The last few weeks have been a roller coaster ride for me. One day I’m feeling confident and am gaining ground, the next day I feel like I’m upside down.
Up, down, up, down, up, down.
I’ve done well with staying off the scale. I’m not going to weigh myself for awhile until I feel like I’m completely focus again and ready for whatever the number is. Right now, if I were to weigh and have a great number, I might slack off, if I were to have a higher number, I might feel defeated. It’s better for me to focus on behavior changes than the weight. Once I’m confident in my plan (and my ability to stick to it) I’ll get back to weekly weigh ins.
I had a great kick-butt workout with Nicole from Restoration Fitness yesterday. I am trying to get back into working out six days per week. This week, I’ll have a minimum of three really hard work-outs and hopefully three more lower intensity workouts. It’s important for me to set obtainable goals for myself and not set up a routine that will lead to me feeling like I’ve failed. Giving three workouts my all (and then anything extra is a bonus) is a realistic goal for the week. Hopefully, over the next few weeks I can work back up to six days per week. I’m trying to include family in my exercise routine because we all know you work harder when you workout with a buddy.
Joelle (from Wellness in Balance) has been working with me on emotional eating. This past week I noticed that most of my binges (meaning eating food for reasons other than hunger) happened after a stressful situation occurred and I needed to “wind down.” By noticing when I overeat, I can best address how to stop it. This week I will try other methods to help me relax without using food. Joelle is helping me set reasonable goals for myself. I am way too much of an all or nothing person. I’m either obsessively following “the plan” or I’ve totally quit. It’s true I lose weight when I’m following “the plan” but as soon as I screw up I quit the whole thing. I need to find moderation in this area of my life.
So, you see, progress is being made. Weight loss isn’t just about a number on the scale. I have many behaviors to change in order to achieve the healthy body I’m striving for!
Hi y’all! I’m a deep-fried Southern girl, born and raised in North Carolina. I’ve recently relocated to Boulder, Colorado and I am determined to adopt the healthy lifestyle of the people around me! It’s time for a real shift in my lifestyle – a paradigm shift that will create new habits and result in a thinner, happier, and hopefully better, Sara. A Sara 100 pounds lighter than I was when I started! Hope you decide to come along for the ride.
you resonated loudly sentiments I shared not too long ago…. I wonder if the “all or nothing” trait runs rampant in overweight people?
I used the following exact same quote with another blogger friend recently…..(As I am a huge LOST fanatic and can find the meaning in life inside of everything it reveals….) In the worlds of Jacob, “It only ends once. Everything else is just progress.”
It’s hard to look at the current as progress…..but when we’re standing on the other side, it’ll be much easier. One small step in front of the other….continously…you’ll be looking back on progress while standing at Completion.
Wow, I can so relate to the “all or nothing” mentality! Congrats to you for continuing on this journey and for sharing it with all of us.