Since I find this whole objective rather daunting (esp the 2nd time around) I'm going to set myself small goals and work up towards the big stuff. This way I make small wins a little at a time.

Goal 1 starting today--except for my morning coffee, the only beverage I will consume today is WATER. I will drink water all day -- no pop, no beer, no wine -- just water....

Let's see if I can stick to my goal for one day and not let myself down...

Okay....day 1 went pretty well. I stuck to my goal -- water was the only beverage o/s my morning coffee. Food I consumed not as smart but...the goal was the water and I succeeded...

Now...goal is to do the same day 2 -- water only beverage. Stick to this for three days and add another goal....

Tiny little steps lead to far away places. Someone told me that once and try to remind myself of it when I'm working hard on loosing this weight. It sound to me like your going to make your tiny steps pay off :)

Hi Diamond Girl. :)
Good going with setting small goals. I am a big proponent of setting goals. And it is the small goals that are most important because they are the foundation for achieving larger goals.
Your drinking water goal is a great start.

Okay so I think I have this water thing down pat now. I am so dedicated to not hinging on my promises to myself that even though I am tempted to get a pop or a juice or a chocolate milk I resist. Morning coffee + water rest of the day. That's working so far.

So, now for another goal so at least I see some losses this week. I must must must cut out the crap out of my diet. And the one thing I have to do right now is committ to cutting out the cookies, cakes, chocolate bars -- sweets in other words. Today I am going out to the movies with the kids. There will be NO greasy popcorn and definitely NO candy bars. Just a nice big old bottle of water.

Also, this evening, when I watching tv and bored and feeling a bit down -- there will be no JUNK FOOD snacks. I must get myself to the grocery store and fill the fridge with healthy snacks like fruit and nuts and stuff like that....

There we go -- new goal -- cut out the sweets.

(one exception though -- tmw is my nieces 8th b-day -- and I will allow myself a very tiny piece of her b-day cake).

:peace:

very good and healthy goals :up:

I have to admit...one of the difficult parts of starting this right now is...my husband.

My husband and I live together but are in, what I call, a quasi-separated state. We had alot of problems a few years back but resolved to live together while the kids were young. At first it was hard but we've kind of fallen into this friendly, civil arrangement and we cooperate while doing our own thing most of the time.

He gained a bit of weight and went to a body-builder friend of his and started this really strict high protein based diet. He's managed to lose 15 lbs in 3 weeks. Good for him but the man will not stop talking about how successful he's been. And he has a way of talking about it that seems to suggest that I should be doing the same thing as he is... :down: I purposely have NOT told him of my goals because I don't want to hear it frankly. I want to do this my way and in a way that works for me and not have to defend every action to anyone else...know what I mean?

So I have to figure out how to "tune him out" while I do this..... on to today's goal -- I'm going to work for a week and then off on vacation for 2. So I'm buying lunch for a few days and I resolve -- no sweets, water only PLUS stay away from the fries/onion rings in the caf. No matter how pitiable all the selections look -- default position will be soup or salad but no fries at all....

wish me luck...and thanks to all who have given me encouraging words. I haven't stepped on the scale at all since Wed. I so hope that by this Wed at least one or two pounds will have fallen off... :shrug:

Welcome back to DT! Sounds like you've got good goals set for yourself. That old motto stands true: Slow and steady wins the race! No doubt your going to do this! Yeah, it sucks your hubby is gloating lots..but just think about how much better than him your going to look and feel...:D Best Wishes~

So my first week of very modest changes (water only, cut out some sweets) did do something for me....I lost 2 pounds. Now I have been on diets in the past where week 1 netted me a 7 pound loss. But guess what? Never stayed off because the changes were too much too fast. I prefer slower losses.

Anyway so now what goal to set for this week? Hmmm.... I start a two week vacation on Monday. I say I should continue with my water rule and my no fries or no sweets rule and for this week I'm going to watch my portions very carefully. No second servings of anything and where feasible cut the portion in half or eat on smaller dishes.

Let's see if I can stick to this one!!!!

Hello, Diamond! :wave: Your plan sounds a little like the "Change One" program, which advocates changing one habit at a time to achieve lasting weight management and health. It's a great idea and you seem to be really successful with it ... good for you! Have a great day.

This has been a really tough week for me....

I had some issues in my family that totally stressed me out. They caused me to lose a great deal of focus on myself. I still managed to lose a pound but I know if I had concentrated more it would have been even more than that.

For me anyway, I can't deal with too many things at once. And when life pressures start to build up, things naturally fall to the side. And although I maintained my water rule, the portions thing didn't really happen yet until I started to deal with my personal issues.

As a result of these issues I find myself looking to move to a new home. And so I've spent alot of time thinking of where to go, when, my budget etc...its a very significant life decision to me and I'm taking a great deal of risk. When I was in my 20s and early 30s I jumped into new situations much more easily. But now that I've been burned a few times and know the pain it can cause....I'm much more frightened by change.

But...its something I need to do....for myself. As is losing this weight so....I'm home from work for a couple of weeks and exercising more and eating healthy foods --- so here's to hoping I lose even more weight....

Yesterday I hit a low point. Depressed and upset over issues in my personal life, bored in front of the TV, I decided to ... bake a cake. Ostensibly I did this to give my kids a treat as I haven't made one in months. But then I proceeded to eat a piece and it set off a total eating binge. The one piece turned into three pieces plus a sandwich and some wine.

I do this all the time. Something triggers this reaction in me and I find myself eating to comfort myself. Well....at least this time I recognized it and stopped it as soon as I could. Now....on to damage control.

Today I am getting on the treadmill again. I used to use it faithfully -- half hour to 40 mins 6 days a week. I haven't used it in ages. I just dusted it off recently (lol) but now its time to actually use it again. Don't know how long I will last as it has been some time but I've loaded up my mp3 player and now will just see what I can do. I need to build that habit again.

Otherwise, its just been an emotional rollercoaster this last week -- binging, upset over crap in my life, emotional eating -- the usual thing that throws me off track. But I will try to refocus...