Day 23- Staying Motivated

Staying motivated is a key part to losing weight. i know for me i need to not "cheat"  to stay motivated and think of what has happened in the past to get me unmotivated. When i do "cheat", even though i know i will gain just from the salt content alone, it makes me crave big time..... which makes it hard to get back to being motivated. and the gaining part makes it even worse. it is a mental thing because i think to myself- "why did you do that??? you were doing so good,now it is gonna take you a week or more to lose in that one meal!"

so you know what i do instead now..... keep myself distracted and keep thinking that i am better off with out it. it will not always be like this where i have to avoid food and situations, i know how to maintain, i did it for 2 months before i started getting serious, but i am always gonna be one that will have to watch my weight. right now my focus is getting to a place where i feel confident in myself inside and out.... which is a hard thing for anybody to do. I believe i can and will get there, hopefully within these 365 days.

i had a little bit of a emotional breakdown yesterday. i cried during my training, which i have not done for a long time. working out hard is an emotional release and when you get to the point to where you can not do any more (called- point of failure) emotions can come out. for me that happens when i am stressed as well. i feel that i am not doing enough to be my best. now i know that may sound crazy, but that is what i think. i never think i am good enough, even though i know i am good.... just not enough. another example- i am 75% not 110%. i am growing from this experience though. the positive messages & words from friends and family, being able to wear smaller sizes and they fit nicely, feeling and looking "skinny", the scale and measuring tape going down every week and as my friend Sam said yesterday..... the endorphin high!

there are a couple other ways i am keeping motivated...

• pictures every week- so i can see the difference that i don't see when i look at myself everyday
• a weight loss ticker.... another visual aid. here is mine (below). they have MANY different design combos.
• a food journal- i did one at the beginning, but it bored me after 2 weeks
• just say NO!!! i have no problem with saying no now, because if your friends and family really care about you and what you are doing then they will not put you in that position.set an example!!!

Kelly