Journal de jsfantome, 04 févr. 12

As usual, been doing some reading, and that's always interesting to see where my head end's up by the time I'm done. What makes someone successful at 'dieting' or 'what keeps them motivated'. The psychology of our attitudes...requires an action component.

If you have, like I have - tried to lose but been knocked down by plateaus (which every single body on the planet goes thru whether aware of or not), or even gone off on a planned indulgence, or fluttered around with maybe I'll try this... or maybe I'll try that... and feel like in the end you are spinning your wheels, it is very likely what has us held back is ... our thoughts.

It's not the task of losing weight, or getting into shape - that's defeating me... it's my perception of it. I've let it get 'enormous'. But if I am truly going to win this war, I am going to have to do it... just as I did in the beginning... one pound at a time. One step at a time.

Regardless of my motivation, or my will power - WITHOUT a PLAN, and without taking the ACTION STEPS of working my PLAN ... I will go nowhere.

Somehow I need to find the learning center of my brain, REVIEW the details of my plan faithfully, and execute that which I have committed to - daily.

I've learned some fantastic things over the many months I've been engaged in this process.
I've learned I don't need to count calories.
Exercise is good for me, but a rather ineffective way to lose weight. (ever heard the expression you can't out train a bad 'diet').
The quality of my 'eating habits' and 'food choices' outweight anything else going on in my system.
Fat does not make me fat.
While I do need a certain amount of determination (which I have) I don't need the same 'willpower' as I used to because I have changed to a whole, healthy foods (naturally lower carb) way of eating.
I don't need carbs for Energy. The body makes glucose from fat (triglycerides) and from certain amino acids (the building blocks of protein.)

I firmly believe that Carbs send my (and yours) primary fat STORING hormone, insulin - into overdrive. When you eat too many you basically are flipping the switch to the OFF position from BURNING..to the on position of STORING.

If your number one goal is to get the fat off you.. then in my opinion your eating plan will need to control INSULIN. It is basically running the show on the inside of your body!

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So I am sitting here and writing all of this, and it occurs to me that when I was at my heaviest, and when I was grieving the loss of my Dad, I just wanted to make sure I never ended up like him. That I never ended up dying a painful and debilitating death from Diabetes, and all the misinformation they pushed on him. I've come a long way - DAD! I sure am learning!!

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So - what's your plan? Literally - WHAT PLAN are you FOLLOWING? If it is your own... than I challenge you to WRITE IT OUT. Calories, carbs, proteins, whatever... In order to follow your plan, you have to have one! (not just some thoughts in your head about what you think nutrition is or isn't.)

Based on the details of your plan, develop an ACTION part of the plan - where you outline what you will choose to eat.

(then review these choices for how they will impact your Insulin production - and if they will turn off your fat burning switch!) If they create too many carbs in your system for the day... then swap them out for a few other 'healthy' choices, and see what you end up with.

If you follow your plan, and at the end of a week or two... you are not losing... you need to look more closely at how your INSULIN is being impacted by your food choices. Basically, you likely need to lower your carbs.

That might only need to be swapping out some 'processed' choices, for fresh veggies, or berries, or an apple.

But you need to continue to review this REVIEW PHASE til you find the amount of carbs your body can eat - AND - the Insulin production will keep you in the FAT BURNING MODE for your system.

THEN YOU NEED TO ACT on your PLAN! Go for it!!! What do you have to lose...except the weight!

Love you much - and just know these are the opinions of a rambling mother of 3... not a dr, or a nutritionist, just a 48 yr old woman, trying to learn all she can about how this all really works, so I can live with it!

Much Love.