interested in weightloss & toning

[OneBreath]

Tat made a comment about there is no secret and then provided the obvious formula. It made me think about being asked recently what my secret was to having so much discipline. I responded that the secret is that there is no secret. It takes 28 straight days of performing a given behavior to create a habit. If you want to change your diet, make a solid change for 28 days. Whatever it takes to get through them do it.

Sure your diet may not be perfect, maybe you didn't bust your ass 5 days a week at the gym, but you obviously made some changes and carried them through the past month. Look where you are now!

Welcome to this side. You can look back on your former self now with some clear understanding.

Looking forward examine new ways to get the diet and training squared away. Implement some changes and get through another month. You are sure to be pleased.

Also, i really like reading journals. There are a few women in this section that have made great recordings of their journeys for us to learn from.

Good luck.

 

[Tatyana]

Congratulations hun!!

OneBreath has a great point about forming a habit.

We do become creatures of habit and like to stick to a routine or certain ways of eating.

With regards to dieting and training, I am also a big fan of being kind to yourself.

Eating some naughty food or missing one training session is not going to undo a week worth of dieting, so if you do break your diet (and I also think people should have one free meal a week), don't have it be that your diet is ruined and you just go off on a binge.

That all or nothing principle does seem to be the case for a lot of people.

 

[mmo115]

on the diet topic:

I think one of the most important things to a diet is allowing a cheat meal/day per week. I used to try and strict diet 7 days a week then every 5-6 weeks i'd go on a 4-5 day absolute rampage of eating anything in site before getting my ass back on track. Since I started allowing the cheat day/meal every week (normally football sundays lolol) it has really allowed me to stay on my diet without actually seeing it as a diet, but just eating what I need to do what I do. I know it's different for some people and it may not work for you, but don't throw the idea out the window! After a few months you may need the cheat day! Plus, it allows you to be more consistent I think as tatyana said because it gets you to into the understanding that a cheat meal cannot ruin you. Also, it means that if you "cheat" other than on your "cheat day" you know that you can just turn that cheat day into a normal day if it makes you feel better. ok im done rambling

 

[Thandie]

First of all you are over training.
I don't think so much your calories are too low. You already said you have gained 2 lbs, but you might be eating the wrong things.

Can you post what you eat? I know you said you're not good at it.
But you need to know how much you're eating. Most likely you have no idea if you're getting 1500 or 2500 calories unless you track it.
from the time you get up till you go to bed, write down everything you eat and drink.

 

[flaminjo]

Great post titentonedn... i have been working on myself for last three months now, the body fat is gone, stamina is up, now shifting towards bodybuilding. been advised of a BodyBuilding Supplement what are your takes on that