to post here again too.
i've been totally silent here becuase, well, because i'm doing nothing about my weight or fitness and i figure you guys only wanted to hear so many whines about feeling fat and ugly and out of shape. i thought once about posting something positive when i got some exercise while moving, but then since i knew i'd return to my sedentary ways i thought...what's the point?
some things i have noticed that i want to work on are:
1. when i feel bad i INSTANTLY want to eat something fattening and greasy. french fries and burger or maybe pizza and beer. i totally use food as a reward and i think that's unhealthy (or at least it is when working for 30 minutes without stopping becomes worty of reward).
2. my portion size is out of whack. i like eating the WHOLE THING. no matter what.
3. even if i box something up and try to save it for the next day (which anyone on a budget as tight as mine ought to be doing) i find that it doesn't last until the next day. instead like a 5 dollar bill burns a hole in the pocket of a 6 year old, that food in the fridge just calls to me. it's useless to resist. i will eat it at some point later that day. it's as if i think it's cruel to leave the burrito in styrofoam over night.
4. if i don't exercise soon something bad is sure to happen to me, like maybe my bones will crumble into a thousand brittle fragments. i feel achy in my elbows and wrists and i'm overly tired all the time. i think a little rise in my heart rate would probably do me good
5. this stupd plantar fasciitis is partially holdin me back. i know it's not a good excuse to not work out - but i have trouble thinking of things i can do that won't cause my foot to flatten out. or get pulled in the ball area. if walking in flip flops makes it hurt (i can't even do that anymore) then running, rowing (you push on the balls of your feet on the rowing machine...right?) and maybe even biking are out? that leaves, what, swimming. no thanks. not interested.
so these are some things that i want to work on. i guess being aware of them is a good first step, eh?
(PS - i apologize profusely for being so delinquint on adding the posts to the categories list. i promise to work on that this weekend!)
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I thought the purpose of the blog was to discuss ups and downs. Everything can't be positive all of the time. The key is to acknowledge your shortfalls and move forward from there. Your list of things to work on is a start. Take it one item at time so you don't overwhelm yourself.
Looking forward to hearing your progress on one of them next week.
I have the same problem with food burning a whole in my pocket (so to speak) too. It's a miracle that I can eat the main dish + fruit for lunch, but hold the yogurt until 4ish. And sometimes, I can't even do that, and give into the yogurt at 3. And this is after eating at 1, not even 12. If I have a food that I want sitting around, I literally think about it all the time until I eat it. It's bad. If you figure out how to nip that problem in the bud, let me know.
you're right ragey, i guess the point IS to discuss ups and downs. only i never seem to have ups (except at the scale). i feel like i've just been lazy about the whole thing.
but actually your comment abut making progress on one thing next week is very motivating. i will try. thanks!
ianqui - i'm so glad other people have this "can't let food go uneaten" issue. i hate it.
Betty, I think we're sort of living parallel lives :-)
Except for the plantar fasciitis and burgers(I'm a vegetarian), I could have written this post!
I haven't been contributing because my life is all turned upside down with major changes, and I'm not doing anything toward my weight/fitness goals.
I am re-joining the gym next week, although I shouldn't from a financial perspective. Once my schedule and life become my own again in two weeks, I will get serious, I hope.
Glad that you are back and posting again.
It is not easy when you have a medical problem interfering with fitness. Believe me, I know! I guess the only thing I can suggest is to start slow so that you build up a tolerence.
I used to use food as a reward or a stress reliever. I try to find other ways, like rewarding myself with a nice long bath or watching a DVD. When I am stressed, I try to listen to music, punch pillows or bitch on my blog!
RL - it does seem that way, doesn't it? I think maybe I should renew my aerobics pass. But I wish I had a workout buddy..
seeking solace - thanks for the tip. you're right - starting slow is something I can do. i definitely do enough bitching on my blog though...the stress just keeps on coming!
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