One of the things an individual must do prior to embarking on a serious weight loss programme, is to be honest to themselves. Nothing beats honesty. I will be buying a scale next week and stepping on one for the first time since 2006. I am even fearing what I may see, but I have to take the plunge and be harder on myself. I will even post my starting weight on this blog. My clothes size hasn’t changed but I feel changes in my body. My pants feel tight at the waist and crotch, my Capri pants are riding up between my legs….I can barely unhook my bra myself…these are the things that have made be proactive!
Another admission/confession I have to post here is that of my love for any and everything sweet. I could eat a whole cake and NOT touch the main course, unless it is macaroni and cheese or some pasta salad loaded with crap in it. Here are my following weaknesses:
- Unhealthy drinks (sodas, sweet drinks, unnatural fruit juices).
- Cakes (Cheesecake, brownies, etc)
- TGI Fridays I have a passion for this restaurant and nothing’s wrong with eating there….it’s just what you order. I pledge to order only salads from now on…..and will keep my visits to 2 (at most) over the next 8 weeks.
- Exercise – I have bought my pass to the Mona Dam since February….I haven’t made it once. My plan of action is to renew my gym membership and walk around the Dam twice weekly.
- Cigarettes – Enemy #1! I can’t seem to stop but I am hoping that with my new commitment to physical activity, I will be able to ditch these permanently.
I have a suggestion for the gym – make your first task the day after renewing your membership to simply get dressed for the gym, walk in, maybe use the bathroom or something and then you can leave. Too easy! You’ll have no trouble doing that I’m sure, and next time it will be that much easier to go to the gym and actually do a short workout. Over time you’ll be building an exercise habit that’s soooo much better than always having to decide whether to go or not – you just do it, regardless of whether you particularly feel like it.
It took me years to build a habit of working out 6 days a week but now I just do it!