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jhardy · 03-30-2008, 05:17 PM

It is a good thing that I started this challenge in January because while it is the longest I have actually stuck with something, I am quickly slipping. Next week, when new pictures and stats are due, it is quite possible that I will be in a worse position than a month ago (and in all honesty, there hasn't been much change since I began).

While I have been continuing with the workouts (at a little slower pace the last few weeks) and am about to complete stage 3, my biggest challenge is clean eating. I will do great for a few days, lose a couple of pounds (water) and then lose control for a few days and gain more than I lost. I have started over so many times it is pathetic. I have no balance. It is either all or none.

Work has been extremely stressful, I am exhausted, feel like crap (no specific illness) and I am just down. I know this is all within my control, but I cannot get out of this funk and develop a consistent pattern of good health. I can identify with so many specific times of the year and certain events that I feel self-conscious because of how I look, yet year after year, I am the same. When will this pattern end? When will I quit obsessing about my weight, yet lead a healthy lifestyle? I want to look good this summer in a swimsuit and in sundresses, but I say this every year. What will make me change my patterns quickly??

I need start completing my log each night. I keep a food/exercise journal on paper, but have not transferred any information onto my log for over a month. Maybe a daily log with my thoughts would help me stay on track.

Does anyone have any thoughts? For those that have met their goals, what kicked you into gear. For those working to still get there, what keeps you going? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jen

03-30-2008, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
jhardy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 135 My Profile	Anyone willing to give me a good kick in the butt? It is a good thing that I started this challenge in January because while it is the longest I have actually stuck with something, I am quickly slipping. Next week, when new pictures and stats are due, it is quite possible that I will be in a worse position than a month ago (and in all honesty, there hasn't been much change since I began). While I have been continuing with the workouts (at a little slower pace the last few weeks) and am about to complete stage 3, my biggest challenge is clean eating. I will do great for a few days, lose a couple of pounds (water) and then lose control for a few days and gain more than I lost. I have started over so many times it is pathetic. I have no balance. It is either all or none. Work has been extremely stressful, I am exhausted, feel like crap (no specific illness) and I am just down. I know this is all within my control, but I cannot get out of this funk and develop a consistent pattern of good health. I can identify with so many specific times of the year and certain events that I feel self-conscious because of how I look, yet year after year, I am the same. When will this pattern end? When will I quit obsessing about my weight, yet lead a healthy lifestyle? I want to look good this summer in a swimsuit and in sundresses, but I say this every year. What will make me change my patterns quickly?? I need start completing my log each night. I keep a food/exercise journal on paper, but have not transferred any information onto my log for over a month. Maybe a daily log with my thoughts would help me stay on track. Does anyone have any thoughts? For those that have met their goals, what kicked you into gear. For those working to still get there, what keeps you going? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jen __________________ http://forums.jpfitness.com/training...tency-key.html "Nobody can choose to be perfect, but all of us can choose to be better. So what's your choice?" The New Rules of Lifting for Women.