You are definitely not alone. The only way I can force myself to work out is if I have music. I have very specific workout playlists and without them, I am completely unmotivated.
Love your pin board! It's so cute how it mimics the real pin cards.
Cold weather does not help AT ALL.
I always have to do some sort of reward system. One successful system to jump start working out again was to reward myself with a song for each work out I did for the first two weeks. I was shooting for 3 a week. Then I did something like every other work out. And then once a week. And at the end of the month or 6 weeks or something, a whole new CD if I did every work out that I wanted to do. It was a good system because I really enjoyed listening to the new songs on my workouts. Oh. And you can ONLY listen to your new songs when you work out.
Lurker here, LOVING this PTR!! I can totally sympathize with the anti-Disney DH. When I saw the 4 / 3 deal I was soooooooo excited and I begged my husband to go with me, and he said, "I would rather save my money to go to a REAL place." So, I convinced my mom and two sisters to join me in the World instead. But someday, I will get the DH there. He loves animals, so I think I could tempt him with the AKL.
I'm so happy you were able to use the great deal w/ your sisters and your mom to go . You'll still have a blast! My sister and I went in October and it was so fun having a girls trip. Although, it is a lot more special when you go w/ DH. You need to woo him with one of the tours, like the backstage safari tours. That would be so much fun!!: I'll cross my fingers for you. Ooh, and maybe you could get a 40% code to further convince him - it worked for us!! goodvibes
My ultimate goal is 50. I haven't quantified a goal before Disney yet.
I definitely wish you well on your calorie counting extravaganza!!!
I KNOW how hard it is to break the fast food habit. And when DS starts talking about how HE would really like to eat this or that, it makes it doubly hard to resist!
I would encourage you to plan hamburgers at home in your meal rotation. One of the hardest things about maintaining a new eating plan is when we cut out our very favorite food. Hamburgers aren't wonderful, but what is WORSE is all the fries and what not that goes with it. Use your calorie counter to figure out a decent hamburger meal that doesn't break the bank, so to speak. That will help with feeling deprived as you try to cut back on calories.
The other thing that I would recommend is to take some time to make food easy to eat. We were on a kick there where we were having burgers on Friday nights (to kick that fast food habit). I let DS have chips, but I made a potato salad for DH and I. I had so many recipes that I had wanted to try. It was less calories than fries and so much healthier. I made Chipotle Potato Salad, so good, with a spicy vinagrette dressing and southwest inspired ingredients. I made a tropical herb potato salad. Anyway, my POINT is that it was so easy to just make a sandwich or something simple and have a super yummy tasty side salad to go with it already made for the weekend.
I'm rooting for you and 30 pounds!
I guess I'm not surprised, but I liked being delusional and thinking they weren't that bad. I really need to take your suggestion, and come up w/ healthier side items. I love salads, so I think I might start pre-making them so then I can just grab one and go. I was also thinking about doing a fruit salad, or just plain fruit. That way, I can get something that's a bit sweeter too!
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But I get the health thing, so I wish you the best.
Needless to say, I won't be eating those for awhile. DARN IT!Love the pics. I have the same one with my mom and I in the wooden thing (what are those called?
Good luck with your weight goal! Although I have to say, in your pictures I think you look great!
Yeah, that was probably TMI. I'm really starting to wish that I purchased this book instead of getting subscription to TGM. To TGM's defense, I have not looked at the site a lot as it's not particularly useful until the park hours are released. There is TONS of articles on that site that are helpful. But, it is a lot of information I already knew. I'm still holding out a complete judgment until I see my complete touring plans and put them to use during our trip. Then I'll be able to give a full review of TGM. I still think I may breakdown and buy the UG. Amazon has it for a little less that $11.
