Weight Loss Challenge

[zee-man]

Hey big dawg (not meant cruely at all, I call lots of people that, its a lifting thing!), how's it going? Glad to see you're making progress. Its all one small step at a time to total towards the finish line. Focus on the today and not the tomorrow. My English teacher in highschool was a marathon runner and said people would ask him how he could run so far. Well, he started at his house, then went to the end of the street, then to the stop sign down the road, and every piece he completed he set a new piece as his "next step." Don't worry about the contest at all, that weight will come. Focus on the piece today and tomorrow will come.

Remember that folks may come across as a higher than thou, but it most likely isn't intentional in the least. Its kind of like when you're at the top of a hill in a sprint and you see your team mate trucking towards you from partway up the hill, out of breath, visibly exhausted, and sweating his arse off. The people at the top of the hill are yelling and cheering and waving their hands offering encouragement. To the guy doing the running, he can hate them and love them at the same time, but know those folks at the top of the hill only do it because they want their team mate at the top of the hill with them, to feel that success. We've been through that battle, fought those cravings and thoughts. Everyone has their demons to deal with that makes things just a bit different, but regardless, if you really want this, folks who've been there will support your effort.


You're absolutely right, food may be your crutch. Hell, I love eating and sometimes I do still enjoy having some fun food times. The goal is not to make it consistently occurring. I know you know this. What I can offer for you is some ideas is to create other scenarios that would make having those foods inconvenient. Don't stock junk food in your home - if you have issues grocery shopping and not buying it, ask a family/friend to help out. Don't allot "play money" that could go towards food. Budget for your needs and don't go over. To feed off the previous idea, get a jar and label it "reptile fund". Every time you think about buying a candy bar, burger, or whatever, take the money for that item and put it in the jar. By the end of your diet, you're going to have amassed a ton of money - enough to reward yourself with a new herp for your collection, bought and paid for courtesy of the food you didn't eat.


Spin the negative to positive. I'm rooting for ya, and so is everyone else who visits this thread! Keep it up, one week at a time.