What stops you from meeting your fitness/weight/nutrition goals?

[FluffyRed]

I developed this habit of, when something else is not the way I want it to be, I pacify myself with food.

So, you lost the person that loved you most in the world?

You deserve a chocolate chip cookie. You will never see your uncle again, and you are going to begrudge yourself a damn cookie?

This happens over and over in the course of a day. And I know I will have a better chance at a relationship when I'm in better shape and happier with myself, more outgoing, active and energetic.

This is good to get out. Great topic, OP.

[HeChangedMyName]

Found this a while back and I'm reviving it.


The Seven-Day Antiprocrastination Plan

Monday: Make it meaningful. What is important about the task you've been putting off? List all the benefits of completing it. Look at it in relation to you short-, mid-, or long-term goals. Be specific about the rewards for getting it done, including how you will feel when the task is completed. To remember this strategy, keep in mind that it starts with the letter M (Make it meaningful), like the word Monday.

Tuesday: Take it apart. Break big jobs into a series of small ones you can do in 15 minutes or less. If a long reading assignment intimidates you, divide it into two-page or three-page sections. Make a list of the sections and cross them off as you complete them so you can see your progress. Even the biggest projects can be broken down into a series of small tasks. This strategy starts with the letter T (Take it apart), so mentally tie it to Tuesday.

Wednesday: Write an Intention Statement. For example, if you can't get started on a term paper, you might write, "I intend to write a list of at least 10 possible topics by 9 p.m. I will reward myself with an hour of guilt-free recreational reading." Write your intention on a 3x5 card and carry it with you, or post it in your study area where you can see it often. In your memory, file the first word in this strategy "Write" with Wednesday.

Thursday: Tell everyone. Publicly announce your intention to get a task done. Tell a friend that you intend to learn 10 irregular French verbs by Saturday. Tell your spouse, roommate, parents, and children. Include anyone who will ask whether you've completed the assignment or who will suggest ways to get it done. Make the world your support group. Associate "Tell" with Thursday.

Friday: Find a reward. Construct rewards to yourself carefully. Be willing to withhold them if you do not complete the task. Don't pick a movie as a reward for studying biology if you plan to go to the movie anyway. And when you legitimately reap your reward, notice how it feels. Remember that friday is a fine day to find a reward. (Of course, you can find a reward on any day of the week. Rhyming Friday with "Fine Day" is just a memory trick.)

Saturday: Settle it now. Do it now. The minute you notice yourself procrastinating, plunge into the task. Imagine yourself at a cold mountain lake, poised to dive. Gradual immersion would be slow torture. It's often less painful to leap. Then be sure to savor the feeling of having the task behind you. Link "Settle" with Saturday.

Sunday: Say no. When you keep pushing a task into a low-priority category, re-examine your purpose for doing it at all. If you realize that you really don't intend to do something, quit telling yourself that you will. That's procrastinating. Just say no. Then you're not procrastinating. You don't have to carry around the baggage of an undone task. Sunday - the last day of this seven-day plan- is a great day to finally let go and just say no.

[*E*]

My body.

I guess my body naturally just doesn't like food.:ohwell: I've been consistent with appetite stimulants, my calorie intake, been gaining weight, and all that jazz. Then all of a sudden, my body wants to go back to a zero appetite regardless of the appetite stimulants :wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:. I'm always motivated and willing to put in the work, even if it does take some time, so...idk. I stopped for a week (I thought my body was getting use to it) and of course I lost most of the weight :rolleyes::wallbash::wallbash:. I don't know what to do, but I'm going to stick to it.

[chocolate01]

Laziness is my downfall. I can eat healthy and make great food choices but it means nothing without exercise and this is my problem. I have soo many DVS's and not to mention a totally fee gym membership through my job you think I would take advantage of it. However everyday is a new day to make the right choice so I plan on exercising today and begin working on my issue with motivation as well.

[KweenBeeDiva]

Fear of being approached/approachability.

The one thing I crave: Human contact! crazy, huh?

My fat is my protection from those who do harm to women (my rational---I KNOW it's not true) I don't walk in groups at night, have no problem walking into the corner/liquor store at night. No one messes with me.

On the flip side, at meetings, or in group projects, this works against me. Plus it's very unhealthy. Mentally and physically. So I have resolved to get over it, meet new people, and get this weight off. I'm down quite a bit since June and even managed to loose over Xmas and NY's.

I think I got this thing licked now, so I just keep pressing on.

[InsertCleverNameHere]

I do have a bad addiction to chocolate and a huge problem with binge eating, but that only scratches the surface.I have a defeatist attitude when it comes to my body (that I actually don't have in other areas of my life). I am so down on my body, it's ridiculous. I recognize this, but haven't been able to change it. I say or write "I hate my legs" probably 5 times a week...I think it far more times. Me and this body have been fighting since I was a preteen no matter my weight or physical appearance. So I would say most of all, I'm stopping myself from getting to my goals from the inside. Sadly, I know that if I don't fix that, I still won't be happy when I get to my goals. I wasn't happy with my body when I was there.

[heyfranz]

I love food. They say nothing tastes better than skinny, but i beg to differ. I fluctuate between a 10 and 12 (currently at 10) . I am soooo determined to be an 8 by this summer no matter that my mom always has something negative to say when i lose weight.

[AtlantaJJ]

The thing that has kept me from my goal is poor planning. My life is so busy I have to plan everything in to my day and that includes diet/eating/meals and workouts. I'm working on that issue right now and I will have this handled in 2009.

[Shawnee66]

Willpower stops me. I love junk food, chips, candy, cakes and danishes. Once I start eating these things I just can't stop. When I don't have them in my house I think about them constantly.

Another thing that stops me is laziness. I would rather go home and watch tv instead of going to the gym. My gym is right around the corner from my job and the bus stop home is in front of the building I work in. Lately I find myself choosing to go home instead of the gym. There are other things stopping me from going to the gym, but it's just too much to mention here.

[jemscizir]

Guess it my turn to come clean...

After a bad breakup from a ten year relationship, I just decided that I didnt want to be bothered by men again, so I ate...Nobody wants a fat chick, so here I am. Now, many years later, Ive resolved my self hate issues and am ready to embrace love again.

But as most of the other women, pure laziness and wanting a quick fix have stopped me dead in my tracks. I just celebrated a birthday and have resolved in my mind, body and soul to make a change. Im taking it one day at a time, as we all should.

Good luck ladies on your journey of self discovery and weight loss.