Again, I have not lost any weight this week. This second week of maintaining my weight has shown me three things. Firstly, that I can maintain my weight without putting weight on (and I haven't been really really dietish these last two weeks), secondly, that I need to start shedding the psychological weight before I can really concentrate on losing the physical weight, and thirdly, that I will probably have to start exercising (boo hoo).
I am pleased that I have managed to maintain my weight over the last couple of weeks as I have not been particularly strict with my diet. I have cut out all the crap I used to eat, but have still had snacks, the odd chocolate bar etc.. and Matthew cooked a lovely dinner of pie and veg, with chocolate brownies and butterscotch angel delight for pudding. So I would say I have eaten normally for the last couple of weeks and maintained the weight. That bodes well for the future when I stop monitoring my weight.
In terms of the psychological weight, I have enlisted the help of a psychotherapist. Elaine will help me identify the reasons why I turn to food and how I can replace eating with more constructive ways of dealing with the urge to do something. I am taking this whole weight thing very seriously and felt it necessary to approach it holistically, therefore addressing every aspect of it. Together with Elaine I will hopefully sort out my head and deal with a few things which could be the cause of my comfort eating. Once the psychological weight drops, it should pave the way for more motivation to lose the physical weight.
The thought of exercising right now is not a particularly pleasant one. The heat during the summer here is really quite difficult to exist in, let alone exercise in. Being this overweight obviously has its disadvantages as it difficult to exercise full stop, regardless of the temperature. All things added up, there is not a lot of motivation to exercise during the summer. For me anyway. However, nobody said this was going to be easy and I will have to push myself to do this. I doubt I will become an exercise freak overnight and so I will start myself off gently. I am yet to buy my pedometer to record my steps and I think I should make this a priority now. Once I am focused on my steps during the day I can motivate myself to increase the steps and then start doing proper exercise.
Signing off.
I am pleased that I have managed to maintain my weight over the last couple of weeks as I have not been particularly strict with my diet. I have cut out all the crap I used to eat, but have still had snacks, the odd chocolate bar etc.. and Matthew cooked a lovely dinner of pie and veg, with chocolate brownies and butterscotch angel delight for pudding. So I would say I have eaten normally for the last couple of weeks and maintained the weight. That bodes well for the future when I stop monitoring my weight.
In terms of the psychological weight, I have enlisted the help of a psychotherapist. Elaine will help me identify the reasons why I turn to food and how I can replace eating with more constructive ways of dealing with the urge to do something. I am taking this whole weight thing very seriously and felt it necessary to approach it holistically, therefore addressing every aspect of it. Together with Elaine I will hopefully sort out my head and deal with a few things which could be the cause of my comfort eating. Once the psychological weight drops, it should pave the way for more motivation to lose the physical weight.
The thought of exercising right now is not a particularly pleasant one. The heat during the summer here is really quite difficult to exist in, let alone exercise in. Being this overweight obviously has its disadvantages as it difficult to exercise full stop, regardless of the temperature. All things added up, there is not a lot of motivation to exercise during the summer. For me anyway. However, nobody said this was going to be easy and I will have to push myself to do this. I doubt I will become an exercise freak overnight and so I will start myself off gently. I am yet to buy my pedometer to record my steps and I think I should make this a priority now. Once I am focused on my steps during the day I can motivate myself to increase the steps and then start doing proper exercise.
Signing off.
hey karen it's good to catch up with your blog. i'm back at work so cheekily getting a look in on it during a quiet patch this afternoon - won't be properly online at home until at least the end of next week.
ReplyDeleteit's good that you're still sounding fairly positive about your challenge. i guess it must be pretty frustrating not losing the weight but as you say you're showing yourself that you can maintain the weight loss.
As for exercising I completely understand that one! I can't stand exercising and am not one for running or for the gym. Can you find some kind of exercise that you do enjoy? Something like skipping might be fun! There's also swimming which I find a lot more manageable and more fun than a lot of other kinds.
Good going though hun and stick at it!
"...pie and veg, with chocolate brownies and butterscotch angel delight for pudding..."
ReplyDeleteMmmmm... that's all I can think about - sorry, not much help am I! :-D
Great to hear that you're still on the winning side - must be great to know you don't have to exist solely on water & celery sticks just to see some positive results, i.e. you can just eat normally!
As for exercise, I find the one thing that really motivates me is having a dog, who makes you feel guilty for not taking her for a walk each day! Even 20min in the cool of the early morning or late afternoon will have a real impact - give it a try, if only for Sophie's sake ;-)
Keep us updated won't you... much love!
xo
Thanks for the comments - they are much appreciated! In terms of walking the dog, Sophie gets 2 walks a day... but the problem being in the summer she just isn't interested in the long walks as she gets toooo hot - even the early morning or late at night as the humidity gets her all sticky and she gives up. So in the winter we can go back to our normal 20-30 min walk twice a day, but for now, she only copes with 10-15 mins twice a day. Ho hum... Sophie is also on a diet so she needs it as well as I do! lol. In a month or two's time will come the cooler weather.
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