The past week I have been under a lot of (self-imposed) stress. Despite knowing that it’s mostly in my head, I allow things beyond my control to overwhelm me to the point of no return. Like many areas of my life, I like to be all or nothing. I either consider my choices perfect or horrible. I’m still working on finding balance in the middle gray area.
(Breakfast: Greek yogurt, banana, cinnamon, honey, and peanut butter puffs)
With my friend from Arkansas in town my workout and eating schedule was thrown off. Worth every minute? You bet. But I still felt the lingering guilt as I skipped workouts for dinner’s out and slept through one too many morning alarms. I want to get back on track, but on some level I have already resigned myself to the “another failed weight loss attempt” notion. It’s not true. I need to keep telling myself that. But I’m struggling to really believe it. One week off does not constitute failure. I still have to live my life.
(Snack: Shelled edamame)
So I am not weighing myself this week, which is why you did not see my normal “weigh in Wednesday” post yesterday. I am going to force myself out of bed in the morning no matter how badly I want to sleep in (trust me, this morning was painful!) to get my workouts in because it sets me up for success the rest of the day.
(Dinner: Vegan pizza with broccoli and green beans)
I am going to keep my meals and snacks simple and be more mindful. I know what makes me feel best. And as much as sugar and sweets are great in the moment, its back to basics for long term success. Time to stop phoning it in and get my head back in the game.
Question: How do you get re-motivated after a week off?
I become re-motivated by pulling out and reading parts of my WW books and daily tracker. I combine that act with Moderate Activity – notice, I did not write ‘intense exercise’. This will – most likely- reassure me of my previously abilities to be in ‘control’ of my mind and body. It screams out to me – that yes – I CAN do this and reminds me of how I feel about myself when my mind and body connect.
If none of this works, I haul myself to a WW group support meeting, because these meetings are worth their weight in gold to me –
no pun intended!
You CAN do this….baby steps – continue repeating them until they become a true Routine – like brushing your teeth!
One baby step at a time…….will get you to where you want to go…..
I always feel that just jumping in with both feet is the best motivator for me. I’m a big list person, so I can sit there and make and remake and re-remake my workout schedule or my meal plan for the week, but that’s really just me delaying getting started. As soon as I just make myself go back out on that first run, or put away the junk food and eat something deliciously healthy, it reminds me of why I try to live a healthy lifestyle in the first place and it makes falling back in line that much easier.
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I’ve found that it usually takes me about two days to get to feeling right again! If I eat well for two days and exercise, I can be back on track in no time. I’m really struggling with not letting myself get off track, too, though. It’s so hard when you’re trying to live life to the fullest!
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I really want to get into edamame. I have actually only had it once but was surprised I liked it. I think after getting off my schedule it is so hard to get back on it, just be patient. You go this!
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