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Getting my act together

YvetteK
YvetteK
One of the hardest things for me to do is to motivate myself to BEGIN to exercise. Once I start, it's not a problem, but starting itself is such a hurdle. I've been on the slimfast diet for almost a month now, and honestly it's not doing enough fast enough. I KNEW I had to make the commitment to exercise, so this morning I FINALLY did it. I got on my treadmill! Yay!!!!!
From this point, it won't be an issue. It was just getting through that FIRST day.

I want to lose 20 lbs by my birthday, because I AM going to eat a piece of cake!! And I won't feel bad doing it either :)
safari1365
safari1365
nice work! treadmill can be a tough one to get up the motivation for.
Lupin1
Lupin1
Well done!
angeleyes92
angeleyes92
I know the feeling. I feel it every day. As long as I get off the couch and computer for a day I see it as a win because that means I'm moving around.

Watching what I eat is helping too
YvetteK
YvetteK
I'm definitely watching what I eat. For breakfast and lunch, I have a slimfast shake with one or two apples. Then at dinner, I eat a large salad with very little light dressing, then half a plate of veggies (usually broccoli, and sometimes fish. I just needed to add in the exercise to get the scale moving faster. I'm in it for the long haul here.
rose33772
rose33772
Yvette, you sound very motivated and are doing great. Our weather is so nice I need to go for a bike ride. It seems like it is always hard to get started. Just one day at a time and we can do it.
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
Congratulations on finding what clicks for your progress. Getting over that first hurtle is an amazing feeling, isn't it? It sounds like you are well on your way to meeting your birthday goal. Hmm. I have one of those coming up too... maybe I should set a birthday goal. Thank you for the suggestion!
LiliannB
LiliannB
Bravo on doing your treadmill!! You can do this...Doing any movements that you enjoy doing....especially when listening to upbeat music.to make the time goes quickly.

Keep it up....Happy walking!!

Liliann
jonroland
jonroland
Good for you, running sucks at the start and gets much easier. Literally it takes 10 or 15 mins for your body to start clearing away the lactic acid that builds up in the beginning so you can find a comfortable groove, from that point on for the next while its smooth sailing and you can get a lot of calories burned up. Do that and keep a balanced diet everyday and you'll be enjoying that cake guilt free lol
YvetteK
YvetteK
My cake is going to be red velvet, so I HAVE to make my goal! I just can't justify it any other way. The only other think I can do if I don't make my birthday goal is to get a cake for everyone else, and make get a small fruit tart for myself. Or a small angle food cake for me. I have to be realistic.

Thanks to everyone giving me support. I really appreciate it.

there is another topic I have been going back and forth with that I didn't know if I would bring up....but i think I will. See some of you in another thread.
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