I have stayed within 5 pounds of the 19 pounds of the weight I lost at this time last year, but I can’t seem to get past that. With me, the problem is not lack of exercise. It is definitely the food. I will not go out of my way to get something I shouldn’t be eating, but if it is there, I will eat it. Like the ice cream that is always in the freezer and the candy that is ever present at my place of employment.
I struggle certain times of the day and I have the most success when I am not faced with the situation. The candy that I eat in the afternoon when I am at work, I do not look for or miss when I am not at work. But what do I do to avoid eating the candy in the afternoon when I am at work? The fact that I am somewhat bored at the time of the day does not help.
I think rather than setting weight loss goals in the form of pounds, I will set them as changes in my lifestyle, such as; eliminating the afternoon candy from my diet and adding more vegetables to my diet. I know that if I make healthy choices, the weight loss will follow. It seems the more you obsess over something the hard it is to achieve that goal. If you take small steps towards getting to the finish line, you will be there before you know it.
At this point, I just want to get 10 pounds off and I am going to do that by cutting out sweets during the day (this will be my biggest challenge) and adding a 20-30 minute walk in the evening. I am not going to put a time limit on this goal. I think that will set me up for failure by putting a time limit on this goal.