manta515's Journal
More motivation to maintain than to loseApr 23 2008 18:51
So I am hovering around 144 lbs now, with my goal as 135, and I think I am just so happy to be below my pre pregnancy weight that I have actually lost the motivation to religiously count and lose the last 10 lbs or so. I mean, don't get me wrong, I really do want to lose it eventually, I think I just need some time to enjoy being a healthy, happy me (I am back at a healthy BMI!). I want the motivation back too, but right now I am enjoying be able to sneak a little here and there and eat fairly normally and not gain weight. I am also doing quite a bit of training for various races which I think is making me hungrier overall. Not sure what the answer is to get the motivation for that last 10. I know the last 10 is always tough, but I have really only lost about 1 lb since Easter. I know I am not counting, but I also know that I am not really going overboard too much. I am allowing myself more days off from counting to go out and enjoy "cheat days" whereas before I was religious about keeping my cals at or slightly below the goal for the day. Now I kind of feel like as long as I am at or below maintenance for the day, its all good. I think maybe this will be good for me, no fast weight loss for a little while, just consistency in my eating without counting and in theory I should drop weight very slowly as long as I have small deficits along the way. I will see how this goes.
I think your idea is so awesome... even if you took the summer off and then got back to it in the Fall! You have done a great job and enjoy maintainence and I am sure you will lose those 10 pounds at some point. Maybe also reevaluate if you really need to lose them??? The doctor told me that sometime due to your body makeup you might actually be fine weighing more then what the BMI calculator says.. I am sure you already know that though. Great job on maintaining and enjoy it! |
I think you've done great!!! The issue of finding that last bit of motivation is a tricky one. It's different for each of us. Write down the BIGGEST reason you would like to lose that last ten pounds. Keep that in mind whenever you are making food/exercise choices. Ask you which one would feel better: The taste of that food or the feel of being 10 pounds lighter! How do you fit everything in? A small baby, work, training, family time, caring for a household? I'm really struggling with that right now! You've done GREAT don't lose sight of how much you've achieved!!! |
I am definitely one of those people who looks good at the higher end of the healthy BMI spectrum for my size, but I definitely do need to lose that last bit, I am quite jiggly in certain areas at the moment. I think in reality, weight training will be necessary to get me to the shape I want to be in, and since I still haven't gotten around to spending the money on weights for home, this hasn't happened yet. Funny, because I used to LOVE lifting. As for finding time for everything... I sacrifice sleep mostly. 5 am wake-ups 5x's a week, but I also find that I a much more motivated to get chores done at home I am not worried about gaining it back, and I know how far I have come, not just weight wise, but mentally as I am not obsessed with losing this time around or the number on the scale And we are going into winter here - hehe, so I would be taking the winter off... maybe not a bad idea! |
So you can keep track of what you eat - which enables you to analyze your foods and receive the following:
- Health Score of your overall diet
- Warning when you approach your daily calorie limit
- Overview of the good and bad nutrients
