kali

My brother has a Wii. I’m thinking of buying Wii Fit, but I’m not sure if I’m just so tempted by it’s popularity. Does anyone have it, or have you used it? Is it good? Or should I just get a $10 dvd and call it a day. Help!

I’m pretty proud to say that I lost 67 lbs in 2008! I went from 248 to 181. I’m still a ways away from where I want to be, but I feel so much better about myself… not self-conscious all the time, and I have an easier time finding clothes that fit!

For the past month and a half, I’ve been off my diet. I just got fed up with dieting and took some time off. I ate whatever I wanted, however much I wanted, and miraculously, in the whole month and a half, I only gained about 5 lbs. When I hit that 5 lb. mark, 186, which happened to be this week, I decided that I couldn’t let it get out of control and erase all my hard-earned and long-earned progress.  I guess for me, 5 lbs is the amount of flex weight that I allow myself. I’ve been really successful at losing weight in the past, but I always eventually gained it back. I think if I decide that 5 lbs is the cutoff amount of weight I can gain before getting back on track, it’s ensuring that I won’t go back to being super heavy. Now, I’m back on track and determined!
I’ve found that my weight loss is mostly due to my state of mind. Once I decide in my head that I am limiting my intake (no longer pigging out on anything and everything)… I am able to control it. Also, when I get really hungry between meals, I MAKE myself drink a glass of water, and then a piece of fruit, and then a glass of water, and then a piece of fruit, and then if I’m still hungry, I have a more hearty snack. I know it sounds like a really cliche thing to do, but it works. Also, I think all the drinking and eating low cal foods distracts my mind from wanting junk food to pig out on.

 Last June, when I turned 23, I set a goal for myself that by my 24th birthday, I would be at a weight that I am happy with. It saddens me that I have wasted so much time being a fat person. On the other hand, I am only 23, and if I can change it now, I will hopefully have many, many, more years as a thin, fit person.

I also love getting new BuddySlim buddies