Mitra
04-17-2006, 05:55 AM
I think that one of the things that is crucial to maintaining your health gains/weight losses is absolute determination. When I look at our little group here - RealRuth, Shadow, Randy, Relief, Banshee and the rest - I see a group of very determined people (trying not to say "stubborn" ;)). I was reading a paragraph from Staying Power about the "Maintenance Mind-set" and the qualities that they were describing didn't just sound like a theory in a book - they sounded like the people here. We all have our different tactics and methods, but I think we have a common core of tenacity that keeps us from straying too far.
In my attempts to avoid saying "determination" too many times, I consulted the Chambers on-line thesaurus:
determination
n
1 RESOLUTENESS, tenacity, firmness, willpower, perseverance, persistence, purpose, resolve, backbone, steadfastness, single-mindedness, will, insistence, conviction, dedication, push, drive, stamina, moral fibre, strength of character, firmness of purpose formal fortitude colloq. guts, grit, stay the course, hang on like grim death, hold your ground, dig your heels in
Take your pick :).
If you've overindulged this holiday weekend, here's the extract from Staying Power that I was reading:
Maintaining your correction is the name of the game, but never forget that maintenance is a journey, not a destination. The road won't always be easy. Like all of us, you're human; you'll have ups and downs, slips and missteps, but we assure you that none will ever be unrecoverable.
...
Go back to the basics, plan and eat the prescribed meals, and carefully record your intake, exercise and progress. do it one day at a time, one meal at a time - if necessary, one bite at a time. Accept no excuses from yourself; never say you can't. You can - you already did. And remind yourself that no one has control of what you eat but you. No one.
We wish you the very best health and fitness from now on.
What's left for me to say?
Except that ... I originally started doing these weekly threads because I wanted some company as I started out in maintenance - but I don't want anyone else to feel they have to wait for me here. If you have maintenance thoughts/questions, please either raise them in a new thread, or volunteer for one (or more) of the weeklies.
In my attempts to avoid saying "determination" too many times, I consulted the Chambers on-line thesaurus:
determination
n
1 RESOLUTENESS, tenacity, firmness, willpower, perseverance, persistence, purpose, resolve, backbone, steadfastness, single-mindedness, will, insistence, conviction, dedication, push, drive, stamina, moral fibre, strength of character, firmness of purpose formal fortitude colloq. guts, grit, stay the course, hang on like grim death, hold your ground, dig your heels in
Take your pick :).
If you've overindulged this holiday weekend, here's the extract from Staying Power that I was reading:
Maintaining your correction is the name of the game, but never forget that maintenance is a journey, not a destination. The road won't always be easy. Like all of us, you're human; you'll have ups and downs, slips and missteps, but we assure you that none will ever be unrecoverable.
...
Go back to the basics, plan and eat the prescribed meals, and carefully record your intake, exercise and progress. do it one day at a time, one meal at a time - if necessary, one bite at a time. Accept no excuses from yourself; never say you can't. You can - you already did. And remind yourself that no one has control of what you eat but you. No one.
We wish you the very best health and fitness from now on.
What's left for me to say?
Except that ... I originally started doing these weekly threads because I wanted some company as I started out in maintenance - but I don't want anyone else to feel they have to wait for me here. If you have maintenance thoughts/questions, please either raise them in a new thread, or volunteer for one (or more) of the weeklies.