Well, well, well. So many things. My mind is whirling with the what to do about the weight gain. This is kind of a post I don’t want to write because I don’t want to deal with what is happening right now. Even more than that, though, I don’t want o have to lose the whole 150 again, so I approach this post with trepidation. It’s forcing me into a corner of responsibility and who wants to deal with that?? Anyhow…
First, I realized that I needed to make a plan. Not a plan for the version of me that was fairly healthy and much smaller one year ago at this time. I need to go back to square two or three. By that I mean meaning small shifts in behavior. As I took inventory, I realized that over the past year, my health habits have deteriorated. I let the 10,000 steps go, the clean eating, the five-day-per-week workouts, to watching of health shows, the researching of healthy choices, the diet soda- I let the myth of myself assume my body and got lazy. I run, therefore I’m healthy. I lost 150 pounds, therefore I’m healthy. But if I don’t maintain that, I’m not so healthy!
So these are the things I’m tackling this week:
- 10,000 steps per day
- 5 workouts this week
- 7 -10 miles
- I’m not tracking food this week because it’s Thanksgiving and I don’t want to start on a week when I’m destined to struggle. That said, my plan is to make smart choices all week and allow a celebration feast on Thursday. I’m worried that if I track, I’ll go ahead and do it Thursday, too, then get upset that I’m eating over calories even though that’s expected. Does that make sense?
- No weigh ins until I figure out the medication situation.
I did pretty good this week in the working out arena. I started getting my 10,000 steps in per day on Tuesday. I ran last Sunday and Wednesday, I went to body pump on Saturday followed by a walk later that day and a 5k today, Sunday! I like the way my body feels when I’m getting good workouts, but I’m hurting right now! Yesterday’s class was tough on me and made me realize how much I’ve lost since working out so regularly last summer. I’m looking forward to all of the time off so I can tone up over Thanksgiving and Winter breaks!
On another note, I received most of the stuff on my reward list for my birthday last month. I need to make a new cash and prizes list! LOL! I also think that with my medication throwing me for a loop I need to be less focused on a number right now and more on figuring out how to balance the medication so after I figure that out I’ll re-engage in fatloss again. Until then, my goal is just to eat and exercise to be as healthy as possible so we know what is the medication and what is me.
It is about balance. So so important to have in our lives. Be sure to discuss your concerns with your medications with your physician. Getting the correct dose can be a game changer.