I could use some advice/encouragement (because I'm struggling & don't have anyone in my immediate surroundings to talk to about this). So I am a (former) serial dieter. I have done this a few times where I decide to start dieting, I restrict my calories to not-nearly-enough a day & work out 7 days a week for 3 months, and then I hit a wall or burn out, and I binge and gain whatever I lost back.
After seeing Kelli's Before and After Fitness Story video I realized what I was doing isn't good, its not healthy. At the end of the day I want to be healthy and have a healthy lifestyle. I think I should ad here that I have always had a bad image of myself & that I think right now it is more important for me to be healthy than to be thin or skinny (which is a real accomplishment for me).
This realization about being healthy was 2 months or so ago, & so far so good. I'm trying to eat healthy balanced meals, I have not completely stopped eating junk food but I have cut it down to really just treats, and now I track calories 1 or 2 days a week (just to make sure I'm on track & getting the correct amount of calories/macro's etc). I'm currently not exercising regularly because I am in the middle of a move, but I am trying to remain somewhat active (Ex. going on walks) & once I move I will have enough space to exercise. I am very actively trying to remind myself to be patient with myself & that I am not looking to drop 20kg in 30 days (which is what crash diets promise) -I'm looking to build a sustainable healthy life-style. But I constantly feel like I am not doing enough to actually loose weight....
I want to blame this feeling of inadequacy on the new-year surge of "diet program" ad's on TV that make these rapid weight loss promises. They do tempt me, because who doesn't want all the beauty, fitness, health, & happiness those ad's promise? But in all honesty I do feel at times that I am not doing enough, eating too much, not counting often enough, etc etc. I feel very drawn to the bad lifestyle, which is weird and somewhat humiliating to say.
I also want to add that I am trying to stay away from the scale and focus more on my look. For my mental health I feel its bad to focus to much on the scale number, so I try to step on it only once a month. I do think this might also contribute, but I don't know if stepping on the scale more will actually help me. I don't want my weight to define me, I don't want my days ruined (once again) because the number on the scale didn't go down 'enough', or even went slightly up.
Can anyone relate? Any advice on managing these feelings?
Doing Enough
hey all,
I could use some advice/encouragement (because I'm struggling & don't have anyone in my immediate surroundings to talk to about this). So I am a (former) serial dieter. I have done this a few times where I decide to start dieting, I restrict my calories to not-nearly-enough a day & work out 7 days a week for 3 months, and then I hit a wall or burn out, and I binge and gain whatever I lost back.
After seeing Kelli's Before and After Fitness Story video I realized what I was doing isn't good, its not healthy. At the end of the day I want to be healthy and have a healthy lifestyle. I think I should ad here that I have always had a bad image of myself & that I think right now it is more important for me to be healthy than to be thin or skinny (which is a real accomplishment for me).
This realization about being healthy was 2 months or so ago, & so far so good. I'm trying to eat healthy balanced meals, I have not completely stopped eating junk food but I have cut it down to really just treats, and now I track calories 1 or 2 days a week (just to make sure I'm on track & getting the correct amount of calories/macro's etc). I'm currently not exercising regularly because I am in the middle of a move, but I am trying to remain somewhat active (Ex. going on walks) & once I move I will have enough space to exercise. I am very actively trying to remind myself to be patient with myself & that I am not looking to drop 20kg in 30 days (which is what crash diets promise) -I'm looking to build a sustainable healthy life-style. But I constantly feel like I am not doing enough to actually loose weight....
I want to blame this feeling of inadequacy on the new-year surge of "diet program" ad's on TV that make these rapid weight loss promises. They do tempt me, because who doesn't want all the beauty, fitness, health, & happiness those ad's promise? But in all honesty I do feel at times that I am not doing enough, eating too much, not counting often enough, etc etc. I feel very drawn to the bad lifestyle, which is weird and somewhat humiliating to say.
I also want to add that I am trying to stay away from the scale and focus more on my look. For my mental health I feel its bad to focus to much on the scale number, so I try to step on it only once a month. I do think this might also contribute, but I don't know if stepping on the scale more will actually help me. I don't want my weight to define me, I don't want my days ruined (once again) because the number on the scale didn't go down 'enough', or even went slightly up.
Can anyone relate? Any advice on managing these feelings?