Stuck in a Rut with a Plan
Did you ever have those projects where you knew exactly what you needed to do but for, whatever reason, couldn't seem to find the gumption to just do it? That's how I feel about how 2014 has gone so far. I'm closing in on a month into the New Year and I don't have any net pounds to show for it. I know what I need to do I just can't seem to get into my routine because so many things are going on that don't usually happen with regularity.
I need to pay more attention to what I eat and I need to do all I can to get in at least 3 workouts per week. So far I'm failing miserably at doing either. The good thing is that I'm not gaining I'm just stagnant. I really want to reach 185lbs. It is not even 10 lbs away and I just can't seem to jump start the losing process again after being lenient over the holidays.
My friends are finding things that work for them. Melissa is on a cleanse. I don't know what Lindsey is doing besides Zumba but whatever it is she is KILLING it! I'm trying to do weight watchers but I really suck at recording what I eat. The cleanse thing just isn't for me. I don't want to make huge sacrifices I know I can't sustain and then go right back to bad habits. I also really don't like the idea of fad diets for the same reason. I am not just looking to lose weight, I am trying to find the happy medium of what to eat and what to do so I can be a healthy weight without feeling like I am constantly on a cleanse.
That Shred diet from 2 weeks ago really got me to thinking about how weight loss really works. The simple formula is that you burn more calories you take in. Everyone has different caloric needs based on what their day is like. The fad diets work a little bit at the beginning because you're cutting out so much of what you used to do daily.. like stop drinking 4 gallons of sweet tea every day (I know. I just can't shut up about this sweet tea business.) The problem with diets is that you cut out all this stuff, get down to a goal weight only because of what you are doing differently. When you stop cutting out all the stuff your body is going to react to that and go back to the way it is when you eat all the stuff you cut out.
My goal weight is 150lbs. I want to get there by making my changes gradually so I can sustain them. I could get there really fast if all I ate for every meal was salad but that means I am sacrificing nutrients and stuff my body needs to function, like protein. If all I ate was salad until I got to 150lbs I better be prepared to only eat salad forever because the 150lbs me is the me that only eats salads. If I find that at 160l.bs I am healthy and get to occasionally have fries, then I'll be happy at 160lbs. At some point all people losing weight need to face the fact that it may not be possible to reach your goal and live a life you enjoy. There has to be a happy place where you get to enjoy all the things you like in moderation.
If someone told me I could be 120lbs forever but couldn't ever have a 5 Guys burger again, I'd pass. Those things bring me more pleasure than I can explain. I don't want to be thin at any cost. I would rather be chubby and happy than thin and hungry but I think there is a place in the middle I just have to find.
I want to try creating my own "everything in moderation" diet. Is it really a fad diet if you make it up yourself? I am still working out the logistics of how this would work but what I would like to do is find one thing I'm really hung up on and give it up for a week. It will be like weening myself off the food that I really should only eat as a treat like sugar and fried food. I also want to try giving up cheese, potatoes, and bread. The key to this working for me is that I'm not giving up everything at once then going back to everything at once. If I can still have some pleasure in my diet it is much more likely that I won't cave to the temptation of a treat. If I can just accept that is my "bread free" week for example then it will be less tempting. I am trying to cut down on the things that shouldn't be staples of my diet and eat more veggies without feeling like a rabbit and I think this might be the way to do it.
<3 Katie
193.4lbs
Day 230
Feeling Inventive
I need to pay more attention to what I eat and I need to do all I can to get in at least 3 workouts per week. So far I'm failing miserably at doing either. The good thing is that I'm not gaining I'm just stagnant. I really want to reach 185lbs. It is not even 10 lbs away and I just can't seem to jump start the losing process again after being lenient over the holidays.
My friends are finding things that work for them. Melissa is on a cleanse. I don't know what Lindsey is doing besides Zumba but whatever it is she is KILLING it! I'm trying to do weight watchers but I really suck at recording what I eat. The cleanse thing just isn't for me. I don't want to make huge sacrifices I know I can't sustain and then go right back to bad habits. I also really don't like the idea of fad diets for the same reason. I am not just looking to lose weight, I am trying to find the happy medium of what to eat and what to do so I can be a healthy weight without feeling like I am constantly on a cleanse.
That Shred diet from 2 weeks ago really got me to thinking about how weight loss really works. The simple formula is that you burn more calories you take in. Everyone has different caloric needs based on what their day is like. The fad diets work a little bit at the beginning because you're cutting out so much of what you used to do daily.. like stop drinking 4 gallons of sweet tea every day (I know. I just can't shut up about this sweet tea business.) The problem with diets is that you cut out all this stuff, get down to a goal weight only because of what you are doing differently. When you stop cutting out all the stuff your body is going to react to that and go back to the way it is when you eat all the stuff you cut out.
My goal weight is 150lbs. I want to get there by making my changes gradually so I can sustain them. I could get there really fast if all I ate for every meal was salad but that means I am sacrificing nutrients and stuff my body needs to function, like protein. If all I ate was salad until I got to 150lbs I better be prepared to only eat salad forever because the 150lbs me is the me that only eats salads. If I find that at 160l.bs I am healthy and get to occasionally have fries, then I'll be happy at 160lbs. At some point all people losing weight need to face the fact that it may not be possible to reach your goal and live a life you enjoy. There has to be a happy place where you get to enjoy all the things you like in moderation.
If someone told me I could be 120lbs forever but couldn't ever have a 5 Guys burger again, I'd pass. Those things bring me more pleasure than I can explain. I don't want to be thin at any cost. I would rather be chubby and happy than thin and hungry but I think there is a place in the middle I just have to find.
I want to try creating my own "everything in moderation" diet. Is it really a fad diet if you make it up yourself? I am still working out the logistics of how this would work but what I would like to do is find one thing I'm really hung up on and give it up for a week. It will be like weening myself off the food that I really should only eat as a treat like sugar and fried food. I also want to try giving up cheese, potatoes, and bread. The key to this working for me is that I'm not giving up everything at once then going back to everything at once. If I can still have some pleasure in my diet it is much more likely that I won't cave to the temptation of a treat. If I can just accept that is my "bread free" week for example then it will be less tempting. I am trying to cut down on the things that shouldn't be staples of my diet and eat more veggies without feeling like a rabbit and I think this might be the way to do it.
<3 Katie
193.4lbs
Day 230
Feeling Inventive
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