It’s good to see some action rather than talk. Keep it up.

You wrote, “Get off your fat excuse making ass and stop making excuses for yourself. The mental process which allows you to make excuses for yourself is the same mental process that allows you to slip into bad eating habits.”

Cmon bro! That’s the attitude I like to hear.

I fall victim to the excuse problem too – the whole – i deserve to eat unhealthy tasty foods. I work hard, therefore I deserve it! and then I feel like crap afterwords – because of the food and because i feel guilty.

Keep it up, you’re on your way!

Good for you! Thanks for sharing your story…

I just ran across your blog and wanted you to know I can really relate to your situation. And I’m the queen of excuses when it comes to exercising! My favorites are:

“You want me to drag myself out of bed at what hour to do what?”
“I’m too tired; I worked hard all day.” (after sitting on my butt staring at a computer screen for 8 hours)
“I’ll just go home and change my clothes before hitting the gym.” (my car is still sitting in the driveway two hours later)
“It’s just too hot outside!” (85 degrees)

In the end, the only thing that really motivates me is accountability. If someone else is asking me daily or weekly how I’m doing, how many times I’ve actually dragged it out of bed to exercise, how much water I’m drinking or how I’m doing avoiding sweets, I’m much more likely to stick to it. I know they have my best interests at heart and are just asking because they care about me. If left to my own devices, I may never get things in gear and get serious.

Hang in there–you’re not alone! I wish you much success in reaching your goals.

If you have 2lbs of weight from a dumbbell or something pick it up and really feel the weight, it’s a good amount to loose in one week.

Keep going mate, you’ll get there (we’ll get there!)

Take care,
Andrew

I’ve always found that the slower I lost the weight the longer it stayed off. But I think a big factor in this, is the longer you stick to it, the more positive habits you develop and it actually gets easier.

You look forward to going to the gym or heading out for 10K run, I do but it wasn’t always that way. It becomes a lifestyle change and that’s what I think is key.

Keep it up!

Ian