SW: 82.3kg CW: 77.9kg GW: 60kg
I am finally on a downward trend after struggling with weight loss for years. I have been trying to diet for about 10 years, sometimes I was successful but always put the weight back on. I was one of those people that felt controlled by the food I was eating, stress eating and wondering how others can be so put together while dieting. Now I feel I am one of those people.
Yes I want pizza; but I want to lose weight more.
No I don't want to eat, I am not hungry I'm just bored/stressed.
Yes I am hungry, but I wont die if I don't eat.
No I don't want to exercise, I want to be lazy, but exercise will make me feel great.
By thinking like this, practicing mindfulness, I now get hungry less and feel in control of my food and I decide what I eat. I am no longer controlled by my cravings. Treats are now actually treats and nor normal everyday food. I am okay with being uncomfortable for the short term for the long term.
So after using the above mentioned I also added a reward system I didn't expect to work but actually did. I created a reward chart of daily, weekly, monthly and goal completing rewards:
Daily ----- The satisfaction of feeling great, go me!
Weekly ----- Low calorie treat (a mocha, fruit)
Monthly ----- A high calorie treat (cake, pizza)
Goal Completion ----- 12 weeks of success (Non food treat like a new book ect)
Using this helped me enjoy good food but not overload on it. It uses the satisfaction of doing well as a reward rather than seeing the restriction of food as a punishment. I began noticing how exercising makes me feel more and using that as a reward to doing exercise when I don't want to.
Before I always thought being thinner would be impossible, no matter how much I dieted and exercised I would never lose weight. I realised that I was simply just not trying hard enough, I was lieing to myself.
Now it is an achievable goal that I am working towards and I will not lose sight of it.
I feel great.
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