Things I have noticed about losing wight so far on my journey. It might be one of the hardest things I have ever done and stuck with it. let me be honest, I am pretty lazy and Im very good at doing things last minute, it is a talent that I hold dear. Also I can't keep attention to one thing for more then a few hours, unless it is a very good book or tv show. I did watch all of supernatural 7 season in a month.Any way theses are a few things I have noticed and that I would give out advice to most people who ask or dont ask, or because I just feel like talkin.
5. Haters are going to hate.
This is something I am still struggling with, like how can anyone hate on getting healthy?! But they do. Pathetic little assholes who think of any way to make this proud accomplishment a horrible thing or make you feel bad because they ate a bag of cheetos in an hour.(it can be done) They will say things like "but if you didn't get so fat in the first place you wouldn't have to lose weight" "wow, you must be taking drugs" "Did you have the weight loss surgery?" "what is your secret, you cant just tell me its all eating right and working out" They get pretty crazy. Ive spent many hours crying and pulling my hair out because these people who are hating me and sometimes even reporting my progress photos or fitness status on facebook. They are the same people who made fun of me for being over weight. accepting people for the assholes they are is just a part of life, and knowing they will never stop hating. It is hard to know that people are just waiting for you to fail so they can say I told you so. but the feeling of proving people wrong is one of my favorite things.
4.Drink water.
If you are like me you probably hate water. Well I use to hate it, but I started buying cute tumbler cups 26 oz and gallons of water to fill them up with and its been my best tool. Becuase water is the shit. also useing mio drops in it, or drinking sparkling water with mio drops. But good clean water has helped not only weight loss but the acne I get. Don't get me wrong I love a good diet coke here and there, but water will be your most supportive best friend. (and so will the bathroom, after all the water)
3.Track your calories.
I use my fitness pal like its my life support. Its been the easiest to see what I need to balance out from day to day. I think it is great for starters, it holds me and me only accountable for everything I eat. plus I keep track of weight and inches. I have the App so its easy and Its all there to show what I ate and lets me know how much I do eat. Also I eat 1800-1950 calories a day. sounds excessive but factor in workouts and my BMR( Basal Metabolic Rate) the number of calories my body burns even if i sleep all day, because your body is a well oiled machine it works even if you dont do anything. mine is 1581 adding in the workouts I do, I'm burning enough and taking in enough calories to lose weight. You can google BMR and find yours. I wont tell anyone how to eat or what to eat, but I do know meals and things that are yummy and not horrible and gross to lose weight.
2.Cheat meals keep you sane.
I plan each meal out and either Friday or Saturday I plan out a cheat meal. Its usually something super sweet. Do not let anyone tell you that cheese burger you ate is going to ruin your workouts. As long as you have done enough to kick your metabolism you will have no ruined a diet, lost your workouts. Factor in meat is protein so is cheese and lettuce and tomatoes are veggies, bread is grain. Its eating burgers every day and not working out that might one day lead you down to size 40 pants. But everyone's body works out differently, my brother works out and eats burgers every day and he is skinny, he also is gaining muscle. I can not eat like that to lose weight. But I do have a cheat meal. Second is not to let that cheat meal make you crazy, don't beat your self up, I do but then I move on. Accept the burger, go back to eating healthy and move on till the next cheat.
1. Body Image/Mental Battle.
Something I have noticed and mentioned before, I suffer from a distorted body image now. All I see is fat and loose skin. I sometimes miss fat melissa who some days I feel was prettier than I am now. Losing weight is a mental battle too. You may think that 5 mile run was hard, but in you head you told your self you can do this, i got this, just a little big further. your legs hurt and you think it was all physical but it was also mental. Just like losing 100,123, 150 or even 50 is coming over something. most people think I have more confidence that I just wake up and go damn I look good. but however wrong that is, I do notice changes but not like all the people who tell me I look thin see it. Maybe it is because I had at one time lived in denial of being fat and that I had come to terms with it and lost it I feel like I lost part of me. I feel like I am becoming a new Melissa there is someone else staring back at me in the mirror. I also developed and Anxiety about eating. that even with eating healthy those one cheats some time get to me and I start regretting it and getting down on myself. No one will understand, unless they too have had to loose weight or gain weight. I know a few people who are under weight and are trying to tone up and build muscle and become healthy. I cant speak for them. But I speak for myself. And I changed my body. I spent so many years looking at my heavy self and it will take a while to get use to the changes in my new body. Also Don't trust the scale he is a liar. Also he doesn't care bout you. But I get days where the scale has gone up and Im like I am fat. The scale will felx from one day to the next. gain muscles (muscle weights more than fat) and water weight. (if you dont drink enough water and you work out your body will store fat and water and you become bloated).
There is no magic pill there is no fast way. It is hard to lose weight and if I can do it anyone can. Will power is stronger than being unhappy.
I was unhappy with being fat, but I was so tried of being sick and hurting all the time that I had to change. I mean don't get me wrong I loved food and I love eating it and I miss taco bell but I could no longer be the girl in the pictures, I am doing this for me. I proved myself wrong I never knew I could do this and its a little overwhelming, but its getting easier.One day at a time.
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