I mean the bad kind of guilt (I've heard there's a good kind).

Anyway,I'm not always 100% on plan with my eating or exercising. In the past I've felt guilty. But lately I've been working on not feeling guilty. I won't always want to exercise, or eat all the right foods all the time. I won't always be able to stay on plan either. My life seems to be one that things happen and life just doesn't go as I plan it (of course I'm not in control).

Now when I realized this I knew that I wouldn't always see a weight loss and once I maintain (again) it won't be steady. But that's life. At least mine. 8-} For example, this week I only did areobics twice, 30 min each and toning once 30 min. All I saw this morning on the scale was a half pound loss. Yes it was a loss and I'm glad to have that. I know that I need to exercise more to burn more calories. I did eat pretty good this week, trying to stay at around 1300 calories, never going above 1500.

So even though I didn't do as much as I would have liked and didn't see more of a weight loss I feel good with how I'm getting back into a healthy lifestyle. I'm eating more fruits and veggies, less fat, exercising again, feeling good about how I look, how I feel, and doing it a little at a time.

In the past I would feel so guilty after a binge or just one thing I ate wrong or not exercising 2 days in a row (like this week). But I'm changing my mind and my body.

Debbi :)

Debbi,
I'm dealing with that guilt thing today & I never realized how much worse it makes me feel until I reread some of today's posts (that I had written). I'm really PO'd with myself, us, but did I learn from my mistakes? YES. End of guilt? Almost. I'm getting better but it's something to be learned just like eating & living healthy.
Dolci :rose:

Hi Debbi-

I can totally relate with your post. This past week has not been a good one for me. Sometimes I think that our body needs the break (from exercise).....when we exercise EVERYDAY ir every other day it's ok to miss a day or two every now and then. Sometimes things really do come up and sometimes we are just plain tired. I think most of us here have kids, some of us work, and have husbands and a house to take care of.....there comes a time when we just need to take that break and rest. And we need to know that it's OK to do this. Yes we all need to live a healthy life style but does that mean that we should NEVER eat what we want or crave or take a break when it's needed???? As long as it doesn't become an everyday thing then it's really alright!!!!!
I hope that I can learn to always keep this attitude that I have right now....this is all about doing what makes US happy and feel good.
:x :rose: flutterby76 :x :rose:

i know what you mean debbi, i think!! it's like an "all or nothing" attitude.... i was working on being more positive with myself and ive learned that is a bad attitude i need to replace!