Hey guys,
So having tried losing weight on several occasions with varying degrees of success, I feel I really need some sort of external advice or tips.
I know exactly what I need to do; exercise more, eat less/eat less sugar etc. etc. I understand that part. The issue that I have is actually following through with it.
I KNOW that I should go out on my bike every day or even every other day - hell, I even enjoy it when I'm out there. I just cannot move my ass out of my flat in order to go do it. Sometimes I'll just get so disgusted with myself that my internal willpower somehow manages to force me out the door, and I have a great time with it, and it maybe lasts a few days, even a few weeks and I feel great, some small amount of weight seems to drop off, and then suddenly, I'm back to business as usual. No reason, just a complete and utter lack of interest in going out and being active.
Same goes for food. I love cooking, I love food (of course) and I know many, many great healthy recipes. So I'll cook healthy two, three or four nights in a row, then suddenly I'm just too tired or can't be bothered to do it. I left a mess the night before, or I haven't cleaned up the dishes, or I'm out of onions and THAT ONE DISH THAT I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE really needs an onion and so I'll just order pizza instead because god knows I can't just make something else. It'll go really well for a bit and then I'll just stop. It becomes automatic. The thought of cooking a nice, healthy meal for myself doesn't even cross my mind and I find myself ordering something shitty before I even notice what I'm doing.
It's horrific. I want to be one of those people who goes out and does something active every day, comes home from work, cooks a nice dinner & goes to bed. Simple, really. Except it isn't. Not for me. I cannot for the life of me break out of this cycle and it's driving me mad.
If anyone has experience with this sort of periodical apathy then do let me know, and if there's anything you can do to help I'd be over the moon. I need a solution, else you'll see me on the news in 20 years time being crane-lifted out of my bed having suffered a massive heart attack!
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So having tried losing weight on several occasions with varying degrees of success, I feel I really need some sort of external advice or tips.
I know exactly what I need to do; exercise more, eat less/eat less sugar etc. etc. I understand that part. The issue that I have is actually following through with it.
I KNOW that I should go out on my bike every day or even every other day - hell, I even enjoy it when I'm out there. I just cannot move my ass out of my flat in order to go do it. Sometimes I'll just get so disgusted with myself that my internal willpower somehow manages to force me out the door, and I have a great time with it, and it maybe lasts a few days, even a few weeks and I feel great, some small amount of weight seems to drop off, and then suddenly, I'm back to business as usual. No reason, just a complete and utter lack of interest in going out and being active.
Same goes for food. I love cooking, I love food (of course) and I know many, many great healthy recipes. So I'll cook healthy two, three or four nights in a row, then suddenly I'm just too tired or can't be bothered to do it. I left a mess the night before, or I haven't cleaned up the dishes, or I'm out of onions and THAT ONE DISH THAT I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE really needs an onion and so I'll just order pizza instead because god knows I can't just make something else. It'll go really well for a bit and then I'll just stop. It becomes automatic. The thought of cooking a nice, healthy meal for myself doesn't even cross my mind and I find myself ordering something shitty before I even notice what I'm doing.
It's horrific. I want to be one of those people who goes out and does something active every day, comes home from work, cooks a nice dinner & goes to bed. Simple, really. Except it isn't. Not for me. I cannot for the life of me break out of this cycle and it's driving me mad.
If anyone has experience with this sort of periodical apathy then do let me know, and if there's anything you can do to help I'd be over the moon. I need a solution, else you'll see me on the news in 20 years time being crane-lifted out of my bed having suffered a massive heart attack!
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