Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Already feeling defeated
Today is day two of my journey and I feel like I am already failing. For breakfast, I had Honey Nut Cheerios which are not really bad so I felt good about that. That held me over for all of an hour and I was hungry again. Because I was at my assistantship, I could not get anything else to eat. As soon as I left I made a beeline to the first thing I could get my hands on, which ended up being fried chicken at the restaurant in the Georgia Center. Off to a great start right? The day goes on and I decided to go to a Mexican restaurant for dinner and went to get a chocolate chunk cookie immediately afterward. At no point in the day did I even think about the changes I am supposed to be making to my eating habits. Not once. As I was walking from the car to the cookie place, all of one block, I felt my legs burning. That let me further know that I am embarassingly out of shape. Something must be done. Feeling extremely discouraged right now. It's only day 2. Let's see if I make myself get up for my workout in the morning.
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I have certainly been in that place of being discouraged. Also, sometimes I've had the "extinction burst" phenomenon, where I have sort of one last hurrah before making a change. On Seinfeld, they talk about breaking up being like tipping a refrigerator, but I think that a lot of things are like this: little push, it tips back, little push, and you've got some momentum going.
ReplyDeleteI also get super hungry when I eat higher sugar things, often even less than an hour later. I wonder if glycemic index stuff might be your friend, like it is mine. For instance, if I'm going to have cereal, I put nuts in it to make it a longer-burning food. That kind of stuff. I do know that food advice is endless, so rather than staying there, I want to return to "I'm pulling for you!"
I am glad you decided to do something about your weight if that is something that bothers you. I too, have been wanting to loose weight, but I do not do well with diets, even if it's a simple one :( It is very difficult for me to stay away from the food I like the most. Try to take it a day at a time. Do not get discourage, just stay focused on your goal. Take baby steps.... A little change is better than no change at all :)
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ReplyDeleteI'm so curious to know how you are doing and feeling now that it has been a while since your last post. I completely feel you about getting discouraged and often have those moments and thought. The thing I noticed about your day is that you said you didn't think about your goals once during the day. Is there anything you have done in the past to help you remind yourself about goals? I know I have to write everything down again and again to make myself actively think about my choices. Just remember you are awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteWe could be twins when it comes to eating habits there. If left unfeed for a long enough time I binge on really bad stuff and I'm seriously adept at finding sweets to devour. And it sucks after I finish off the ice cream to realize I really shouldn't have eaten that. I hope it gets easier.
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