Today is the first day of participating in a dietbet challenge and I am already feeling the pressure of my bad eating ways. It's noon, we are having a taco Tuesday today ( I actually arranged it- so I am responsible for this torture), and there's also someone's birthday today. Which means, chips, sodas, tacos, and cake flowing like a delicious river of calories. I am going to try really hard to not eat anything with flour or added sugar. I am going to stick to grilled meats and veggies.
To keep me on track, here is a list of motivators:
1) I'm getting married in October and I want to look good in my pictures.
2) I worked really hard to lose weight when I was in college - am I just going to let all that hard work go to waste? What happened?
3) Oh- and I still have all of those smaller sizes that I thought I really looked good in sitting in my closet. Am I not only going to let those go by the wayside and throw away all of that money but also have to buy a whole new wardrobe? NO WAY. I have better ways to spend my hard earned money ( see point 1).
4)My sisters and mother are losing weight like crazy...am I going to let them WIN? Nope. Way too competitive in my family to let them win.
5) I just turned 30 this year. I do not want to turn into a middle-aged lump. I want to be vivacious and outgoing, and not covering myself up because I am so self-conscious person when I approach "middle age". I need to get this under control NOW. Not tomorrow.
Ok- I think that's enough of a self-pep talk to keep me going today. Bring on the cake. Bring on the tacos.
I can do this.
Elizabeth