NeverGiveUp
Member
Hello fellow Catheites! I'm a long time lurker, and feel like I "know" many of you already. It's good to be posting!
I'm going through a difficult time in my personal life, and felt like now is a good time to reach out. I've been working out with Cathe for about 4 years, and have lost 75 pounds. I've got about 60-70 more pounds to lose. I joined Weight Watchers 6 weeks ago, but have had little success. The reason I haven't had much success is that I can't seem to get ahold of myself. I have a few great days- I stay within my Point/calorie range, exercise, get enough sleep, etc; and then I have days when I get stressed and I turn to food and blow all my hardwork. This is a hard ingrained pattern for me. I figured it out a few years ago, and keeping thinking that just being aware of it is helping me. Knowing, apparently, is only half the battle.
I'm dealing with some stressful issues right now, financial and relationship wise. There are minutes that I feel good...and confident and in control. However there are others where I feel weak, completely undisciplined and scattered. Is there anyone else out there that feels this way? How do you cope? I don't want to throw in the towel, so to speak, on my health goals...but sometimes my health goals seem to take too much effort and focus. It can be overwhelming...
I'd really like to buddy up with someone to help me find a balance and re-group.
Thanks for reading my long intro post.
Connie
I'm going through a difficult time in my personal life, and felt like now is a good time to reach out. I've been working out with Cathe for about 4 years, and have lost 75 pounds. I've got about 60-70 more pounds to lose. I joined Weight Watchers 6 weeks ago, but have had little success. The reason I haven't had much success is that I can't seem to get ahold of myself. I have a few great days- I stay within my Point/calorie range, exercise, get enough sleep, etc; and then I have days when I get stressed and I turn to food and blow all my hardwork. This is a hard ingrained pattern for me. I figured it out a few years ago, and keeping thinking that just being aware of it is helping me. Knowing, apparently, is only half the battle.
I'm dealing with some stressful issues right now, financial and relationship wise. There are minutes that I feel good...and confident and in control. However there are others where I feel weak, completely undisciplined and scattered. Is there anyone else out there that feels this way? How do you cope? I don't want to throw in the towel, so to speak, on my health goals...but sometimes my health goals seem to take too much effort and focus. It can be overwhelming...
I'd really like to buddy up with someone to help me find a balance and re-group.
Thanks for reading my long intro post.
Connie