Hey girls! I just have to say that I am in desperate need of some serious motivation! I was recently diagnosed with diabetes and I need to lose some weight! This morning I was watching Biggest Loser and eating candy. Obviously that show no longer holds much of a motivating force for me. I grew up my whole life with a mom who had diabetes but she has never taken it seriously. She also never had any serious consequences from it (I think she got lucky) but I know I can no longer use the excuse "I may be fat, but at least I am healthy". Any ideas on how you reap motivation in your own lives or how you work hard to reach goals that you have had in the past? Or any new goals you guys are working on now? Any feedback is appreciated! Hope all is well!
Love Maeg
Losing weight is HARD! Katy and I have been trying and so far I have to admit I have cheated A LOT! One thing I am trying is counting calories. I know it's not fun to do but when I'm doing a good job it makes me realize that if I eat carrots for example rather than a ding dong as a snack then I could have the cheesburger or taco for dinner that I have been craving. I know it's not much help but it is worth it to try...I hope. I'm struggling along with you Maegan. At a recent Dr Appt I was told my blood pressure was high enough to need medication and I should lose at least 10-15 pounds in order to avoid that. I am sorry to hear your diagnosis but I know that having high blood pressure has scared me enough to think about what I eat and why.
ReplyDeleteSo...since I've moved to Louisiana I've been working out. And as you might know when I work out I get really obsessed with working out. I've lost maybe 10 pounds or so, but I've had to quit working out as much because I've been pushing myself way to hard. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is when I get back from Kansas I'm going to try a new exercise program that "promises" results but is built on the principle of working out in order to burn fat most effectivly. You alternate between aerobic days and weight training days and in a nutshell you work out for 2 min at a five and then 1 min at a six and increase until you hit a 9. And you do that about three times the middle time actually hitting a 10. The best thing about this is that it is individual so my 10 won't be the same as anyone elses. And the second best thing about it is that weight training days are suppossed to take rougly 45 min and aerobic days are only supossed to be 20 mins. which is a long way from the 90 min I've been doing. So anyway anyone who wants to join me has until Oct. 11th(ish) to decide. Then we can blog about it together.
ReplyDeleteSo I also wanted to add a little somethin' somethin' about your initial heading...motivation. I don't know why I'm one of those types of people that have a hard time self-motivating. So I'm going to do some research and get back to you. But, I hear you...I'm so tired of lying awake at night imagining myself succeeding and then waking up and puttering around the house. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, but I'm still processing...stay tuned!
ReplyDeleteSo.....Maeg! I've been thinking along the same lines a lot lately about losing some weight. I've never been this heavy in my life. I recently tried to climb half dome and was shocked to find how grossly out of shape I am. It was a horrific experience. Well any ways I have a thought.."you know your a fatty when all your clothes "shrink" in the dryer." I currently am experiencing a lot of this lately.
ReplyDeleteI love you! Am I am completely up for all of us losing weight together and being each others motivation.