Diet Setbacks |
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 |
Almost everyone who needs to lose weight goes through this. As some point most folks give up. They don’t see results soon enough– especially when you get older and don’t burn calories as easily. They fool themselves into thinking that it’s ok to just have that bowl of ice cream or candy bar. But just once in awhile becomes every night. Soon the dieter is looking back at the scales in horror that they are heavier than ever.
If truth be told, I’ve been off the diet for most of the past year, and I have not been able to at least maintain the loss that occurred the last time I used an organized diet plan.
Maybe I set myself up to fail. I joined a friend’s campaign to do a 50 mile walk in 3 days to fight MS, but my training did not go well. I got tired each time I got to a 3 or 4 mile mark, and instead of just being happy that I could do that in a day and keep doing that, I gave up because 3 or 4 miles would never prepare me in time to do 15-20 miles per day for 3 days in a row. So I gave up and just hid out instead of admitting the real reason why I did not make the event.
I didn’t really realize or accept how out of shape I’d gotten until last week when we were taking a moderately strenuous cave tour in the Black Hills and I was the only one sweating and out of breath over climbing up about 300 stairs in a few minutes. Thought I was going to pass out!
Well, I realize that if I am going to have the kind of quality of life I want for the accutane buy online last 1/3 of my life and if I want to make sure those years aren’t cut short, I have to get back on that consistent diet plan and get back to walking. Even two or three miles a day will help tremendously to get that stamina back that I’ve lost. Just cutting portions and cutting out most sweets and carbs will do the job. Frankly, you don’t need any special Diet supplements to lose, just be consistent with a calorie-cutting plan and exercise.
I know what to do to get back on track. My guess is you do too!
Liz Nichols