One step at a time...

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8/14/12 12:15 A

I think journaling is something we all have to work on. I think when we are at home, we are living in a test tube, in a controlled situation, and it is easier to keep track of what we eat, and most of the time we know that what we put in our mouths are good for us. When we leave the house, sometimes it is hit and miss with our nutrition. We can look at something as being small and believe we are not damaging our nutrition. When we get home, if we dare, we enter the information into our food tracker and find out how much damage we have actually done for the day (like that pizza I ate on Saturday night!).

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8/13/12 6:30 P

I feel like I have been doing everything right and not seeing the results. Then yesterday, I did something that opened my eyes. I ate fast food and still journaled it. I was amazed to see how horrible it is for my body. This made me realize that although I thought I was eating a small fast food meal, it was a gross bad choice. I realized that I was sabotaging something almost daily - whether not working out or making a bad food choice. These decisions are what is stopping me from seeing success.

So basically, I am being wide open and honest and realizing that I hold the key to this. I need to control my actions and not lie to myself about what REALLY happened.

So now I have been journaling everything and making small changes. I am going to keep doing that until I perfect it. Then I move on to the next challenge. One step at a time is a great concept because that is what I am doing instead of jumping in with both feet.

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8/12/12 12:36 P

I NEED RESTART THE WAY I EAT AND SPEND THE DAY HEALTHIER

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8/12/12 1:43 A

It sounds as if you are moving in the right direction. I have about 85 more pounds to lose and I consider myself a beginner still. I read somewhere that when you have a lot of weight to lose, you should start changing your eating habits first and then start slowly on the exercise. With my old eating habits, I know that if I started exercising right away, I would either fall flat on my face or have a heart attack. Changing my eating allowed me to feel better and have more energy. Eating the way I did in the past caused me to have low energy. I had problems just getting up the stairs! You said you did it to yourself, but move past that. When you lose the weight that you want to lose and you feel better about yourself, you can say I did it to myself, only you will be referring to this journey you are currently on to a new body. I know you will not give up because this is too important to you. One step at a time...

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8/11/12 9:35 P

I have started my journey about a month ago but finally moved my two feet and hit the gym for the last 2 weeks. I know losing weight takes time but I look at myself and I don't see the difference and I start crying. I go to the gym 6 times a week, cut all processed foods and carbs (just fruit, veggies, and fish). I wake up at 430 in the a.m. put on my gym shoes and I am still taking one step at a time to reach my ultimate goal. I know I will get to my old weight. It took me a couple of years to gain this so it is going to take months to shed it off. I did it to myself and I am not giving up.