It feels good to be thin!
Keep your goals and motivation in mind - it will keep you on track especially if times get a little hard.
For years overweight women have had numerous types of diet/weight loss plans to choose from when attempting to lose weight. Neglected underweight women never had any type of instructional information which would them lose weight in systematic, scientific, step-by-step fashion. Losing weight isn't easy and does take effort and dedication, but as your clothes start getting looser and you start feeling healthier, I think that you will find it easier to feel motivated. You won't be happy making any changes until it does.
It's just plain and simple-- we don't like to do what we're not ready and willing to do. You really shouldn't be trying to lose weight if you're not prepared to do the hard work it takes to maintain that weight loss. You're just setting yourself up for failure and the dieting blues! Because how depressing is it to have lost 50 pounds only to gain back 60?! And it's probably better if you think of it as 'getting healthy' instead of 'losing weight', but to my shame, I'm not quite there yet!
I have one incentive/motivation or whatever you want to call it: Health. I want to be healthy and you cannot be healthy and obese. Just want to feel happy and enjoy life.
Remember keep to basic, simple things you can do each day to help you - drink lots of water, try to eat at least 5+ portions of fruit and vegetables a day and be as active as possible.
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence- that will enable you to attain the success you seek. Sooooo...you have no motivation huh??? How about you work out today and I will too? Look at your goal weight hun...you are closer than you think. Summer is here again ... and... you are going to hit that goal. I know that you can.
Stick with your calorie quota and I can ensure that you will lose weight. It is important to stick to your daily calorie quota to achieve weight loss. I can assure you that if you fill in your food diary with everything you eat and drink you will lose weight. If you set yourself small and achievable goals it will motivate you to go further when you reach them.
Christmas Challenge
How about some good low-calorie warming recipes for winter - I find it impossible to eat salads when I'm feeling cold! I always find soups are good for winter. They can almost be made from vegetables and water which makes them low in calories.
I have a great low fat recipe for winter so warm,
Ok you will need
2 cups Frozen veg (brocoli, cauliflower, carrots all that jazz)
1 onion
1/2 cup of mushrooms
1 potatoe peeled and chopped
1 clove of garlic
1 can condensed mushroom soup (preferable low fat)
4 table spoons water
pinch of rosemary and thyme (optional)
1 chicken breast, no skin or fat, cubed
Put the frozen veg in some cold water for around 10 minutes to defrost a little, take all the ingredients chuck em in a casserole dish, mix them all together. put on a lid chuck in the oven for a about an hour at 350.
By my estimations this is about 400 calories for teh WHOLE pot and trust me it turns into a lot and the fat content is minimal. I love it and have it at least once a week.
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