Checked the scales again today – I’ve lost 1.5 pounds already, so feeling good. I’m going to make sure I weigh myself in a week’s time to keep an eye on things. I had a good weekend, and am back to eating a lot healthier again. I’m still feeling very motivated and am trying to ‘run with it’ so to speak and do all I can to see some progress again.
Normally I am a master of self-defeating negative talk, which can often gnaw away at any good intentions I have. I have been recently giving myself a really good talking to, and trying to turn any negative thoughts into positives.
For example,
- “I’ve been on so many diets now, and have tried losing weight so many times, but I’ve just got bigger and bigger. I’m just destined to put on more weight each year.” Actually – whenever I’ve really pulled my finger out, I have lost weight. And I have also managed to maintain weight losses for a good while. I only put weight back on when I return to my old ways. The times I’ve kept it off have been when I’ve exercised and eaten healthily and said no to too many treats. FACT.
- “Six 30-minute sessions of exercise a week just isn’t nearly enough – I should be doing twice that to see results.” Well, actually, what I’m doing is a darn sight better than no exercise at all – which is what I was doing before. If I’m still worried, I should simply add a short walk each day to my schedule.
- “I only have to look at a cake to put on a couple of pounds.” Utter crap. When I was at my slimmest and healthiest I could indulge in treats now and then and the weight would stay off. Exercise had a lot to do with this, I suspect. Plus the fact that my day-to-day diet was very healthy – so I could afford to have the odd slice of cake without any unpleasant consequences…
- “What’s the point? Every time we have a meal with friends and family, which is practically every weekend, I have to eat what’s on offer.” Huh. I can either be extra strict during the week so I can indulge without any worries or simply take a smaller portion – it’s not rocket science!
Yep. I’m no longer in the mood for excuses – so my negative side better watch out!!
2 Comments
June 22, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Love your work and your thinking, maybe I’ll quote you in a post I’m planning on ditching on the negative talk!!
June 22, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Look forward to reading your post (feel free to quote me if you need to). I have found that my negative ways of thinking have often held me back in many areas of my life – and have probably been one of the major contributions to my struggles with my weight. Telling that negative voice in my head to ‘get lost’ is still a new thing for me – but I do find it helps.