That is exactly how I feel. BLAH! I guess the exclamation point is actually making it look like I feel better than I do. I feel plain old BLAH with no exclamation point. BLAH period.
I try to only blog when I can be positive, which would explain the lack of posts lately. I mean, you guys have enough going on with out reading my bitching and moaning (some of your blogs can be downright depressing….that’s a joke….OK, no it isn’t).
I haven’t been eating like I should
I haven’t been following the tasks in The Beck Diet Solution like I should
I haven’t been exercising like I should.
Actually, I ‘m eating some Milk Duds right now and I’ll be honest with you. They are FAN-EFFING-TASTIC!!
I am just eating the snack size boxes though. I won’t say how many.
I knew this was going to happen eventually. I was doing great for the first few months and now my little Healthy Lifestyle Honeymoon is over and reality has kicked in. I will never be able to go back and live and eat the way I used to.
A little over a week ago I had a PEP RALLY for some fellow fatbloggers. Now it time to throw myself a PEP RALLY. I need suggestions on how to get my head on straight and get with the program. The one thing that keeps me on track is exercising. If I go workout in the morning, I am less likely to eat unhealthy things. SO I NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHAT MAKES YOU GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND EXERCISE!
Luckily, I haven’t really gained any weight. I do keep going up and down in between official weigh in days. Since we are about to start a new month, I’ve decided to challenge myself to a little more than my MINI GOAL of 5 pounds. My goal for the month of August is to lose TEN POUNDS. Because we are in it ’till death do us part, I’m going to challenge FATHUBBY to do the same thing! but he doesn’t know it yet. hehehe.
I feel better and a little more motivated already. Blogging is like cheap therapy I guess. I’m ready to give myself a little PEP RALLY cheer…………………….
Give me an S!
Give me an O!
Give me a U!
Give me a T!
Give me an H!
Give me an E!
Oh hell, I’m running out of breath. You get the point….
GO SOUTHERN FRIED FATTY GO!!!
12 Comments
July 30, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Oh SFF – you CAN do this and make these changes to your lifestyle. It’s not easy, and I don’t know if it ever will be for you, me, or anyone else trying to do this. Sometimes you’ve just gotta go for the MilkDuds.
BUT. (and this is a big but to prevent us from having big butts!)
The MilkDuds and the lazy days – they have to be the minority, by a long shot. In the interests of full disclosure, on Saturday I ate frozen yogurt with berries for breakfast, and pizza and cinnamon sticks for dinner. I was a Bad Girl in a big way.
But it was ONE day, and I’m not going to beat myself up over it – Sunday I ate well, got a tonne of exercise. Everything in moderation INCLUDING moderation!
Good plan with getting FatHubs involved!
July 30, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Good not to be so tough on yourself. We all have those stretches. I’ve been fighting a bit of emotional/stress eating over the past two weeks. I’ve managed to hang in there and get back on the healthy path each time. Love your cheeerleader!
July 30, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Go SSF! Rah rah rah!
Everyone has bad days. I had a bad month(s) most of May and June and am almost back to where I started. Just keep reminding yourself that a bad day/week/month won’t last forever. Blah seems to be a common thing these days for a lot of people, me included.
July 30, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Hey SFF –
I’m sorry to hear you are struggling. I’m in the middle of a rough patch myself. But I’ve made a deal with myself that I’m going to go for a walk after work tonight. Not a run. Not lifting weights. Just a walk. A simple, easy do-able task that doesn’t make me feel tired just thinking about it. And then once I breathe that fresh air and get my blood moving again, I’ll remember how good it feels and I’ll be more likely to do it again tomorrow, or maybe even ramp it up a bit.
I’ve found in the past that the road to recovery can be started with a single baby step. Not a big step, but a do-able step. I read a quote somewhere once about how motivation to work out comes after you start moving and not before.
Climbing back on the wagon – that counts as exercise, right?
July 30, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Suck it up. This is only one day out of the year. One day out of 365 days. You’re entitled to feel Blah, but not for more than one day.
This is what I tell myself…
Did it work?
July 31, 2007 at 2:31 am
SFF, I feel your pain. I only went to the gym once last week, and swam one other day, and ate realllly bad food.
So I picked myself up today, said “you can’t do this, you deserve a healthy life” and went and did 10 miles of walking/jogging.
And I felt effing awesome afterwards! The feeling after beating off a lazy period and kicking butt is better than any milk dud in the world.
So GET UP AND GO! GO GO GO! (i like the stern yell to get myself up off my butt, can ya tell?)
