I’ve been kind of blatantly ignoring my diet for awhile now. Other than working out a few times a week and trying not to go completely crazy on foodie indulgences… I’m kind of just covering my ears and praying. The good news is, thanks to nursing and the small amount of effort I put in, I’ve been able to maintain my calories. But that isn’t helping me fit into a smaller pair of jeans and it’s not making my WiiFit refrain from calling me obese. ::shudders::
I need to get back on track and I know what I need to do. I’m just being kind of a whiny teenager about it.
- Self: You need to start counting your calories again, Jen.
- Me: But I don’t want to. Counting calories is laaaame and I could be spending that time updating my twitter account or watching Hannah Montana.
- Self: Seriously?
- Me: I know…
Also….
- Self: Working out like twice every two weeks barely counts you know.
- Me: Hey, I had to climb the stairs today when I checked the mail!
- Self: Seriously?
- Me: I know…
I’m always so close to really getting back on track. I’ve popped in my Leslie Sansone DVD a few times in the past week and every time I do a workout I think, “I am so going to start doing these every day…” And then the next day… yeah, not so much. What is with me?
Amber and my bestie Ange have both been kicking their diets into high gear and being all awesome – and one thing I noticed that both of them are doing is mini goals with rewards. I have not done these before but I was thinking tonight, while trying to find something else to think about instead, that it’s probably pretty brilliant. Clearly my goal to lose 40 pounds this year hasn’t really taken off yet. I think I’ve been less motivated since the New Year than I was the entire time I was a hormonal pregnant woman and that’s just sad. Now that I have only myself to blame, I’m getting all wimpy when I know better. It’s one thing to be ignorant about what to do to change, but to know exactly how to lose weight and just choose to ignore that fact… that’s pure suckage right there.
So I’m going to set a mini goal to lose 5 pounds in the next three weeks. That’s less than two pounds a week which makes it extraordinarily achievable. To make it all cutesy and “like I planned it” I’ll even bump it up a day or so to lose 5 pounds by Valentines Day. It’ll be like my present to my husband – a skinnier me – which I might need to fall back on since I can’t really afford to buy him anything.
So the question is, what should my reward be? It has to be something I’m willing to not give myself if I fail… and also something I can justify in our budget. I give myself a monthly allowance of $25 so I’m thinking it should cost less than that, right? Or it could be something that is relatively free? Hmmm…
I’ll have to keep thinking about this, but I’d love any suggestions.
What do you / would you use to motivate yourself as a reward for dietary good behavior?
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5 responses to “Slimming Down to Valentines Day”
I like the idea of a pedicure or how about a new tee-shirt or some new tunes to exercise to?
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Rewards always work well…try to get into a routine and it will really help…maybe even a schedule. That’s sort of keeping me accountable for exercising.
I can’t speak about counting calories, though. I’m no good at that!
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You cracked me up w/ the whole Hannah Montana thing. I used to secretly watch Kim Possible & Danny Phantom!
I understand how hard it is to keep going but the good news is that you are doing it! Just by maintaining you are keeping yourself in the game. I know you’ll do this!
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Also, I don’t know about being awesome. I’ve found where I run into glitches… like on the weekends. So it is making the weight loss slower. I know I could lose more if I didn’t keep taking the weekends off. But I also know it’d be much harder!
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Oh you could do just about anything as your reward. My next reward for my mini goal is a pedicure. I know I have a few months to go but I also know I wouldn’t get one otherwise. I am going today to get my first goal reaching reward – a manicure. Yay!
What about something new for your wardrobe? A new pair of pants or a new shirt? If you go to the right store you can certainly get something in your budget. A hot new item to match your hot new body.
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