Frustration Defeated by Walking Not Food

alexp74
alexp74 Posts: 125
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I had a rough afternoon yesterday, in the space of about 2 hours 3 people really ticked me off. I was fuming, frustrated and in need of burning off some steam.

I was sitting in my living room, I had the choice of heading to the right to go to the kitchen or the left to get my sneakers. I got up, my St. Bernard got excited because he wanted to play, so we did, then I turned left and got my sneakers on and went for a 40 minute walk and finished up absolutely soaked in sweat after an intense walk. I felt so good and didn't touch any food until dinner 1.5 hours after I was done!

Side NSV, I need new workout shorts, the ones I have won't stay up any more no matter how tight I make the drawstring!

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  • Celtic_Queen
    Celtic_Queen Posts: 11
    That's 2 awesome NSV's! Congratulations...for the walk, and needing new shorts!
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Great decision!!! Food make you feel better for 5 minutes but exercise make you feel better ....period

    Congrat
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    great job!! :flowerforyou: :drinker:
  • tnmyers23
    tnmyers23 Posts: 108 Member
    that was a great choice and a great way to resolve the feelings some people feel they need to inflict on you. I followed your advice and took a walk to and it did help. You better go by those new workout clothes quickly as you are only getting smaller.
  • PlaysLikeAGirl
    PlaysLikeAGirl Posts: 22 Member
    Way to go, man. That's a tough decision, glad you decided for a walk!

    (Your St Bernard is adorable in the front seat!)
  • mwilke
    mwilke Posts: 378 Member
    I'm sorry you had such a rough afternoon. :flowerforyou: But good job on choosing to walk! I know that I have had a really bad day and said "I need a drink", came home fully intending to have a drink, and ended up going for a 2+ mile walk. And there have been days where I chose to eat. I always feel better after the exercise tho.
  • VryIrishGirl76
    VryIrishGirl76 Posts: 1,167 Member
    Awesome!!!!
  • Martucha123
    Martucha123 Posts: 1,089 Member
    great decission! :flowerforyou:
  • traceyb68
    traceyb68 Posts: 32 Member
    Wow - Im not sure I would have been so strong after 3 people ticking me off well done.
  • alexp74
    alexp74 Posts: 125
    Wow - Im not sure I would have been so strong after 3 people ticking me off well done.

    Well, we were out of chips! :) No, seriously I need to work on channeling out my frustration in better ways than I have in the past, I spent far too many years being an emotional eater and need to put that in the past.
  • alexp74
    alexp74 Posts: 125
    Way to go, man. That's a tough decision, glad you decided for a walk!

    (Your St Bernard is adorable in the front seat!)

    Thank you :) That's Brutus, he's 4.5 years old, weighs 180 lbs. He loves to go for rides! He is a rock star wherever he goes!
  • alexp74
    alexp74 Posts: 125
    that was a great choice and a great way to resolve the feelings some people feel they need to inflict on you. I followed your advice and took a walk to and it did help. You better go by those new workout clothes quickly as you are only getting smaller.

    No kidding. I want to go to the gym at work but not until I get new shorts. Given that I work for a university police department I don't exactly want be charged with indecent exposure :)
  • SherryR1971
    SherryR1971 Posts: 1,170 Member
    Way to go!!!
  • quietHiker
    quietHiker Posts: 1,442 Member
    Awesome decision!!! Your rock! Your mind has made the switch to choose healthy over it's food and old cravings! Way to go! :)
  • littlebuddy84
    littlebuddy84 Posts: 995 Member
    That's fantastic. Well done :-)
  • cgarand
    cgarand Posts: 541 Member
    Really good choice! I'm finding that I never regret working out, but I do regret emotional eating every time!
  • imcatbear
    imcatbear Posts: 38
    two fantastic NSVs!!
  • Takes2long
    Takes2long Posts: 367 Member
    You made the tougher choice, but wasn't it worth it?? The great thing about dogs is they're always SO happy to go for a walk with you :bigsmile: That can be some serious motivation!! LOL...I know what you mean about the shorts. It's hard to walk/run if you have to keep pulling up your shorts:laugh: Excellent NSV!!


    ROFL...your dog in the front seat is awesome!! He needs cool sunglasses:laugh:
  • alexp74
    alexp74 Posts: 125
    Really good choice! I'm finding that I never regret working out, but I do regret emotional eating every time!

    The eating never got to me until I started logging everything I eat. When I realized that some of my favorite meals when stressed were taking up half my allotted calories I got rather disgusted by it.

    The thing was it was easy for me to say that I was going to walk instead, I try and do that anyway when I get home from work but yesterday was just very intense and fun actually.
  • alexp74
    alexp74 Posts: 125
    You made the tougher choice, but wasn't it worth it?? The great thing about dogs is they're always SO happy to go for a walk with you :bigsmile: That can be some serious motivation!! LOL...I know what you mean about the shorts. It's hard to walk/run if you have to keep pulling up your shorts:laugh: Excellent NSV!!


    ROFL...your dog in the front seat is awesome!! He needs cool sunglasses:laugh:

    Yes he is always happy to go for a walk. There's one minor issue with a big dog though, he gets tired faster than I do. We went on a walking trail and were 1.5 miles from the truck when he decided he was going to stop and lay down while looking at me to pick him up! Thankfully he got back up after a few minutes!

    I love that I need new clothes because they are falling off me as opposed to not making it to be buttoned!
  • mrpurdy
    mrpurdy Posts: 262 Member
    Great job! I walk for half of my lunch (2 miles) almost every day, and if I can't, my students know why I'm grumpy. :laugh:

    Exercise (and sunshine) does so much for my mood and stress level.
  • mrpurdy
    mrpurdy Posts: 262 Member
    Duplicate post.
  • RobinvdM
    RobinvdM Posts: 634 Member
    Proud of your decision to take the frustration outside where it belongs. It shows a tremendous strength of character to turn away from the comfort of eating and adapt a new way to deal with stress. Give yourself a big ole hug :) And congrats on the saggy baggy clothes :D
  • kiminikimkim
    kiminikimkim Posts: 746 Member
    Good for you! You did the right thing!
  • TurtleRunnerNC
    TurtleRunnerNC Posts: 751 Member
    Congratulations! !!! Two awesome NSV'S! !!!!!!

    Keep up the good work.:drinker:
  • bodsmack7958
    bodsmack7958 Posts: 47 Member
    Good way to avoid the emotional eating. Congrats on the NSV too!
  • SimpleThingsInLife
    SimpleThingsInLife Posts: 92
    Both you and your pup enjoyed that! Great NSV!
  • paulaz43
    paulaz43 Posts: 9 Member
    Emotional eating. That's my biggest challenge! You made a GREAT choice! Good job!
  • alexp74
    alexp74 Posts: 125
    Emotional eating. That's my biggest challenge! You made a GREAT choice! Good job!
    Thanks, yes that is really hard but I am really tired of getting up, getting food and then feeling gross after eating it. I'm sure I will still face this, having by no means defeated it but I look forward to building on this experience and finding a more constructive outlet for my frustrations

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