Don’t make me come through the internet and take away your milk duds and stomp on them and throw them in the trash, cause I so will
July 31, 2007 at 8:21 am
Two bits
Four bits
Six bits
A Dollar
All for SFF stand up and Hollar!!!!
YEA!!!!!
You go girl. This is just a bump in the road.
I’m right there with ya. I just got back from vacation and gained a few lbs. But it is back on track this week. I ate well yesterday and worked out (30 mins) last night. Baby steps.
Give yourself credit…you have lost 18LBS!!!!! That is great!!!
Keep up the great work. We all hit a little speed bump here and there!
July 31, 2007 at 3:32 pm
There’s something in the air because I know exactly how you feel. I felt the same way yesterday and have gotten back on track today. These diets and changes in eating habits do take time to stick…but even when they do, there are these moments where I do want to throw in the towel. I wish I knew exactly how to get out of this funk although I’ll exercise tonight and hope it goes away. It is tough work and I commend you for your honesty, knowing we all get like this once in a while. It is a journey but you’ve already made me feel better. Thanks.
-Jesse
July 31, 2007 at 5:40 pm
I went through my own tough time beginning in May. It took until the end of June to climb out of it. I knew what I *should’ve* been doing, but I just didn’t want to do it.
Then I would read your blog and get inspired. I joined your Challenge. I committed to leading a more healthy and active lifestyle. And guess what? It’s working! I know that I’m going to find stumbling blocks, but I’m hoping those will be few and far between.
Think of all of the people you’ve inspired! You have a great deal of influence — probably more than you even realize.
I hope you start feeling better soon!!
August 1, 2007 at 2:58 am
I’m tired, discouraged and haven’t been trying as hard as I should be so I do know how you feel. You have been very inspirational to so many people. But you know what? You have to feel it for yourself and not because everyone is waiting for more positive things from you — otherwise, you’re doing it for the wrong reasons.
We all have to have the Milk Duds moments for a lot of reasons. One, well, they taste good. But also because if we don’t screw up or face temptation, how are we going to learn how to forgive ourselves and get up the next day or meal and start all over again?
The bottom line is that we are not perfect and we are going to screw up either today, next week, next month or next year. If we are always perfect 24/7, when we do have our milk dud moment, we’re going to be floundering because we haven’t taught ourselves how to get back up and keep doing it. (It’s that old pesky black and white thinking that I write a lot about. The all or nothing scenario.)
So think about how far you’ve come, enjoy your milk duds and say, ok, I’ve had my fill and I’ve had my food vacation but it’s time to go back to reality. And don’t get too mad at yourself if you are less than perfect when you come back. Even on vacations, sometimes there’s a little trouble with that connecting flight that brings you back home.
August 1, 2007 at 10:06 pm
hey babe, i’m right there with you, kind of 3/4 of the way off the wagon, but you know what…the work you’ve done so far: a) has kept the weight off even during this Blah time and b) because you know what you know and you’re doing what you’re doing, you’ll never TRULY go back.
i am/was in the same head space the last month but you know what? I WILL NEVER GIVE UP. EVER.
what keeps me going? visions of me in a Thomas Pink french cuff shirt size 10 with a fabulous pantsuit, beautiful timepiece and phenomenal haircut. Yeah, I’m going for VANITY, SEX and well…I want to live a long time too. The fitness blogs I’m following all help me get up off my ass and keep trying. We’re with you, for you and behind you!
August 2, 2007 at 7:44 am
Sorry you’re going through a hard time. But you’ve been doing so well and you’ve got such wonderful supporters who have given you wonderful advice. If I could just add two things….
First, as I said in The Beck Diet Solution, it’s NORMAL to make mistakes and to struggle from time to time. It’s NORMAL. But you can shorten these times and decrease your suffering if you say “No choice, I HAVE to get back to practicing my skills because I want to be thinner, healthier, proud of myself, etc.”
Second, you can plan to eat one or two mini boxes of Milk Duds (or the equivalent) every day for the rest of your life. I’d suggest that you eat them some time before bed. Of course, you have to make sure that the rest of the food you eat every day is pretty healthy. I’d suggest that whenever you’re tempted to eat something else you hadn’t planned to, or to eat Milk Duds earlier in the day, that you say, “No choice, I’m not eating this now, I’m going to wait until tonight and then really enjoy eating my Milk Duds, slowly and mindfully.” For now, you may have to keep the bag of Milk Duds on a very high shelf, out of sight, so you don’t see them and incur extra temptation.
I’m hoping that if you know you can Milk Duds (or the equivalent) every single day of your life, that you’ll be able to keep yourself in check.
I’ll be interested in following how you do.
Best of luck!
Judith Beck