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sylvanwitchOnce again, life has gotten away from me, but I'm still here and still hosting this little mutual support community.
As always, if you'd like, share how your fitness journey is/has been going for you. Feel free to share anything else, too. :-)
Weight: So high. SO high. I went WAY up, to my highest yet since I began this journey in January 2020. But, today, after a few days of concerted effort, I have come down about a pound and a half, and I think I'm going in the right direction.
Exercise: I haven't re-established an elliptical routine yet, but I have been getting a LOT of walking in at work (taking deliberate cardio-friendly fast walks on free periods) and at home in the evenings. (Today, we're going hiking--yay!) I do plan to get back to regular elliptical workouts, however. I'd imagine being on summer break is going to help with that too.
Eating plan: I was sort of out of control for a while there. I'm an emotional eater, and I've been stressed and depressed and looking to food as reward/comfort to help me get through difficult things. Too, with my mother's situation, I've just got a lot less free time, so that's contributing to a sense that I "deserve" a treat. Looking forward to a food reward is a long-time coping mechanism for me. But, again, I feel like with work easing up, I may have more control and less stress. We'll see.
The week ahead: I have some adulting to do that I'm dreading but only two days at work next week, so that's good. And I am back to making Saturday morning trips to the local farmer's market and preparing lots of fresh veggies and fruits for meals and snacks. Plus, I am just more active--walking, gardening, hiking, etc. I think I'm going to be okay, even with the ongoing stresses of my mother's situation. I have to get used to it, and I can't make comfort eating part of that process, or I'm doomed to balloon up to 230 pounds again (or, worse, my all-time high of 266).
So, concretely: More fresh fruits and veggies, freshly prepped meals, walking, gardening, and hiking, and get back into an elliptical routine (at least three sessions a week).
I hope the week ahead is a good one for you, full of little moments of unutterable joy.
As always, if you'd like, share how your fitness journey is/has been going for you. Feel free to share anything else, too. :-)
Weight: So high. SO high. I went WAY up, to my highest yet since I began this journey in January 2020. But, today, after a few days of concerted effort, I have come down about a pound and a half, and I think I'm going in the right direction.
Exercise: I haven't re-established an elliptical routine yet, but I have been getting a LOT of walking in at work (taking deliberate cardio-friendly fast walks on free periods) and at home in the evenings. (Today, we're going hiking--yay!) I do plan to get back to regular elliptical workouts, however. I'd imagine being on summer break is going to help with that too.
Eating plan: I was sort of out of control for a while there. I'm an emotional eater, and I've been stressed and depressed and looking to food as reward/comfort to help me get through difficult things. Too, with my mother's situation, I've just got a lot less free time, so that's contributing to a sense that I "deserve" a treat. Looking forward to a food reward is a long-time coping mechanism for me. But, again, I feel like with work easing up, I may have more control and less stress. We'll see.
The week ahead: I have some adulting to do that I'm dreading but only two days at work next week, so that's good. And I am back to making Saturday morning trips to the local farmer's market and preparing lots of fresh veggies and fruits for meals and snacks. Plus, I am just more active--walking, gardening, hiking, etc. I think I'm going to be okay, even with the ongoing stresses of my mother's situation. I have to get used to it, and I can't make comfort eating part of that process, or I'm doomed to balloon up to 230 pounds again (or, worse, my all-time high of 266).
So, concretely: More fresh fruits and veggies, freshly prepped meals, walking, gardening, and hiking, and get back into an elliptical routine (at least three sessions a week).
I hope the week ahead is a good one for you, full of little moments of unutterable joy.
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Date: Sunday, 29 May 2022 05:06 pm (UTC)every night i power-walk in the BEDROOM haha ;)
hey, it's the *master* bedroom, so there is enough space... i turn on my laptop, go to the Mrs Brown's Boys show, set my timer to 30 mins, and then play the show while i walk.... it works for me because i am laughing my ass off while i'm walking and don't even realize that time has passed...
"I'm an emotional eater, and I've been stressed and depressed and looking to food as reward/comfort"
every person in my life, whoever i know who is a food-addict and/or emotional-eater ALWAYS has the "dangerous foods" in their house... there is *no* justifiable reason to have the dangerous-foods in your house.. and do not give me the "oh, but my hubby/children deserve to have access to these forbidden-foods", that is bull... i have never heard of someone's childhood suffering (or of a spouse divorcing a wife) because they could not stuff their face and compromise their own health...
you deserve to be healthy, and you need to make sure that the outright dangerous foods are removed from your house....
if part of your emotional-eating consists of perfectly healthy foods, then there are further steps you will take, but this one is a absolutely necessary first-step...
a sudden "treat" should not be a food, i literally CALCULATE my treat-sessions... what i do is that i schedule bits of chocolate and that is my treat for the day... i have a half a Lindt chocolate bar between breakfast and lunch.. and then between lunch and dinner i have 1-2 Lindt truffles (while i study languages: one truffle after Greek and one after German), and then after dinner i have one Lindt truffle as my dessert... so there is a long spread of chocolate every single day, and my BMI is below 25 (in the healthy-zone)... i SWEAR to you that spreading the sweet food in small portions throughout the day WORKS.
i haven't stuffed my face with chocolate in so long i can't remember...
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Date: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 10:15 pm (UTC)I appreciate what you say here about having dangerous foods in the house. I'll bear it in mind. In any case, my husband is supportive, so it's not a matter of using him as an excuse, and our cats, while quite importunate about snack-time, do not tempt me with their kibble. ;-)
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Date: Wednesday, 1 June 2022 10:15 pm (UTC)