The right and wrong
I’ve struggled a lot lately with my eating and exercise. Most of that I can attribute to stress and simple getting out of the habits that I’d been trying to form. However, all isn’t lost!
What I’m doing right
- No seconds. This has been huge for me, and I credit this one habit with keeping my weight in check through the winter. I don’t even think about it any more; I very rarely go back for seconds.
- De-stressing. This is another one that I’ve been working a lot on. I’ve started to come to terms with the fact that simply dieting isn’t going to do it for me. Since stress triggers my overeating, then dealing with stress seems to be a logical thing to do.
- De-cluttering. This one may look weird in a list of how to lose weight. However, I know that clutter adds to my stress, so getting rid of it also makes sense for my weight loss. Bonus, if I’m busy decluttering, I’m not eating.
- Exercise. I’ve still struggled with this one. However, I have been doing more to tone up, and I’m more active in general than I was this time last year.
What I intend to work on
- Stress. I know that I need to work harder on this area. The more I deal with stress, the less I’ll eat without even thinking about it. I have several ideas for how to make this work.
- Continue working on clutter and organization. Whether it’s the general mess, not being able to find my shoes for a walk, or losing a bill I need to pay, the clutter really adds to my stress level. My husband and I have both been working on dealing with this, and so far, we’ve been doing great.
- Me time. I’ve been making time to write almost every day. That in itself is a big help. I’m also taking time to knit, relax, do things with my husband on weekends, etc.
- Deal with immediate stress. One of my triggers for snacking is immediate stress. Whether it’s a phone call, an emergency at work, or something at home, I often deal with it and then turn to junk food to replenish. And that’s exactly what it feels like, as if I need to be replenished afterward. Instead, I try to do something else for a few minutes, like read, take a walk, etc. This is one of the toughest ones for me.
- Exercise. I really don’t enjoy exercising, so I’m not sure how to go about retraining myself. It’s something that I know I need to work on.
- Habits.I already know how useful habit forming can be. I want to return to some of the 30-day trials that I did last year and rebuild some good habits. Maybe exercising daily should be one of the first?
- Journaling.Every dieter has probably heard that keeping track of your food and exercise is beneficial. I’ve done it for short periods of time in the past, but never for any extended period. The one thing that I’ve noticed is that it does keep me more aware of what I eat, which presumably can help me not eat as much.
So, to kick off my push to get back on track, I’m going to make two changes.
- I’ll start tracking what I eat daily. I’m using Google Docs Spreadsheet so I can log in from anywhere and update it.
- Beginning May 1, I’ll do a 30-day habit building trial. My goal will be to exercise daily in order to build the exercise habit. Before I can do that, I have a couple of things I need to do.
- Buy walking shoes
- Move some things so I can use the bowflex
Of course, I’ll be posting updates to the blog. Anyone care to join me?
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