thirtydayfitness - Day 19 & 20 - That wagon was getting a bit unsteady
This weekend was a mini version of that, I got home on Friday and thought "I deserve some treats", I woke up on Saturday and thought the same things...Sunday....Monday...you get the idea.
But the one big difference is Steemit and the fact that I am posting my progress, I think that if it hadn't been for the fact that I wouldn't have been able to show my sorry fat face here again, I probably would have went on a mini binge.
I've made a few friends here and want to keep supporting them. There are some really talented people here and I do enjoy reading their posts and watching them grow. I won't mention them, but I would hope that they know who they are :-) I think that my life would be all the poorer if I left Steemit and that is why I am back from my mini slip and have decided to be honest about it!
I suppose that I also have to look at my relationship with "treats" I have always associated having a treat with having some kind of food, that is something that I definitely have to address if I want to stop this epic circle of fat and then thin and then fat again!
Anyway, I am back on the wagon again and will be posting again each day until I get to the end of my 30 days :-)
My mindset has to change, what I am doing now should not be the exception, it should be the norm. I really enjoy the walks, I really enjoy not feeling bloated. My trousers fit better and I feel better about myself. These are long term benefits to my "new" lifestyle.
I just have to convince myself that these are stronger and better feelings to have rather than the short term "high" of take aways and sugary snacks.
I think that I am getting there, slowly but surely, but there is still some way to go!
As always, thanks to everyone who has supported me during this challenge, it is all very much appreciated.
Thanks to @ryivhnn for his creativity and generosity in giving me this, check out his excellent posts.
don't sweat the wagon. There is always another one to climb back onto.
i too fell off the other day and ate a whole big block of chocolate (in my room by myself so my wife wouldn't find out). I'vegiven up sugar, so that's pretty much off the wagon as well.
Now I can feel the world's largest zit forming on my chin (it is going to be epic) and I have a really important business meeting tomorrow. