them to see all of the characteristics of bills printed by the U.S. Treasury – they deal only with genuine money. An FBI agent learns to recognize authentic ones, fives, tens, twenties, fifties and hundred dollar notes until his or her appraisal of them becomes second nature. An agent studies a bill, both sides of it, until he or she learns every feature that makes it a genuine issue of legal tender.

That way, when FBI agents see counterfeit bills, they immediately recognize them as such. Their minds aren't cluttered with what "might be wrong" or "what usually is left off" or "mistakes that are commonly made." They know what they're looking for. They are specialists in the real thing. False bills seem glaringly obvious to them.

If you allow yourself to think about the penalties of failure or all the things that could go wrong, you're far more likely to infuse your performance with those penalties and mistakes. Continually tell yourself what to do. Don't concentrate on what not to do.

The mind has a fascinating capability. What you think about most is generally what you do most readily. A mistake most people make is to set goals in negative terms. A tennis player may set a goal of not double-faulting a certain number of times during a match. An employee may set a goal of not being late so often. Goals to lose weight, not talk so loud and fast, and not get upset so often are goals framed in negative terms. We need to stay away from negative goal setting.

Understand this about the mind: A fear is a goal in reverse. The mind can't focus on the reverse of an idea. The term double fault reminds the tennis player of the condition her or she wants to avoid. Being late reminds the employee of the problem, not the solution. When we think we need to lose weight, our minds store the self-image of being overweight. We need the image of the desired weight we want to attain, not the pounds of fat we want to discard. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to concentrate on not being upset.

It's the same thing as saying, "Don't make mistakes." Or worse yet, to a tight rope walker, with no net, "Windy day, don't fall!" The mind always moves you toward your current dominant thought.

We should say, "First serve in," for the tennis player. "I'm a punctual, on-time person." ... ... ... "I'm reaching my desired weight." ... ... "I speak slowly, clearly and confidently." ... ... ... "I remain calm and relaxed under pressure." These are all positive goal statements, which are called images of achievement, that pull us in the direction of the desired behavior rather than away from the undesired habit.

This week, stop looking at your life through the rear-view mirror, instead focus on where you want to go!
Denis Waitley

[Soup Nazi]

I've had potato chips for lunch, chocolate chip cookies for desert and ice cream for dinner. :(

AND I haven't lifted weights this and last week. :( :(

[bellavus]

Originally Posted by cabezon

the only thing that has changed is your perspective. I heard something yesterday that the problem with long term weight loss is that when people first start they put in a lot of hard work and they see results, then when they get close to the goal, they stop putting in the same hard work as they did in the beginning.

you can do it!

I got this email, maybe it will help clarify my point:

great post, thanks!

I'll be thinking more positively from now on. I think I need my bathing suit pic to brighten my spirits.

[E36Guy]

There you go! Keep it up.

[cabezon]

it brightened my spirits too! <3333 <