Alright... so here is the nitty gritty truth of the matter... I've done well! Food is my go to thing for when I am sad, happy, stressed or feel overwhelmed. I'm an emotional eater to the n-th degree. And there has been all of the above in the past 3 days. And one day I almost posted a plea blog for a solution to wanting to drown my sorrows in chocolate and wine... but I sucked it up and didn't do it.
Here is how it broke down:
I didn't add any additional sugar to my teas or anything else I had.
I did let myself have a cookie when I felt like my day was crap and I wanted a treat (best part? I didn't go for the second one or the other offered treats from friends).
I didn't add salt to anything I ate (and I ate boiled eggs... plain... not bad)
I did NOT work out. My back decided it hate me on Thursday night and I've been slowly stretching it out ever since... maybe a little pool time later today if I think I can handle it.
I did monitor my portions (except for last night when I got to go to a friend's house for a Diwali feast... but I did abstain from booze during the event).
I avoided fried foods altogether, even when a quick meal from a fast food joint seemed like it would be so much easier.
Through the whole time of saying no to most treats (I did have that cookie and dessert last night... deliciousness) and in choosing healthier foods I NEVER ONCE felt deprived or like I was on a diet. That is SUCCESS right there. Limiting simple things and just making better choices is easier than forbidding things for forever from my life.
Let's hope the next week sees me continuing to succeed and to even hit the gym and time or 3!!
Friday, November 16, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
New Goals
Okay... clearly I've been trying and failing for quite some time now. So, now it's time to get serious. I think I've just not been ready. And by that I mean that I kept ignoring the information that my body was telling me. I was ignoring the pain in my back and hips from carrying all the extra weight (I have been wearing the same size for 3 or 4 years but it's not about the gain, it's about the wear and tear). I was ignoring the headaches from eating foods that weren't good for me. I was ignoring how much I hated looking in the mirror or at pictures. But no longer. I know I may have said that before but I'm really and truly done with looking and feeling the way that I do. So it's time for a change and I am the only one who can make that change.
Here are the goals I am making:
1. Run a 10 km race in under 1 1/2 hours (I'm slow but that time would be quick for me)
2. Walk/jog a 1/2 marathon
3. Work out 3-4 times a week
4. Avoid fried, fast or processed foods (this is going to mean less or no drinking)
5. Absolutely no added sugar (going to use honey or agave syrup instead), no added salt
Okay... I think we will start with those 5 goals. I've already stopped adding sugar to anything and I don't even miss it. I still use salt sometimes but I think it will be easy to give that up as I don't really need to add it most of the time. I've walked a 5 km race just recently and was able to do well with that so I think training for and running/walking to other two is doable. The hard goals for me will be avoiding the fried or fast foods (had fried, fast food for dinner... made it my last meal of that sort), it will also be hard for me to push to do the workouts. I just get so lazy once I get home... I think I'm going to start packing my workout gear to school and changing there before hopping the train home... that way I can go straight to the gym when I come home... it's the going upstairs to change first that kills the workout mojo. But if I'm already changed when I get on the train, there is no reason to go upstairs.
Okay... I know that there are literally 3 readers but I'm really going to need your support, help and accountability push to help me complete these goals. Also, let me know what would be some good timelines for the races... when should I have those completed by?
Here are the goals I am making:
1. Run a 10 km race in under 1 1/2 hours (I'm slow but that time would be quick for me)
2. Walk/jog a 1/2 marathon
3. Work out 3-4 times a week
4. Avoid fried, fast or processed foods (this is going to mean less or no drinking)
5. Absolutely no added sugar (going to use honey or agave syrup instead), no added salt
Okay... I think we will start with those 5 goals. I've already stopped adding sugar to anything and I don't even miss it. I still use salt sometimes but I think it will be easy to give that up as I don't really need to add it most of the time. I've walked a 5 km race just recently and was able to do well with that so I think training for and running/walking to other two is doable. The hard goals for me will be avoiding the fried or fast foods (had fried, fast food for dinner... made it my last meal of that sort), it will also be hard for me to push to do the workouts. I just get so lazy once I get home... I think I'm going to start packing my workout gear to school and changing there before hopping the train home... that way I can go straight to the gym when I come home... it's the going upstairs to change first that kills the workout mojo. But if I'm already changed when I get on the train, there is no reason to go upstairs.
Okay... I know that there are literally 3 readers but I'm really going to need your support, help and accountability push to help me complete these goals. Also, let me know what would be some good timelines for the races... when should I have those completed by?
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