'Inspirational'
... well I don't know about that ... I certainly don't feel inspirational but apparently I am. Wow! While I was cooking my two thin plain slices of toast at work this morning for breakfast I got told by J (a woman at work) that she has a big box under her desk filled with Weight Watchers snacks. I am allowed to go help myself because I have inspired a handful of people around the building to try and lose weight. I was then told (again) how well I am doing and how well I look.
Must have been the day for compliments as my boss told me I was looking fantastic. I mentioned that I seem to be stuck lately and she told me I was doing so well and to just keep at it. And then to top all that off a work mate of BFs saw BF and I going for a walk yesterday and the workmate commented on how good I was looking. Lucky BF isn't the jealous type!
I must admit today I am really feeling rather blah about this. I read Miss Nicky's blog this morning and I totally agree with what she says about this becoming an obsession. Weight loss is all I talk about as well and I spend a huge amount of time updating my blog, reading and commenting on other peoples. I am forever thinking about what I have just eaten, what I am planning on eating and what I want to eat. I am always thinking about where I can fit in my next walk or my next weights session. It seems like a full time occupation at the moment. It is bloody hard work and time consuming but it must all be worth it. To be told I am inspirational must make it worth it.
I just think I am feeling frustrated at the moment. I am not losing weight as fast as I want. I feel like I am just getting stuck and then I get worried that I will never be able to get under 75kgs. But then on the other hand I seem to be getting constant reminders lately that I am doing ok and that I have changed my lifestyle for the better. Some are rather weird ones - a bag of potatoes that has been in our pantry for a month. We used to go through a 10kg bag at least every two weeks. Everytime I look at the potatoes I think of all the other meals we have been having and how much healthier we have eating. I also think of Sunday when I wasn't tracking points and we got back from Christchuch at 6.30. It would have been so easy to stop for takeaways on the way home but I instead stopped off at the supermarket and made lamb chops, vegetables and cauliflower cheese for tea. These are surely all indicators to show that, even though the scales are not dropping like I want them to, I am doing ok. So I just have to keep on telling myself that it is all worth it.
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Must have been the day for compliments as my boss told me I was looking fantastic. I mentioned that I seem to be stuck lately and she told me I was doing so well and to just keep at it. And then to top all that off a work mate of BFs saw BF and I going for a walk yesterday and the workmate commented on how good I was looking. Lucky BF isn't the jealous type!
I must admit today I am really feeling rather blah about this. I read Miss Nicky's blog this morning and I totally agree with what she says about this becoming an obsession. Weight loss is all I talk about as well and I spend a huge amount of time updating my blog, reading and commenting on other peoples. I am forever thinking about what I have just eaten, what I am planning on eating and what I want to eat. I am always thinking about where I can fit in my next walk or my next weights session. It seems like a full time occupation at the moment. It is bloody hard work and time consuming but it must all be worth it. To be told I am inspirational must make it worth it.
I just think I am feeling frustrated at the moment. I am not losing weight as fast as I want. I feel like I am just getting stuck and then I get worried that I will never be able to get under 75kgs. But then on the other hand I seem to be getting constant reminders lately that I am doing ok and that I have changed my lifestyle for the better. Some are rather weird ones - a bag of potatoes that has been in our pantry for a month. We used to go through a 10kg bag at least every two weeks. Everytime I look at the potatoes I think of all the other meals we have been having and how much healthier we have eating. I also think of Sunday when I wasn't tracking points and we got back from Christchuch at 6.30. It would have been so easy to stop for takeaways on the way home but I instead stopped off at the supermarket and made lamb chops, vegetables and cauliflower cheese for tea. These are surely all indicators to show that, even though the scales are not dropping like I want them to, I am doing ok. So I just have to keep on telling myself that it is all worth it.
xx
Posted by Nancy Bou at 3:22 PM::
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7 Comments:
wow you must be really really stoked with all those compliments and feeling HOT HOT HOT..coz you are HOT HOT HOT. hehe
i agree it is a fulltime job, but i just dont think with weightloss you can make it a part time thing. its a commitment and to make it work..its fulltime.
but thats whats makes you a success!!!!
whoohoo for all those nice compliments :) & well done for making chops over ordering takeaways
Too right baby, it IS all worth it!
I didn't have time to comment on Nickys post the other day, but I read it, and I nodded along. I guess my comment would be that while food/health/weight IS something that we will be confronted with all day, every day it doesn't mean it has to run our lives.
I've often said that to be able to lose weight, you need to be able to give it your top 1 - 2 or 3 priority. If you have too many other things going on, you won't have enough time to dedicate to your overall well-being and the 'diet' will suffer.
However, if it is your number one priority, you need to remember that there are still the number 2 -3 - 4 - 5 and 6 things to take up the rest of your time. And yes, we are probably all guilty of spending too much time blogging (doh, as I type from work!).
Something else Nicky said was quite relevant too, which was to only talk to people about weight-loss if they ask you about it. So wise!
Well done on your great choices - the losses will continue to come if you keep persisting :-)
Yay for compliments! Even though your weight loss has slowed at the moment your body is still probably changing and the scales will soon move. You ARE doing well and it IS worth it!
Lol, our potatoes sit around for months now too!
Compliments rock!
I know what you mean about it being a full time job. I get like that sometimes then I freak that if I let up a bit everything will fall apart.
You are so worth it Nancy. Whoo hooo on getting some spontaneous compliments. You deserve it and good on you for inspiring other people to start looking after themselves as well.
Re the time spent on weight loss / lifestyle change. Emily has a lot of great things to say in her comment. Initially this has to be a top priority. Having it as a low priority is what got us all large in the first place. Nurturing yourself, educating yourself, is what is needed until the habits become second nature. Then the obsession will slowly abate.
There is nothing wrong in investing the time in yourself. You rock Nancy. Keep up the excellent work and again, you are so worth it :)
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