Saturday, April 26, 2008

the problem with setting a particular weight goal...


by a certain date, for me, is that i feel that it demotivates me. it makes me feel like if i know i'm not going to make it, i might as well eat or give up because i'm not going to make it anyway. like trying to get to 200 lbs. by may 1st. i'm trying to justify in my brain how i can trick myself into being able to say that i made it. like i could not eat for a week before and go on a juice fast, or i could take water pills, or laxatives. or i could just lie or whatever justification my brain can come up with, and there are a lot.

so when i get to 200 lbs. on a technicality, who does that benefit? not me. setting a date changes, in my mind the motivation of why i want to lose weight. instead of just trying to loose my 2 pounds a week, i'm thinking about how i can jerry-rig my weight to lose by the correct date, focusing my time and energy on the wrong subject.

45 minutes on the stairmaster
30 minutes swimming
drank 90 ounces
banana
chicken breast with mango salsa
1/4 cup of spaghetti noodles
roasted veggies carrot, broccoli, parsnips, asparagus, zucchini
chips lots of
salsa lots of
one scoop of ice cream with caramel sauce & chocolate sauce

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