Getting healthy and losing weight through the power of MOTIVATION

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Motivational Monday - where we are motivated to stick to our diet and exercise plans for the rest of the week.
Progess logged on Kato's spreadsheet (if you want to of course)
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Inmysparetime, have been mulling over the fact that you are losing without logging. That's impressive! Are you very conscious of food choices or do you think you've sub consciously changed your attitude to what you eat? How long have you been on the wagon?

Reastie- I did the shred again today. It was soooo hard but 20 minutes makes it a bit more doable.

I've been making wiser food choices since July now, logging since then until the New Year. I think my ability to discern the best choices from a selection, and my appetites have changed for the better in that time.
I no longer eat without thinking, and the way I look (photo/mirror me) better reflects the person I believe myself to be.
I have stopped logging to see how I manage without it, how internalised my calorie estimates are. I feel I need to be able to do this to make the changes permanent.

Do you know what I did today?

I made a birthday cake and did not lick the bowl or eat bits of icing off it. This has never happened to me before, either. So, that's two.

I DID have a bit of cake.

And, I enjoyed it. A small slice, one. And, it was yum.

That has never happened before either. Usually I'll eat four or five, and scrape the bowl. With my tongue.

I shall update tomorrow, incase you are interested whether I snaffled the haribos and the kids were left with an empty pinata...

reastie we're in the middle of an extension. I'm underwhelmed by the whole thing. I really can't quite believe HOW MUCH TAPS COST! And, just how easily you can spend crazy amounts of money on stuff like, well, you know, places to keeps the tins of beans.

As soon as someone says "you want this cupboard because it is self cleaning" I'll get excited. Meanwhile, I can't help but feel it's just a place to store tins of beans.

I dunno, it's just a kitchen. That's part of a house. Not what makes a home?

Good hiding places for lard stuff, that's what makes a home...

...what's your best hiding place?

Mine's the bottom of the laundry basket. Never going to be uncovered and no bugger will ever find it there.

Gussie grips, I can sort of relate to your birthday cake non- tasting moments. The last wo weeks I have not wanted to snack. I 'heart' crisps and chocolate, a lot! On previous diets going to the petrol station, supermarket, in fact anywhere that sells them has been so very difficult. Really wanting them. Arguing with that devil on my shoulder that wanted me to say 'sod it' and so many times losing.

For me the last couple of weeks have felt almost exciting. I feel quite a change in how i feel about eating crap.
I AM going to do this.

Gussiegrips well done on the cake front, you're discovering the joy of the first mouthful!
The first mouthful of cake/chocolate/sweets is the best, if you just eat that much, and keep the rest for other days, you get the "first mouthful" kick again and again.
I hide small treats in pockets of coats I rarely wear, so on a rainy day I can put on the third coat of the day and find a little smile in the pocket.

The joy of the first mouthful?

That sounds quite amazing

but, really, the 30th mouthful isn't nice at all.

I'd never really realised that. I fear I may have a fat psyche.

Fnarr

kato eh?

gussie and IMST the first mouthful theory is completely true with chocolate, scientifically proven infact. At uni one of my lecturers specialised in the science of sensory testing of food (which is a fancy pants way of making eating food all sciencey) and he said during a lecture that chocolate is so delish because it melts in the mouth at room temperature and the fats in it have a specific mouthfeel that programs us to like it somehow and the first bit is always the best. We want more because we want to feel that same sensation again but it will never be as good and the more we eat the less similar to that first amazing mmmmmmm it will be. I try to tell myself that when I have chocolate. I buy those big 100% bars of dark chocolate and after dinner every day I have one or two squares, but no more. Before I would have eaten practically the whole pack in one go!

gussie thing is I do get excited by kitchen planning but I'm not very good at interior design (equally my dress sense isn't that great either). I also get very excited by things that I 'must have'. We're reusing our current tap though as it was replaced a year or so ago so no major expense on a new tap! Our tiles we like seem very expensive though . My fave hiding place btw is hidden behind all the food ingredients (like the flours/sugars/rice etc) as DH never goes there, although occasionally he spots my chocolate in there and the pile gets sneakily smaller somehow

Tober well done to shred again. It does help that it's short doesn't it. For some odd reason I find my legs must be quite strong now as whenever I do exercise DVDs where I used to struggle to finish the reps of squats I can now do them quite easily, that's compared to a fit going to the gym alot reastie too. I'm wondering if carrying around all that weight that I've lost has made my legs have to be stronger

Well done Tober!
Really interested in this first mouthful thing - can anyone link me to anything? I had over 100g of chocolate yesterday. Amazingly I did log and was only a bit over my daily limit - the day before was pure binge :(
Am determined to get back on it today. Tomorrow is a meal out for mum's birthday...

Have just had pizza ....anyone want to take bets on how much thats going to cost me?
My body seems to grab anything fatty atm and not let go :(

Me too but you cant let it bother you. New start. Pizza tomorrow for me, or creamy pasta
I fit into s 12 trousers! From Asda but still. Only bought the, to see how far I had left to go. If anything, they're loose! Eighteen months ago they wouldn't have pulled over my thighs

Lots of party food today, hopefully mitigated by the 3 hours I spent walking in the park this morning.
Off to see steam trains on the tube tomorrow, then back home.

Not found a dress yet :)

Am off to the pool in a bit - lets see if I can do 30 lengths like I used to do about a year or so ago.

Well i paid for last night :(

I am just going to have to get it in my head that I just can't hack lovely greasy cheesy fatty food with wine on top anymore.

Bugger was, I really wanted it too! :(

i am hoping the last bit is a good sign though!

