Great thread - thank you
I am still a newbie so I feel I haven't been around the block enough and Im sure there are more mistakes to come ...however for the 1st month I was doing really well. I was loosing and got complacent thinking i could cheat a little and it wouldn't really affect me. BIG MISTAKE!!
I gained immediately and it's not moving as fast as before.
My bads
Alcohol - boy i miss wine with a meal
Desserts - only on special occasions (not worth the gain)
Cheese - OMG i love the stuff
Cream - maybe a little too rich to eat every day
Cheats - thinking I could slip them in everynow and then without a prob
Fake foods - they are not worth it
Not excersising - thinking the diet is working so why bother
Guilt - just makes me feel bad and leads to self sabotage
Impatience - wanting it all now!
My good
Adding excersise - feels better
Journaling - really helps me see what is/isn't working and helps me get back on track quicker
Love - learning to love myself helps to treat myself with more respect and value what i put into my body
Real foods - you can feel the difference
Patience - understanding this is a WOL not a quick fix
Support - using this forum as a way to stick to the goal and being inspired by other's successes.
Boundaries - watching out for saboteurs, learning to say NO and stand in my power when I do it.
Responsibility - understanding I got unhealthy because of the
choices I made. (Basically stop playing victim and blaming everyone and everything for my mental and physical state)
These are the things that have helped me not only start an new WOL but feel empowered enough to stick with it for the long term.
Good luck to everyone