Wednesday, August 17, 2016

valmaebel

valmaebel

Marla - I'm sorry your hubby is struggling. I think it's much harder to watch someone we love struggle than to go through hard times ourselves. I always feel so helpless!

My pictures from the race came back, and while I looked good in some, in others I looked flabby and gross. Had a slight mental lapse where I felt quite insecure about myself. I have gained quite weight recently, despite training consistently. Thankfully, hubby was very encouraging to me. He said that of course he liked it when I was toned, but that I'm incredibly beautiful no matter what. He said that I should only worry about losing weight in how it will help my performance in running. That it won't make me more beautiful. Which is what I needed to hear. I'm cutting out the treats for a couple weeks. I find they become addicting, and that I crave them the more I eat them. So a couple weeks without them should reset my mental state a bit where I turn to other snacks when I'm hungry. But now my motivation is back to performance and health, vs appearance.
I ended up sleeping in, so I'm going to run on the treadmill and then hop in the pool for a half hour afterward.

Have a great day!

agingwithfitness

It helps to be accepted as we are now so that change will come easier when not feeling awful about ourselves.

One thing i told myself many years ago is not to use the excuse of exercise to eat more, it never evens out. I think if i was a runner i would be tempted to think that i could eat more. As is, i know my walks at most carve off 200 cal so i have to watch what i eat.

I am reading this new book about afformations which are different from affirmations. Instead of making positive statements that your mind will question if true, you use positive questions which your mind will work to make true.

Like instead of saying I am not hungry at night, or I only eat small portions of healthy things, say:

Why is it I am not hungry at night? Or. Why do I crave small portions?

I just started this but supposed to be more powerful than the statements. So far i have been less hungry at night but am going thru stress.

Mike pretty much quit job and is sleeping all day on meds.

I have dentist appt then walk. Already did errands.