First mouthful stuff has sort of blown my tiny mind.

That's how thin people are thin, isn't it?

They actually eat for pleasure - whereas, I eat for pleasure, and fail to stop, whereupon it is no longer pleasurable? But, then, I feel bad at this self destruction, so eat more to cheer myself up?

Goodness.

Kid's party at the weekend - no problem.
Poorly kid - better, I did do a fair bit of munching crap whilst he was on the ward, but I think that's ok seeing as how I am now being kind to myself.

Today's a fast day, which, I quite like. The cupboards are heaving with leftovers from the party, and it's really not speaking to me at all - cos, today's a fast day.

And, tomorrow, I'll have one bite.

So, here's hoping that by the time I get to the dietician at the end of the month, I'll be a bit lighter than I was before Christmas...

Urghhh, I have been hungry all day, somehow used all my cals and refuse to ruin it the day before WI, tomo however...I cant promise I wont treat myself at lunch knowing I'll have a week to counteract it.

Good luck for the morning everyone, there has been some amazing will power going on, Not licking the bowl Gussie, you are a inspiration!!!

And well done Tobermory too, If you are finding it easier walking past the choccy aisle in shops then something has def clicked for you inside. A habit broken wahoo!!

Hey everyone,

'the first mouthful' is really worth thinking about. I had one of my daughters crisps yesterday, first crisp since New years Eve. It was very WOW - salt and vinegar, I really enjoyed it but wasnt at all bothered about having more. Im a bit of a convert

Was a bit scared about weighing in this morning. Saturday my DH took me to the ballet. Ive never been before, it was amazing. They also provided me with a bit of inspiration. Last night doing day 3 of the shred i was thinking, 'come on, if they can dance about on a stage for 2 hours, you sure as hell can do 30 seconds of butt kicks'

So we had lunch out, i chose a small prawn salad.
I bought a small box of chocolates for during the performance - slightly disappointed in myself for doing so. We ate one in each half! That i think was quite 'first mouthful'. The chocolate was very lovely, i savoured it and enjoyed every mouthful - and its surprising how many very small mouthfuls you can get out of a teeny choclate when you want it to last!! It was weird, i was holding the box of choclates but really truly wasnt bothered about not eating them. That is so unlike me.In the past we would have hoovered them all up then had an ice cream during the interval!

Went for dinner, I chose fairly sensibly and then stopped when i was full - so left just under half. A couple of vodkas then pushed my calorie intake even further beyond what MFP was happy with.

But I had a wonderful day, I guess im thinking of it like a treat day and now I'm back on the wagon. I'd intentionally under eaten the day before and yesterdy to balance out my weekly calorie average and yesterday was also day 3 of the shred.

MY WI, 4lb loss from last week.

Humph.

You know the 3lbs I lost over Christmas? They've reappeared this week :(

On the plus side, did 30 lengths of the pool yesterday

Was going to go to the rink today but it's all snowy and I want to find out if the buses are running OK. If they are, I shall go tomorrow, then maybe swim again on Wednesday or Friday, plus my Thursday skating lesson (going twice this week as I need the practice lol)

FOUR POUNDS!

Wow.

Go you!

I'm on a fast day, ate some sweets yesterday to cheer myself up (I know, I know, I know) but, instead of having the whole packet, and then another packet to console myself for my failure, I had four. And, I liked them.

Fast day today.

Keep the focus up, folks.

That's fantastic Tobermory. Well done. 4lbs is loads. :)

I'm not weighing today but might tomorrow. I'm full of a cold and feeling rubbish on account of the fact I haven't seen blue sky for about 10 days.

I'm sure ill pick up soon. Have a great day everyone.

Lollipop violet, 30 lengths? Wow. I reckon I could have done that 20 years ago but not so sure now. I did a 2 hour walk with a friend this morning, it was super snowy and so beautiful.

Tober 4 lbs?! Wow, well done. Ballet sounds lovely too btw

LV 30 length sounds pretty good to me - I haven't been swimming for ages and remember last time I only managed about 8 lengths and my gym pool isn't that big

Gussie good luck on your fast day

hair hope you feel better soon

Official weigh in is a maintain. Was hoping for a 1lb loss, but it will do.

Went tile shopping for new kitchen this morning and are thinking of going with these ones . Very unlike my usual style but work really well with the dark worktop and off white cabinets

Well done for 4lb loss that's great!

I had -1lb thip morning which I'm happy with, long as it's not going up!

My own grandma, who is usually lovely, has just made me sad :(

I've been showing her endless dresses online - and I've found a few I like on Amazon. Problem is they come with a belt, and belts just don't work for me.

I just said, "It's annoying, I can't find anything that isn't aimed at someone older than me, or aimed at teenagers."

She's just broken my heart a bit and said, "No, not lots of choice for big girls"

I said sizes weren't the issue, everything is either mini or maxi length - then I've retreated back to my room as I'm close to tears.

Now, I realize I am larger than I should be, and I'm working on it. She does comment on my weight a lot "I'm sure your bum is getting bigger" and "that makes you look slim/bigger" are the usual suspects. But she's never outright called me big.

I guess this is another wake up call :(

LV really feel for you. I'm sure she didn't mean it how it came out. People can say things and they aren't meant nastily but they can sound worse than intended. Don't let this downer make you feel like giving up - you're working on it and you're doing well. The best way is slow and steady.

Things not going well here today and have ended in pizza for dinner and nothing in the cupboards so it will be left over pizza for lunch at work tomorrow . I'm not off the wagon but I am half a bum cheek off trying to balance myself back on.