Two months without posting....... well, no news is not always good news. Not terribly bad either.... just stale I guess you can say.
Is there anyone out there who is losing weight and actually kept losing during the holidays? If so, I'd like to kiss your skinny feet. How do you do it?!
I am finally starting to feel motivated again. I am inspired by my friends who are doing great, by the season premier of The Biggest Loser, and by my husband, who got inspired by the show also, and took action that very day! I awoke the next morning to an exceptionally early alarm clock, and Chip lacing up his running shoes. He's going for it again - time for me to start again too.
Not sure where to start though. As an attempt to limit our monthly expenses, one thing I did was quit my gym membership. I loved the gym. I loved going and how it made me feel. I love that it had babysitting for Anela. But now I have to go about this in other ways. It was SO much easier - SO MUCH easier when there was someone at the gym depending on me to meet there. Now it's all me again. I'm scared.
After my last weigh-in posted on this blog, I gained about 7 pounds in 6 weeks. Then, we moved - my life was stressful almost to the point that I couldn't handle it, and I actually lost 5 pounds in the middle of it! I enjoyed that for about 4-5 days or so, but then of course after things started to calm down a little, they crept back on. DANG! Oh who am I kidding.. I knew that would happen!
So here I am again.... but not with any real goals in mind. Perhaps I am afraid to fail again?
I am just glad that I am at least wanting to do something again. During the last 2 months, I seriously didn't have any desire anymore. But I'm happy to say that I feel it coming back. I sure would appreciate some encouragement and support - that was the whole reason for starting this blog, and I want to get it going again. Hopefully you didn't give up on me!
Thanks everyone.
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Glad you're back on and hope you can find a way to feel motivated to keep being healthy.
Go, Tracy!
I'll miss having you in our ward, Tracy! I'm glad the move went well, and that you're feeling less stress now. And, hey, life is about starting over every single day. You can do it--gym or no gym! I'm telling Jeremy I'd quit the gym if the monthly payment could go towards a treadmill! I don't go when the roads are slick and icy, so that means not much in the last few weeks. But YOU CAN DO IT!!
Steph W.
Hey, girl, I missed reading about you! The holidays are such a bittersweet time: a lot of family time but a lot of food time as well! DANG!!
There's a great motivational blog I like to visit called "look pretty, run nasty". The three girls who run the blog are very fitness and goal oriented, and they may have some good suggestions you might like! Try it out and keep hanging in there! You can do it!
I love your Henry Ford quote about thinking if you can or you can't do something - you are right! You can only do it a moment at a time, and each passed up temptation is a moment of victory. Keep on keeping on! You can't eat it if its not in the house. I'm proud of your tremendous effort and love you lots. (And glad that you're back on this blog. We're all watching and wanting to help if we can.)
we CAN do this tracy! i wish we lived near one another. i would love to have someone like you around. good luck. it's not easy, but it's worth it, right?
Tracy dearest,,,
love you madly, so I am going to share something with you... Suzanne Somers... (Sommers?) I know, It sounds hokey doing a "celebrity" diet, but hey. It makes sense, and it is easier, and it WORKS pretty well. (and you get to eat.) Check it out at the library.
hugs... Auntie jan
where are you tracy!?
I missed you. I worked out all the way through Christmas, Brett and I even went running during his time off. But my weight has been stale. I'm just sitting at 162 and its driving me nuts. I am only working about twice a week - I know - not enough. But my exercise teacher makes me so darn sore each time that I can't believe I'm not losing weight. So you still have time to catch up as we spiral towards 150. I will run a mile for you if you run a mile for me. Just tell me what day and I'll put my shoes on!
Tracy, I'm sure you have the same motivation we all do. When your clothes start to get tight and you have to reach for the larger size on the rack you're MOTIVATED! I'm sure that's why you did so well over the holidays. Thanks for letting us share in your journey.
Tracy,
Take today...NOW...This minute...get a notebook and without worrying about calories just write down every morsel that you put in your mouth...I mean everything. That shocked me back into being motivated. I found myself whineing about not losing weight and not doing anything about it. The calories that I was consuming mindlessly was astonishing!! That was enough of a shock to snap me out of my rut!! Do it now...right this second...get your notebook and write it down! Love Lisa
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