Okay So I'm Stressed Out..Now What?
nofailureallowed
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Excuse my rant:
I have once again fallen victim (and I use that word losely) to stress and the result of that led me to shove a BBQ Burger and onion rings into my face at lunch. Heres the killer part, I prepared a healthy lunch last night just to AVOID this happening...and what did I say as I was standing at the counter..mouth salivating at the smell of freshly deep fried everything??? "Oh its fine..your stressed out just eat it now and work it off later" So lets fast forward to later, I'll get home where I will once more rant about how stressful my day was and that I didnt get a moments peace from my phone, my staff, or the 100 emails per hour, then that moment will come where I'll take out my workout clothes....pull my hair into a ponytail...sit on the couch to put on my brand new spanking Nikes....and do NOTHING. Why? Because, yep you guessed it..I'm too tired because I'm to stressed. I cant keep using stressed as a way to do and eat things I want. So to those who have moments like this.. being stressed is no longer allowed to be use as a tool to sit on my *kitten* and eat key lime tarts!!!!! I am making a pledge, after today I will no longer post that the reason I ate that Baskin & Robins was because I was stressed, or that the reason why I opted out of my morning jog was because the night before was stressful.
Thanks for listening! LOL
I have once again fallen victim (and I use that word losely) to stress and the result of that led me to shove a BBQ Burger and onion rings into my face at lunch. Heres the killer part, I prepared a healthy lunch last night just to AVOID this happening...and what did I say as I was standing at the counter..mouth salivating at the smell of freshly deep fried everything??? "Oh its fine..your stressed out just eat it now and work it off later" So lets fast forward to later, I'll get home where I will once more rant about how stressful my day was and that I didnt get a moments peace from my phone, my staff, or the 100 emails per hour, then that moment will come where I'll take out my workout clothes....pull my hair into a ponytail...sit on the couch to put on my brand new spanking Nikes....and do NOTHING. Why? Because, yep you guessed it..I'm too tired because I'm to stressed. I cant keep using stressed as a way to do and eat things I want. So to those who have moments like this.. being stressed is no longer allowed to be use as a tool to sit on my *kitten* and eat key lime tarts!!!!! I am making a pledge, after today I will no longer post that the reason I ate that Baskin & Robins was because I was stressed, or that the reason why I opted out of my morning jog was because the night before was stressful.
Thanks for listening! LOL
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Here's what I think..and I'm saying this because I've been there. I more than understand what you are saying and I believe that you are really stressed out...But, I think that even though you may eat when stressed...you have trained yourself to also use it as an excuse. You are allowing yourself to have an out.
I am speaking from experience. Every little thing would just blow up in my mind and I'd convince myself that I was more stressed than I was and that things were hopeless, pointless..so why not just give in to giving up on my workout, my nutrition..and basically myself.
How to handle it?
Don't let yourself use that excuse anymore. Yeah you are stressed. Yeah you are tired. But, make yourself just get your workout done. Retrain how you think about things - whether it is about certain situations or how you say no to the bad things in your life.
Today - I am running on 3-4 hours of sleep. I was so tempted to not workout today and I even felt a slight temptation to binge because I was grouchy, not to mention I was a bit sore from yesterday's workout. I was so close to letting myself just give up..but I didn't.
It's not going to be easy, I'll tell you that now..lol. But find things that can help you do this. Whether it's ranting on the forum here, having MFP friends or RL friends/family that you can pop a quick message to, phone apps, music, self-help tapes - whatever. If you are at work - maybe excuse yourself to the bathroom in order to be able to sit down and take 10 deep breathes and have 30 seconds to yourself.
Some things that have helped me is having people here that I can vent to. Seeing their success motivates me to work harder. Knowing that there are others that are going through the same things and they are overcoming makes me realize that I have no excuse not to succeed.
And even trying a bunch of different phone apps! I know that may sound strange, but it gives me something to divert my focus and calm my brain down. I'm not talking about games. I'm talking about an app that may give you a daily affirmation, or the EBT App that helps me gauge my stress and calm down (which, unfortunately, is only on the iPhone).
Most of all..it's forcing myself to focus on the positive. To think and be positive and smile even when I want to scream
This has been a huge mental challenge for me because I can be quite negative at times...especially when it comes to myself. So don't give up and just know that you 0 -
Stay strong and PRAY. Seriously pray that stress out of your mind.
I have had the worst work week ever and it's only Tuesday ???? I was so stressed today i packed all my personal belongings and was going to walk out! I had to pray to not run to the vending machine and grab a nice cold coke & chips & chocolate.
In the end we all have good days and bad days. When you are tempted by stress take a walk...clear your mind and remember all the sacrifice you have done so far and where you are trying to get to. Dont let circumstances get the best of you.
Mfp is here for you. Rant til you get tired and get it out your system. Log your food to see your progress and keep yourself accountable.0 -
I agree with what has been said, but how about a smaller goal as well??
How about I will workout three times this week?
I, myself, have been focusing on getting my eating right again and so now this week, that is my goal.
It cannot be an all or nothing thing! : ) (Cause it's life!!!)
Hang in there!!! Come here and feel free to add me if you need more support!!0
