So, now you have envisioned your goal, put your plan into action and incorporated exercise. Now, it is time to stick to your plans and stay motivated. It takes time to accomplish your goals, but you should notice results within the first week or two. For me, it is so hard to stay motivated when I don’t do well one week or if I fall off the wagon (because of vacation for example).
If you seem to have lost your motivation, re-evaluate your plan. Did you try to change too much too fast? It is hard to follow a diet plan if it is too strict. Don’t deprive yourself. Everything in moderation. Make sure you are exercising properly and enough. Do you know somebody that would like to lose weight or exercise more? The buddy system always seems to work well. Grab an exercise and/or diet partner and work together.
Let’s do a meatloaf recipe this week.
Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef or turkey meat
1 small onion, chopped
3/4 cup old fashioned oats, uncooked
8 ounces tomato sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/8 teaspoon thyme
salt and pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350′. In large bowl mix together all the ingredients til well blended. Spray a loaf pan with pam. Place mixture in pan and press around to flatten it out. Bake in oven for 1 hour, or until no longer pink inside loaf.
My progress:
Length of Time: 53 weeks since baby was born; 6 weeks of maintenance
Pounds Lost: 55.2
Pounds Left to Lose: NONE 🙂
So, how did you do this week? Follow my weight loss (or gain) journey with the past Weigh Me Wednesday posts and keep me updated on your progress!