Your Public Declaration

Ok I am done with this! I have been telling myself ever since I started college this fall that I am going to get back on track... start eating healthy... start making good choices and food decisions... well here we GO! I am sick of making myself feel down..... I want to put on my jeans and not have them feel super tight.  I want to put on a top and say DANG GIRL you look good. I want to boost my confidence back up again! And I am starting NOW!

This is my public declaration that I am going to start being healthier again... not because I need to lose weight... I am still well within a healthy BMI range... but because I WANT to lose a bit to make my confidence level go back up. I KNOW I can do this.... I have done it before. Its just this transition that I had to go through... a tiny little bump on the great road of life =)

I have been scared to start back up and count my calories again because last time I took it too far... but I am wiser and stronger now. I know what I can do and what I should do to keep myself healthy without obsessing over my health.

I CAN DO THIS! This right now is my vow to myself and to all of you that I will do what is right for me, my body, and my life in order to be the best possible person I can be! I am making this promise not only to myself, but to all of you... I promise I won't let you down!

If anyone else wants to make a personal, public declaration about ANYTHING.... here is your chance! We can do this... we owe it to each other to stay focused, but most of all we owe it to ourselves! We are worth it!!!

Yo go, girl ! You can do this ! Let's go ! :D

Here is mine.  

I will no longer let my ex bother me.  I will find someone who appreciates me.  Whether that is who I hope it is now, or if it is someone else.....   I want true, mad love.   And I refuse to settle ever again. 

I will maintain my self love as well.   I go in phases where I am happy with myself and phases where I hate me.  I need to stop being my own worst enemy.  I need to appreciate this body that allows me to run and bike and gets me through my work day with ease now.    I need to take care of it and nourish it well ----  food, exercise, water, not so much booze...........     I know why I drink too much sometimes, and it is a habit I no longer need because I am not unhappy and ignored any more because I CHANGED MY LIFE.  

I will find a way to sell the expensive house, save some money and get back on track financially.  This house was the worst thing I've ever done as an adult.  If not for this house, I bet J and I would still be just fine.  That said, now ---  I just see it as a lesson.....   Get rid of it, get out from under it, move on.........

I will find a grad school and get on it.  I want to be in St. Louis near M in 2 years.....    In order for that to happen, I need to get applied, accepted, find a job, find a place to stay, the list goes on and on.  I can do it if I want to make it happen. 

I will find love.  I will continue finding myself.  I will make some new friends.  I will start a running club or a book club maybe?   There are few young people where I live.  I bet all of them are as bored as I am too....I will find a part time job where I can make enough money to make it worth my while.....   I will get on my feet again.  I will make it and come out stronger on top for all the hardships.   I broke up with him because I was sick of the complacency.  I will never fall into that trap ever again.  I want to be happy again, the old me.  AND I WILL BE.

EDIT:  oh, and I will be under 150 by my birthday in April and I will have a HOT PROM DRESS for the dance at work.   lucky me  

(((sorry so long)))

I WILL STOP EATING SO MUCH.

the end.

I know exactly how you feel! this summer i took it too far almost  but i lost around 8 pounds. once school started i couldnt control myself i guess because all the stress and ive gained it all back :( but i know i can do this again and so can you because we've done it before ! today is my first day back on track and im so motivated  !: )goodluck to you too

me!

I vow to think first for my health and not just about weightloss!

AMEN to that one, runningbuns!    ( :   

This is a lifestyle -- not a diet, right?  I want to be healthy and fit, not skinny.  It's a mind set.   

(((((GOOD VIBES)))))

honestly....

i guess I have to start again then...

i started with calorie count in april...reached my goal and spent a beautiful summer, everyday at the beach, people telling me how great i looked...i felt great!so i stopped counting the calories after the summer...didnt log in anymore, and guess wot? now , after two month, after days spent binge eating, im back at the starting point!...

i really thought i could do without counting the calories and all the rest but apparently i cant!

it is so frustrating...

I set my goal again for my birthday in february...and from there i hope to be able to maintain healthily my weight...

has anybody been in this situation already?how did u deal with it?

wish me luck guys...

x

oh, girl.   which time?  I have lost and gained 100's of lbs in my life time..... 

