Slump over?

[Veronica]

I write out what I plan to do each day of the week and then check it off when it gets done. That allows me to factor in days off from work, meetings after school, etc. Since I usually plan two workouts a day Mon - Thurs., I always feel good when I have only missed one or two from the plan.

I also do not have much in the way of foods that cause me to overeat in my house. No pound cake!

Veronica

[Deborajen]

Oh, I can relate! I've slacked off over the past year and a half, too.--

I agree that you have to plan your workouts. "This week, I WILL run on Sunday and Thursday, I WILL go to the gym on Tuesday and Saturday" - etc., and then MAKE it happen - it's a priority. That's what I did in the past and it's what I've slacked off on -- I know how bad those first workouts after slacking feel - think of those every time you feel like "taking a break" --

I couldn't drive to the gym for six months a few years ago because I had a couple of seizures, so I ended up using a wood box DH had made to use as a step stool in the living room in front of the tv for stair step routines. It was an easy workout to make happen because I didn't use tv as an excuse to not work out - and I didn't have to drive to the gym.

And don't throw away the pound cake. Just freeze some of it and save it as a reward for yourself later - a little at a time!

[jessmarimba]

Well, you're already following one of my rules - no junk food unless you made it yourself! And around here that can be a pretty calorie intense workout in and of itself - ever try to make a cheesecake without a mixer?

I keep a yoga mat in the tv room so I can do simple exercises while I watch tv in the evening. I tend to stay holed up in that room b/c it's the warmest place in the house in the winter, but at least with the yoga mat there I'm inspired to do something while I watch tv.

[Owlie]

Well, you're already following one of my rules - no junk food unless you made it yourself! And around here that can be a pretty calorie intense workout in and of itself - ever try to make a cheesecake without a mixer?

I keep a yoga mat in the tv room so I can do simple exercises while I watch tv in the evening. I tend to stay holed up in that room b/c it's the warmest place in the house in the winter, but at least with the yoga mat there I'm inspired to do something while I watch tv.

I do the same thing. No mixer (no counter space), and I hate cleaning up, so there's not a lot of junk food around here. Just kettle corn.
I have to write everything down--I'd be lost without my day planner. I just wrote "trainer time" with a note about what sort of workout I'd be doing three days a week.

[DebSP]

Okay half the pound cake is in the freezer (with the After Eights that my husband gave me for Christmas!). A planner is good. I used to use one back a few years ago when I started at the gym. I just got so in the routine of going right after work that I didn't need it the past year or so. It will make me feel accountable to myself if I write I down. I am just so worried that I will slowly gain back the weight I lost 3 years ago. I have felt so good the last two years that I don't want to go back to they way I was. Part of the problem is I love to cook and especially to bake! But I somehow fell into this slump with my activity levels and found it easy to talk myself into just eating one piece today then watching my eating tomorrow. Somehow tomorrow never came!
Thanks so much for the support ladies! I will let you know on Tuesday if I followed through!

[Veronica]

I also love to cook. When I started with my trainer/nutritionist 4 years ago I insisted that I could not possibly give up my homemade chocolate chip cookie that I had every day.

That went by-by after a few months and gradually so did another ten pounds off of me.

I still make lots of treats for others at Christmas and for special events at work. And I've channeled my cooking efforts towards more healthy meals. I made a great chili today - thanks GLC for the recipe book recommendation!

Veronica

[malkin]

I thought this would be a thread about posture: Shoulders back, stand up straight!