The struggle to lose weight and maintain weightloss is real. I like to say I am my own worst enemy. I have a degree in Exercise Science and I have even been a Weight Loss Consultant for Jenny Craig so I know what to do. The probelm is that I still give excuses as to why I'm not losing weight or why I can't do something. I am no different than any other person trying to lose weight but I should know better.
The hardest part about getting started is finding the motivation to do it. It's not like I didn't have something to motivate me before now because I knew I didn't like the way I looked/felt and I knew how I wanted to look but no matter what I just couldn't get myself to make the change. You almost want to yell at yourself and ask "What's wrong with you?! You know what to do just do it already." And then one day it just clicked and my mind finally said okay let's do it.
Now I have been back on the path for a little over a week and I am already down almost 4lbs. I am feeling good again. Since I started eating right again I have not craved sweets or junk food. I do love chocolate so if I feel at all like I want something sweet I keep it just to a fiber one bar/cookie which is a great comprimise for me.
As long as I can stay away from junk foods I will be fine. Food can be like drugs, they can be very addicting. The biggest struggle for me is I get almost jealous because I see people who can eat whatever they want and not gain a single pound. But I know that is not how my body works. So it's time to make a change and make it permanently.
I am an ex-athlete who's body loves to put on muscle but struggles to lose fat. In order for me to lose weight I have to exercise and eat right. When I was younger I could get away with eaiting what I wanted because I played sports year round. No one tells you that if you don't keep it up your physical activity once you stop you will easily put on weight.
One of my goals is to find a fitness routine that works for me and my schedule. I am a mom of 2 that works full time and goes to school part time. I have been trying to utilize my lunch hour to add exercise when the weather permits. I am planning to take off a semester from school to spend more time with the kids and focus on myself for awhile.
Another goal is to continue to particpate in communities like these where we are here to support one another. ACCOUNTABILITY. That's what will keep me on the right path.