Yeah, fairly good. Only working 2 days a week now, spending the rest trying to stay active and get in shape, and then I'm planning on heading to america on April 30 for 6+ months or so.
I was reading about how you really want to find the motivation to get healthy again, and probably the best advice I've got is to just walk every day. It's done wonders for me and I find it so hard to shift kilos normally. And I just feel healthier. WHen I don't feel like going out for my walk, I see this...sort of fork in the road. Either I get up and go for the walk and head towards the future I want where I'm fitter and healthier, or I stay at the computer and take the path towards SameOldUnfit town. Saying to yourself that one day wont make a difference is a bad thing to do because you get out of practise. One day turns into one week and before you know it, a month has gone by and you've done nothing but procrastinate. So give it a try...next time you're bored, think to yourself. Do I want to take the path towards my health today, or do I want to take a step back towards sickness or possibly worse?
I saw a few comments back where you said that you were afraid of suceeding and of the life that you might have once you reached your goals. And I think I might be able to help you out a bit here.
When i started losing weight back in 2001, I never knew I would still be doing it by 2007. I thought...maybe a year or two itd take? I didnt really know. There were some years where I was constantly trying to lose weight (but never really exercised regularly which was my downfall) and as of right now ive lost only about 16kg since 2001. doesnt seem like a lot, but it feels like I've come on a bit of a journey. You'll find that too when you really get into it. After a while, you'll look back and it wont so much be that you're finding yourself going from one thing to another, but progressing so slowly that you dont actually realise you've moved from the DUFF as you put it, to someone who isnt that. And your body image will most likely lag behind (because thats just what happens) so on some days you'll feel really great, but on others you'll see just how far you've got left to go. But that's all just a part of it. I had this vision back in 2001 that when I finally lost my weight and became "normal" that I'd turn into one of those girls I was trying to look like. That I'd have boyfriends and be out dancing and really living it up. But that's not my personality and its not yours either, and when you get to the stage where you find youself comfortable with how you look, you dont have to be afraid of the changes. Yes you'll get more attention. But something I've learnt, is that if you still see yourself as the fat girl (which sometimes i do) then it really shows. If you self confidence is low, you convince yourself that guys are only looking at you because you must look really fat today and you might find that hard to believe when it comes to me, but thats pretty much what goes through my head whenever a guy looks at me. I have friends who are a lot bigger than me but who are confident and happy with their size who are attracting boys all over the place and I just sit there and sometimes curse myself for having thought it was all about weight. Nobody wants a skinny girl who is down on herself all the time and has no personality... Just remember that ok? There are more important things out there, and you've definitely got a personality that attracts people, you just need to learn to let it out and to let people in when you're really ready to.
I was reading about how you really want to find the motivation to get healthy again, and probably the best advice I've got is to just walk every day. It's done wonders for me and I find it so hard to shift kilos normally. And I just feel healthier. WHen I don't feel like going out for my walk, I see this...sort of fork in the road. Either I get up and go for the walk and head towards the future I want where I'm fitter and healthier, or I stay at the computer and take the path towards SameOldUnfit town. Saying to yourself that one day wont make a difference is a bad thing to do because you get out of practise. One day turns into one week and before you know it, a month has gone by and you've done nothing but procrastinate. So give it a try...next time you're bored, think to yourself. Do I want to take the path towards my health today, or do I want to take a step back towards sickness or possibly worse?
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I saw a few comments back where you said that you were afraid of suceeding and of the life that you might have once you reached your goals. And I think I might be able to help you out a bit here.
When i started losing weight back in 2001, I never knew I would still be doing it by 2007. I thought...maybe a year or two itd take? I didnt really know. There were some years where I was constantly trying to lose weight (but never really exercised regularly which was my downfall) and as of right now ive lost only about 16kg since 2001. doesnt seem like a lot, but it feels like I've come on a bit of a journey. You'll find that too when you really get into it. After a while, you'll look back and it wont so much be that you're finding yourself going from one thing to another, but progressing so slowly that you dont actually realise you've moved from the DUFF as you put it, to someone who isnt that. And your body image will most likely lag behind (because thats just what happens) so on some days you'll feel really great, but on others you'll see just how far you've got left to go. But that's all just a part of it. I had this vision back in 2001 that when I finally lost my weight and became "normal" that I'd turn into one of those girls I was trying to look like. That I'd have boyfriends and be out dancing and really living it up. But that's not my personality and its not yours either, and when you get to the stage where you find youself comfortable with how you look, you dont have to be afraid of the changes. Yes you'll get more attention. But something I've learnt, is that if you still see yourself as the fat girl (which sometimes i do) then it really shows. If you self confidence is low, you convince yourself that guys are only looking at you because you must look really fat today and you might find that hard to believe when it comes to me, but thats pretty much what goes through my head whenever a guy looks at me. I have friends who are a lot bigger than me but who are confident and happy with their size who are attracting boys all over the place and I just sit there and sometimes curse myself for having thought it was all about weight. Nobody wants a skinny girl who is down on herself all the time and has no personality... Just remember that ok? There are more important things out there, and you've definitely got a personality that attracts people, you just need to learn to let it out and to let people in when you're really ready to.
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