Lose weight the fun way.

Today is the start of the new me. To ease into the new life style challenge I will be drinking lots of water. The reason I am doing this is every time I go on a diet i start off eating super healthy, exercising lots and drinking lots of water. This sounds great at the beginning but then I seem to have an emotional break down at the end of the week. Everything aches, places I didnt even imagine were screaming out in pain .I'm constantly peeing, im hungry as I'm not only eating healthy but I'm also cutting my portions down, my skin goes spotty due to the detox effect and I'm constantly tired. Not to mention that I have a 6 month old son I'm trying to entertain and preparing 2 separate meals for myself and my partner as he seems to be allergic to anything remotely healthy.

So as you can imagine I have an emotional breakdown, grab the biggest bar of chocolate and a few biscuits to wash it all down with and talk myself into saying this is my naughty treat hour. But this is where it goes down hill. That naughty moment turns into a naughty day and then a naughty weekend. And I would take the Micky with it. I would order takeaways over the weekend and justify it as a treat for the whole family and if I order double then I don't have to cook the next day. I'd talk myself into that this was a good plan and that this way I could spend more quality time with my family. In reality I'm setting a bad example for my son and I am too lethargic on Monday to stick to the diet which slowly fizzles out.

This had become so much part of my life that my husband to be, friends and family knew the routine and joke about it. I'd respond with a laugh and say next month will be different. But it never was.

BUT today is the beginning of the new me. I'm not doing this to prove people wrong but for my son. I want to be a positive role model for him and to have the energy to run around after him once he starts crawling ( which is soon by the way) and I want to show him that if you put your mind to something that you can do anything. So today I won't be bombarding myself with everything to start off with my diet. This week I will be drinking lots of water and dealing with the daily challenge of peeing lots as this is enough for me to start off with while entertaining a 6 month old.

Cazzy

08/22/2016 5:07AM

Thank you. It's nice to hear that the water method does work towards a healthy life style change. I'm looking forward to interacting with the group, cheering people on and sharing the experience. I like the idea of StepBet but I read it only uses certain devices so I may need to think on that one.Oh and happy birthday for saturday ????

Rayna

08/22/2016 4:11AM

One step at a time, you can do this. As your body adapts to drinking more water on a regular basis, you'll be peeing less. And, for me, drinking lots of water helped counteract some of the effects of overindulging in high-carb junk foods. DietBet offers a great support system and motivation, too. StepBet is another good one to try, for when you want to encourage yourself to get more movement.

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08/22/2016 2:51AM

Thanks. We can do this. All it takes is little baby steps to tweak our habits to suit our lifestyle

Sophia G.

08/22/2016 2:37AM

You got this!

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