my little (BIG) revelation today!

scoutmom22
scoutmom22 Posts: 17
in Motivation and Support
Who knows why in the world of trying to get healthy and lose weight that the journey ebbs and flows so damn much. I'm "back" today --- I can >feel< it, not just saying it like I do sometimes to get myself out of my funk or binge or whatever it is.

Part of my struggle is stress. Everyone has their own stresses in life and I don't claim to have more or less stress than anyone else. My stress these days generally comes in some form of my former spouse. There are a couple of other things, but not huge-huge. Everything else pretty much flows.

Part of my struggle is the change of seasons. I love summer and even moreso fall SO much that once it gets cold-cold I put up blocks to my motivation. What I need to realize - and I just shared this today with a loved one - is that I have to realize I am NOT going to melt if I get wet or cold. Bundle up, girl! (I) can do it!

And honestly part of my struggle is getting pulled into thinking (the evil lies! untruths in my head!) that eating like crap again is not going to adversely affect me. The reason I am "back" today, and "on", I know, is because yesterday I felt like six weeks of cummlative crap. Whether it's sugar or carbs or glueten or chocolate or the alcohol or whatever the *kitten* I've been putting in my body this last month+, it's caused me to feel like *kitten*!! I sat around my house yesterday and realized I hadn't been sleeping well, my joints hurt, my muscles contracted, my whole body was sore and I had this PIT in the bottom of my stomach of "blech" and a mind that was telling me to continue overeating!! No, no more.

I can be thankful that I realize this weeks into it instead of months or years like it's been before. 50 down. 100 to go. I'm 33% of the way there!

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  • santini1975
    santini1975 Posts: 175 Member
    The cold weather is a great time to get into working out! I like to get started on my walk (I hate running and wont do it. period) when it's cold. It's so much better than starting out and you are already sweating :(
    In winter I always feel like I'm in a cocoon; all bundled up in layers of clothes. Really commit to your goals now so you can emerge this spring with a new, healthy body :)

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