Now that the summer session is over at my college, I am facing some new challenges. I have a month break before the fall semester begins, so I am hoping to give my fitness regime a little push.
In the past, I would become very lazy with my workouts. I don't really have a daily routine during this time. It's my mini vacation, who wants to be on a schedule? It is so easy to want to skip a workout when you have been lumping around all day. But the end result is that I end up sabotaging all the progress that I have made. When I am working, it seems natural for me to schedule workouts. It is just part of my routine, like brushing my teeth. I had a set time that I would go to the gym. It worked well with my teaching schedule and with all the other crap I have to do
Working out in the morning is not an option for me. With RA, I am VERY stiff and in some pain in the morning. It usually takes about an hour or two for me to feel like I can function. I usually workout around 3 PM because the joints are moving and somewhat happy. One of my goals is to increase the frequency of my workouts from three days to five. Maybe that might be the trigger I need to maintain my fitness routine.
The other challenge is that I tend to graze all day. I just mindless munch on things, not realizing that I have just inhaled three bowls of Cool Ranch Doritos, when I would normally have one. I do munch on healthy things, like fruit and veggies, but the excess munching is not helpful or productive. Are there any grazers out there? What do you do?
So, that’s what I am facing right now.
Tags:Stress and Obstacles, Healty Habits
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totally a grazer. Saturday night I kept walking around the house. I wasn't hungry but felt I needed to snack on something. I try to be aware of it and say "I'm not really hungry" drinking something (low-cal drink, water) helps a little. Also, I spend time measuring things out and putting them in sandwhich baggies. So I become more aware of how much I'm eating.
I used to graze constantly, and my only solution is a bit hardcore: don't keep any of that stuff in the house. No chips, no pretzels, no cookies. I have a box of low fat wheat thins at the office for snacks but I only eat a handful at a time.
This was a really hard habit to break because I grew up always eating snacks: after school, after dinner, and it was always carb-heavy stuff.
The hardest part is when I really really want a treat and I know I shouldn't completely deprive myself. This is where whole-fruit popsicles come in handy!
Honeybee stole my answer. I tend to eat whatever is in front of me until it's gone or goes away. It's not a good habit, so I totally understand. Dole makes very good whole fruit bars. I like them a lot. Also I like whole frut sorbet. And I chew lots of gum (sugar free of course).
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