I guess it would be easier if we didn’t have treats in the cupboard that stare at us with there big sad eyes, tempting us, waiting for us to have just a taste…just one liiiitle bite.
Do you sometimes think this would be easier sans kids? I wouldn’t buy or bake junk. But then I wonder, if I’m not eating the junk why are my kids? Because I buy it, thats why!
I will say they eat mostly good stuff. My son begs for apples and loves the frozen berries I buy. And my daughter loooves her broccoli and all sorts of other veggies. It begs the question, if I had never bought the other stuff for them(cookies, pringles, cheeze its, etc) would they even know or care what they are missing?
I have a friend whos little son will be two and he hasn’t had one single bite of junk. No cookies, chips cereal etc…and she feels the pressure to buy it cause its ‘fun,’ food, but wants him to have a good relationship with the healthy stuff first.
I’m proud of you for not weighing yourself!! I get what you are saying about being ‘uncomfortable.’ Thats how I knew I was in trouble, when I started feeling that way. But by then, the damage is already done, right? grr
what makes dieting this time different/challenging than if you were competing?
faints candy corns!!
Cardio only…I need to try that. I believe that is my downfall and I need more of it in my life. Which is sad, because I hate cardio
Oh MiM how right you are about the kids food. I only buy them Annie’s wholewheat bunnies and Kashi crackers and they pretty much eat oatmeal for cereal, with Kashi cereal for a treat. They have Kashi granola bars and the massive flat box of fruit leathers from Costco. That’s really it, except for candy which we make deliberate trips to the store for and they chose a small amount, often from the bulk section and they are under strict instructions not to share with me. Yesterday however, I just stole it. Bad Mummy, BAD MUMMY!!! Yes, I steal sweeties from small children. I do bake, but I plan ahead who I’m going to take the excess to. Usually dump it on my sister and her family. How nice of me.
As for the diet, I do well with short term and very frightening goals…i.e. getting on stage in a teensy posing suit. Once I lost the motivation of the show this September, it all went south. I have goals, but it’s not…immediate enough. I have to reach the point of sheer discomfort in my clothes before I’m prompted to do something about weight issues without an impending goal. I hate that about myself.
Stealing candy from the children? For shame!! HAHAH! If I had children I suspect I would do the same. Children are resilient after all.
I feel for ya FM. I think we all have similar issues with weight and food and fueling the body, etc. And if you ask me, you really shouldn’t fault yourself for lacking ‘mental fortitude’ or not tackling the weight loss goal right away. I’ve said it before, for me, it a balancing act to eat for aesthetics and eat for athletic performance, and unfortunately these two don’t always jive, especially when you’re trying to reach an ungodly bf%. lol.
You’re an athlete, candy corn is chump change in terms of calories and I’m sure you look and perform magnificently. But to be stage ready…that demands restrictions. You are a far better woman than I, that’s for sure.
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Stealing candy from the children? For shame!! HAHAH! If I had children I suspect I would do the same. Children are resilient after all.
I feel for ya FM. I think we all have similar issues with weight and food and fueling the body, etc. And if you ask me, you really shouldn’t fault yourself for lacking ‘mental fortitude’ or not tackling the weight loss goal right away. I’ve said it before, for me, it a balancing act to eat for aesthetics and eat for athletic performance, and unfortunately these two don’t always jive, especially when you’re trying to reach an ungodly bf%. lol.
You’re an athlete, candy corn is chump change in terms of calories and I’m sure you look and perform magnificently. But to be stage ready…that demands restrictions. [/quote]
This. Every singe word of it. Whatever you put your mind to, you’ll accomplish. There will be struggles, and speed bumps, and candy corns, but dammit…you’ll get there!!
I have reached a decision to eat ketchup in small amounts and not feel bad…I have to find moderation and that sounds like such a small thing, to be ‘allowed’ to have condiments other than mustard, but it’s a start on the road to caring more for my whole self than battling for this leanness a show requires…when I’m not even doing a show for another year. Pauline Nordin I am not and as much as I’d love to be, I obviously don’t love it enough and it’s making me insane. I have to have food I can enjoy so I don’t go and binge in desperation.
Yes, I went through and re did all my preferences and even though it said they were on, I clicked it again and re submitted and now it seems to be working…that was maybe Tuesday? Something like that.
Hi i’ve been working out for 1 year, dropped 30 pounds after i got some muscle, i think that i need some help here…i would love to go for a competition, i am 5, 8" 142lbs 18% BM, i workout 2 hrs a day weight and post cardio 30 min, i know i have to loose a lot of fat, but what kind of supplements should i be taking to get more mass? i started a low carb again (how initially lost 30lbs) how can i find out about local figure or bikini contest (checked online couldn’t find anything)
