All or Nothing!!
That’s ME!!! All or nothing! I can’t help it — If you are my friend or my man…..I love you with my whole heart, I’d do anything for you. 100% dedicated. Fitness/Working out — same thing, I am very dedicated, don’t miss my workouts - I’m up most days at 4AM to get to the gym @5 so that there are NO EXCUSES…… but if I miss a few days or Im sick…. boy it’s tough to get back, I get into my WTF mode!!! Too easy to get lazy.
Luckily I know this about myself & see when I start to fall into lazy mode - this personality trait also dominates my diet habits. I can commit my diet 100% & It’s almost crazy how focused I get. Of course I want to eat all the delicious crap that’s in my house, but I just keep looking at the daily changes in my physique & ‘walk away’……The less I have to think about my food, the better!!! Time to eat….protein shake or chunk of chicken or turkey or egg whites (I’m decarbing right now for 3 days) and that’s it… yes its boring, but it works & I feel wonderful! I dont get crabby - I’m just bored - it’s winter, I stay home with my kids every night besides the occational ‘Girl’s Night’ & I can’t snack!! So I’m bored!
Tomorrow, I will start back with my sweet potatoes & broc along with my protein. The problem is — if I have a cookie or brownie (that have taken over my house over the holidays) then I want more - and it will just keep calling me. All or nothing. When I fall off the wagon, I fall hard! I think so anyway - I have friends who eat half a cake on a binge!!! I never did that! I could - but I never have. I mean if I have one cookie it turns into 2 or maybe 3. Then I’m disappointed in myself & usually have a stomach ache too! SO STUPID!!
So I know myself well enough to see this fault of mine — Right now I am very focused, but I have to say…. I have a voice in my head telling me that I was so good with my decarb, that I should have a cookie with my tea in the morning - it’s like the little Devil on one shoulder & the Angel on the other is saying DON’T DO IT!!! (LOL)
I figure if Im going to have something I shouldn’t, it’s better to eat it first thing in the morning 
I had a shooting yesterday & I’m happy with how I am leaning out, but DAMN my arms look HUGE!!!! OMG!! I will post some of the pictures when I get them. I have a big shooting on Friday & that’s why I am dieting so hard this week - I want it to go well
I wish all of you a Happy & Prosperous 2009!! Set your goals - we can reach them together
-Debi
December 29, 2008 at 12:20 pm
That’s me too. I tend to be hard on myself if I fall off the wagon. Christmas cookies have been calling me, thankfully only 2 or 3 at a time, not 10 to 20, lol.
December 29, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I have a hard time finding the "grey area" myself, so I can understand. Anything less than 100% dedication, particularly when referring to exercise/weight training, is just a waste of time.
Everyone slips-up sometimes in their training or personal life, but it’s remembering those mistakes and avoiding future ones that help us grow as athletes and people.
December 30, 2008 at 6:27 am
Thank you! i’m inspired! so what do you eat for breakfast?
December 30, 2008 at 9:16 am
OMGosh! It’s like we were twins separated at birth!! I so hear ya!!! And actually, the easiest time for me to say "No" is when someone is taunting me with snacks and goodies and "Oh, c’mon - you could use some fat on that body." Defiance and being stubborn can be a very positive character trait
December 30, 2008 at 9:16 am
OMGosh! It’s like we were twins separated at birth!! I so hear ya!!! And actually, the easiest time for me to say "No" is when someone is taunting me with snacks and goodies and "Oh, c’mon - you could use some fat on that body." Defiance and being stubborn can be a very positive character trait
December 30, 2008 at 11:33 am
Who brought over all these chocolates for Xmas and why do I feel that it is my duty to get rid of them by eating them? I’m so mad at myself! Let me know when you do a detox, I’ve never done one, but I’m totally into it. I feel so disgusting right now, even sick from all the junk. Now, where’s my broccolli?
December 30, 2008 at 11:50 am
I usally have stomach ach from each alot.
I eat good and bad food all together
December 30, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I thnk the holiday season for Americans in general is centered around good comfort foods and it’s a struggle for most of us. My mom met me at the door with a deep dish apple pie….my favorite. 2 pieces later…not together but within 24 hours. We just have to put it behind us and move on.
December 30, 2008 at 2:54 pm
All or nothing that is me (see my latest progress pics - can you say "nothing"). Time to be all… consistently… over a long period of time… Good luck with your photo shoot.
December 30, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Same way!! Either i’m focused on eating right, or couldn’t care less lol. It’s good you will stop at 2 cookies though…if i’m going to have a cookie, I might as well have some cake, and icecream, and perhaps a bisquit lol.
January 3, 2009 at 11:42 am
Sounds like all of us on to the Debth power! (yeah I made that up myself, LOL) That is what seperates us from so many, and the extent that you do is what seperates you from us. If everyone was like that then you wouldn’t have any photo shoots to prep for cause we’d all look like that and it wouldn’t be a big deal!!
January 6, 2009 at 11:53 pm
I feel the same way. I am easily distracted by many things so once I get "in the zone" I need to fight to stay there or else I fear my concentration will be lost and I will end up losing ground. 100% dedication and focus to whatever you are doing, I completely understand.
April 4, 2009 at 8:17 am
when you say your up at 4m..at what time do you get to bed?? I have tried this before and it is doable
. There should NEVER be excuses.