Help! Getting complacent!

[way2goal]

Ok..I"m VEERY happy that I've managed to come down to a hard 166.5 from 183 in January...but I"m feeling myself getting cocky, and I still have a good 15 I'd REALLY like to lose. Bad habits are starting to creep in (bread..OH NO!)...and fewer veggies!!

Please help me not get complacent, and for those of us who have made some progress and still have more to go, what can we do to keep going???!!!!

[Judynyc]

Ok..I"m VEERY happy that I've managed to come down to a hard 166.5 from 183 in January...but I"m feeling myself getting cocky, and I still have a good 15 I'd REALLY like to lose. Bad habits are starting to creep in (bread..OH NO!)...and fewer veggies!!

Please help me not get complacent, and for those of us who have made some progress and still have more to go, what can we do to keep going???!!!!


Oh boy...do I know that feeling!! :agree:

I had to fight with myself Holly!! I had to keep telling myself that the best was yet to come...that I'd be so happy when I got to my goal weight....that no bread is worth getting to my goal.

So no putting up those feet and relaxing!!:nono: You still have work to do!! :agree: What you've already done is great BUT...you are not done yet!! Be a winner and finish...don't drop that ball Holly...cuz each time you do, it gets harder and harder!!

Meet me at goal!!! :D

[fatnfedup]

Hang in there to prove to us folks that have a long way to go that it can be done. The more success I see the better I feel my chances are!! You can't let us down!!!

[way2goal]

Thanks ladies......this is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. And after posting..I threw 2 big bags of opened halloween candy RIGHT into the trash...along w/my old "already done' attitude! thank you!!!

[Demi]

......this is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. And after posting..I threw 2 big bags of opened halloween candy RIGHT into the trash...along w/my old "already done' attitude!
YAY! Holly ... good going! :thup: :D

I know that I haven't been on the South Beach woe for long, but I'm finding that if I keep focused on my goal (I want to be a size 10/12, US8/10), I can steer clear of temptation.

What I'm currently doing is saying to myself "No, you can't have that now, but you'll be able to have some as an occasional treat when you reach goal".

It does seem to be helping to keep me past those sticky moments ... take Saturday for instance, mum and I went shopping and stopped for coffee. She had a latte and a slice of cappucino cake, and I had a black coffee. To be honest, I could easily have hoovered up the cake and latte without a problem, but I just told myself that the day I reach goal I'll go back and have them then.

Now, between you and me, I probably won't ... but it helps me to steer clear of temptation at that particular moment if I think that I will.

[mlmagic]

I feel it too :help:

[mlmagic]

Oh how I know how you feel, it does help to know we all struggle with FOOD!! I appreciate all the responses too, as I struggle with food everyday! I Have decided I am not going to let how something's tastes, rule my world, I just pretend during a hard moment, that I already ate what I want and it's gone! If I am really having a hard time, I take 1/2 c of whipping cream with splenda & cocoa powder, whip it up to whip cream, (like mousse) and eat it, the fat curbs the craving and I feel better...I also find what helps, is to look at food to nourish my body and give me energy, not to indulge in, when I think of food like this, it helps me watch more closely what I put in my mouth, I feel AWEFUL, if I eat the wrong stuff...keep going, keep going, keep going...one day at a time! :wave:
Lysa