It is a LIFESTYLE --  not a diet, right?   Being healthy is better than being skinny.    I try not to thnk about this as temporary.  I ALWAYS want to exercise, eat right, drink water, etc. 

that;s the only way I can make this new body of mine stick!   ( :  

AND BY GOD<  I want it to stay, so I am willing.    you can do it, batt!

Oh yes. I do the same thing. I lose. I get complacent, quit counting and holding myself accountable, and eventually gain some back. It's a two steps forward one step back thing with me. for me i have to realize i have an addiction here and if i want to make lasting changes i will have to be invested and work on it every day for the rest of my life. The sooner i acept that the sooner i will be on the right track to lasting weight loss. It is never going to go away no matter how much i weigh! And that is going to have to be ok. it's part of who i am.

I just want to say "YOU GO GIRL!" I'm very proud of you for making a Public Declaration on getting back on track!

I'm so in the same boat as you.

I wish you the best of luck on your weight loss goal!

Keep it real and smile lots :)

I WILL GET BACK ON TRACK WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS

I will turn down cake, biscuits, and all bad foods!

I'm letting myself down if I can't do it..

Here I am again.  I've done WeightWatchers a few times, but my financial situation has made it really hard to go to regular meetings.  Now my goal is just to eat less and work out more.  My specific goals are:

-Eating 1200-1400 calories a day

-Working out for 45 minutes 3 days a week

-Walking back from school twice a week (45-60 minutes)

-Drinking 2 litres of water a day

-Getting at least 5 servings of fruit and veggies today

I want to get back into the three really cute pairs of jeans I bought not too long ago.  Hell, I want them to be sliding off of me.  Really, I want to be a couple sizes smaller than those jeans.  I figure that with a year of counting calories, working out regularly and eating healthier, I can definitely lose the weight I need.  I've made excuses way too long, but there's no reason I can't count what I eat and work out a few times a week.

 THE JEANS ARE GOING ON!!!!

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Well Said, bd13!

  I am approaching my goal now. It was last year, at this time, that my Doctor suggested that I should lose a little weight. I was 286 lbs and said, "It's Official! I'm fat!" I sounded my battle cry, picked a start date of January 1st and swore to myself I would lose 80 lbs by this coming January. I was scared, even overwhelmed by the enormity of the task but, I started.

 To make a very long story short, I got in conversation with others doing what I was doing. My wife was onboard and we agreed we would never diet, we would create a lifestyle change for ourselves and get to those numbers we wanted to be. I wrote down what I ate to be present to what was going into my mouth and kept a journal of how I felt from day to day.

  I am now down to 230 lbs (which is a slight deviation from my downward trek) but, I am not discouraged because I have lost as much as 61 lbs and do not let the numbers detour me from who I see myself to be, which is a healthy 204 lbs.

  If I can do this I KNOW you can do this! There was no magic formula, unless you count Dialog, Diet and Exercise as magic!

 My declaration is to make my Dr's appointment so that he can see for himself how his words have shaped and quite possibly, saved my life.

Just Start, and Don't quit, no matter what the little voice tells you you can or can not do. Focus on who You want to be and don't stop till you have that.

Ok, here we go.

My public declaration is that I am going to exercises more, not just loose weight but become more fit. I want to be able to run to catch a bus and not be out of breath. I want to become more fit and loose weight so I can feel better about myself, with that I want to leave all my baggage that my ex gave me behind.

No more feeling bad about myself, no more thinking that all men want me for is sex. No more thinking I am worthless and weaker than men. I want to make myself feel better, healthier and stronger. I am going to eat more, because I eat usually only a 1000 calories give or take a hundred, I will eat more fruits, I go for runs more, I will do strength training more, I will do more yoga, do my strip tease routines more, and yoga more. I will strength both my body, and my spirit.

And no one can stop me!

To everyone in here: Kudos to you.

We learn from our mistakes, and my 124 lb. weight loss wasn't without it's foibles along the way. Even weight maintenance has its challenges.

So here is a little factoid: 95% of those who go on diets, crash or otherwise, gain the weight back within a few years.

Therefore my public declaration is this: I want to wake up years from now and be in that 5% that didn't go back to being fat and unhealthy.

Good luck to all in your endeavors and keep up the good work.

I am going to stick to 1500 - 1700 calories a day and STOP BINGING at night.