Getting back into it - its all mind over matter
Getting back into it - its all mind over matter http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-diet-forum/47531-getting-back-into-its-all-mind-over-matter.html
I’ve had a brain-wave and am just kinda thinking out loud - I dont know if anyone will agree with this theory?
Well, I’ve had so much past experience myself with the whole starting and stopping thing, whether its just because you had a bad weekend and needed a break willing to get back into it on Monday, you had a holiday, a wedding, a birthday etc…its all reason that we should have a break because really when it comes down to it, we ARE dieting, but sometimes you cant worry and you need to have fun and let your hair down.
I think if you know that you are going to have a break coming up you have to mentally prepare yourself for it and prepare yourself that you are starting again on the following day/Monday whenever; I think people too often push it to the back of their minds and say yer im starting again that day and then when the day comes they are like oh god yes right todays the day i start again, and its a bit of a shock to the system.
What I am getting at, is this, its ALL about mind over matter - we all know this as its proven when we have good days we do not feel hungry and when we have bad days we want food - we aren’t actually hungry but we aren’t right in our heads so we think we are.
SO
I think what I PERSONALLY am going to do is this:-
- Have my break from 2nd July - 6th July (my mid summer CD holiday I shall call it)
- Start again on 7th - with a new ticker, a new signature and a new goal.
- Completely FORGET I have been doing it for 6 weeks or so and tell myself its a new start - so I do not dwell on how well I did last time etc (this was what helped me to get back into it this time)
- Totally refresh my mind
I think this will work for me - so far on this diet I think I’ve actually been really focussed because I have TOLD myself that I am going to do it. I was worried about AAM week and then coming off of that and coming back onto SS but I just TOLD myself NO MORE chicken today its SS again Lauren - and I listened to myself. I am quite impressed that I listened and I feel like i’ve disciplined myself.
Does this all make sense - or does it sound like the rantings of a mad woman?
Yes it might sound easier said than done - but I think if people actually prepare themselves in their heads it shouldnt be as hard.
I am going to start a new wagon on 7th July, I will have 8 weeks till my holiday and I want to be 10 stone for that.
Thanks for listening - all views welcome?
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Started CD on 6 May 2008
Want to get down to 10 stone for the first time ever!
Completed first 4 minigoals!
GOALS AS OF MAY 22ND!
5th - Get to 11 stone! DONE!
6th - Stick to SS for 4 weeks! DONE!
7th - Get down to 10 st 9
8th - Get into Oasis s12 jeans DONE!!! before others!! 
