Tara20lbstovictory

[tmolivinitup]

Hi, I have 20lbs to reach my goal weight of 130. My problem is I have a comfort zone of 150-160, you know, when you know your not fat but you still see cottage cheese and you know you could still lose some more weight. I have been stuck here for the last 4 years. I want this year to be the year that I do it. I try to get motivated with my family but we are good about making up excuses and we break out diets. This christmas was the first christmas that I lost weight and not gained. My friend and I signed up for the pheonix half a marathon. It's a goal I have always wanted to accomplish. I signed up in oct and in dec I thought I could start training after christmas until I realized it was Jan 15. I had to work out or I was never going to make it. I was at 160 when I started walking/ running dec 1st. I started to lose weight just by adding the excersing. As I got closer to the marathon I was trying to eat better. I never made it the half marathon because i missed my flight, but I did run 13 miles 3 days later to prove to myself that I could do it. It was hard and I was sore. So here I am back to 148 right where I am feeling really good about myself. I lose motivation and start to eat bad and quit excercising so much. I decided to keep the motivation to run to do another half marathon in march, but I have a hard time eating well. I need support and help from you guys. Since I am a flight attendant I am in the airport all the time and I get really weak in the airport with alll the good smelling food. I hope to help motivate you and I hope to hear back for some encouragement for me to lose those last and final 20lbs.

 

[Trusylver]

G'day and welcome to the forum, good luck reaching your goal and well done doing so much running.

 

[tmolivinitup]

Today was an ok day. I wasn't able to work out because I had to start work and unfortunatley there are no gyms at the airport. I decided to try to keep my calories at 1000 a day. last week I was eating 1300-1800 a day and did not lose any weight. Today I am done eating and I ended up eating 1300 calories. I was temped by the hostess chocolate cupcakes that called my name until I bought them. 440 calories, they were good but were they that good? Lets not even talk about the fat content. Tomorrow should be better, I have plenty of time to work out, 5-7 miles on the treadmill is my goal. I cooked tons of chicken and vegetables that I will carry around and I also have grapefruit and a beans and rice dinner that I love and it only has 180 calories!!! I will be traveling through the newark airport and the food there is wonderful. I keep telling myself that I don't have to give into the temptation. I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!

 

[moabnut]

Keep it up!

Hey tmolivinitup,
Sounds like you have things under control, dont worry about your little slipup with the cupcakes, Im sure you will be able to resist their temptations next time around. For me, even if I hear food calling my name, I have to listen to the inner voice in my head (sounds a lot like my wife) It says things like; "dont spend money on that crap!" or; "Do you really think thats going to help your weight problem?" And occationally, if you are listening to your inner voices, they will overpower the voice of food calling. Of course dont listen to the inner voice that says "Ive done pretty good lately, I deserve this!" Never reward yourself with food, Im sure your significant other (?) would accept you buying something to reward yourself with other than food.
So do your adventures as a flight attendent ever bring you up to Michigan? Good luck!