I've spent some time today thinking about the fears I wrote about below. (Unfortunately I really should have been doing school work, but maybe now that I'm feeling better about this I can concentrate on school stuff.)
These fears are definitely different from the ones I was experiencing a month ago and blogged about on Jan 15th. My fear is not that I can't lose weight, but that I won't continue beyond 14 pounds (for some reason the bazillion of times I've tried Weight Watchers I get about 14 pounds off and never get anymore). Well, who has control of that?
ME! :)
My other fear is that I'll get to my goal weight of 147, then starting eating more and gain it back. Well, let's see, who controls that?
ME! :D
Another fear is that I'll get to my goal weight and have to eat this reduced level to maintain. So I remembered that I've read that to maintain you typically eat 13-15 calories per pound. That means I'll be able to eat 1900-2200 depending on my activity level. That means on some days I can have some guacamole and chips. A 4 oz serving of guacamole is 170 calories. I won't be eating that everyday, but I can eat it some. Can I get to my goal weight and then stop exercising and start eating 3000 calories a day? Not if I want to maintain that goal weight.
I can live with that.
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Good thinking, SBF!
Those are quite the scenarios "old weight brain" came up with -- and you responded to them nicely!
I wasn't worried! ;)
Hugs, Donna
Hi, Marjorie. :)
Wanna try something?
I'm going to do with what you just wrote--what I've been doing lately with myself around my fearful thoughts in various areas.
I process out like you do--then move right into what I want and hold my attention there so that I feel better #1 and God and the universe is hearing that loud and clear and bringing to me what I really want--not the opposite.
"I can and am losing weight.
I can continue beyond my 14 pounds this time and I am so excited about this! :)
This is in my hands and I am doing what I need to do to make this happen, with God's help.
I'll get to my goal weight of 147 and will love it so much and be in a totally new and different place--in body, mind, spirit and emotions-and this will help me to "keep on keeping on" at this level.
When I get there, I'll see where I am at with the whole guacamole and chips thing. They may not even be as important to me then--but if they are--God will guide me around them too. For today I am HJ&F without them and that's most triumphant!
It is going to be so easy for me to maintain my goal weight because it will feel soo good for me to be at this weight that I will be inspired to do what needs to be done to keep it up!"
Amen. Allelulia. Praise God! :)
Love you,
Kathy
www.kathybowesonline.com
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