I'm so sorry this is sooooooooooo long.....
Here's my breakthrough moment for the day/week/month/year, whatever you wants to call it....So, I've been trying to just lose the last 5 pounds to reach my goal for quite some time now. I have been so close so many times, to just blow it completely and throw in the towel when it comes to eating properly. I am human, and I love treats and sweets too! And you may be thinking....she doesn't have anything to lose. But I do because there are still clothes in my closet that I REALLY would like to fit into comfortably without having the muffin top problem. And....let's just remember that we each have our own realistic goals, and this just happens to be mine. Darn you Lucky Jeans that cost lots of money!!!! (yes, that's my goal.....fit into my SUPER expensive jeans that I REALLY want to be able to wear again). Okay, let me get back on track... I was watching a youtube video by the 21-Day Fix creator about what she eats in a day. (See attached link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sb5ineu8sQ). It really helped me get some perspective on what's healthy. While I know what's healthy and I try to eat like that, I have to admit that I was cheating way too much!!! I'd walk by one of my kid's snack cups and grab some goldfish crackers or a few vanilla wafer cookies or whatever they happened to walk away from and leave on the table. Or, I'd grab some M&M's out of the cabinet after dinner and pop those in my mouth. The problem was, I wasn't counting those calories in my daily intake. Then I'd stand there at the scale every morning wondering, "Why am I not losing anything?!?!?" DUH!!!!! But I'm telling you, after I watched the youtube video, it's like a light bulb went off in my head. If I'm going to be promoting eating clean and taking charge of your health, I need to be honest with myself and with all of you. So now I truly do count everything that goes in my mouth. Like you may have seen earlier this week, I had all of my lunches packed up on Sunday night ready to go. And I am so proud of myself for doing that because it has truly helped keep me on track this week. Now don't get me wrong, it IS okay to cheat SOMETIMES, but not every single day like I was doing. I guess my whole point in this is to challenge you to truly be honest with yourself. If you ever have stood at the scale and wondered, "Why am I not losing any weight?", you might need to re-evaluate your eating habits. Are you eating too many carbs or too much sugar? Are you not getting enough calories and causing your body to go into starvation mode? Are you eating mostly one food group over another? Are you getting in your veggies??? Are you "cheating" like I was doing? These are all good questions to ask so that you can try to make positive changes. Let me also say that plateaus happen, and don't get down on yourself if that happens. But that just means it's time to re-evaluate what you're doing and trying your best to change it up a bit to break through that plateau. That's what I'm here for, and what I hope I can help any of you with. Bottom line.....be honest with yourself, be realistic, but also allow yourself the opportunity to be human and realize that we all will never be perfect in this life. We can just do our best and know that we were all created uniquely with a purpose, trying to live out that purpose to the best of our abilities! Thanks for listening if you made it all the way to the bottom of this SUPER long post! I'll also have you know that I'm now only 1.5 pounds away from my goal weight. BAM!!!! That's how it's done! LOL
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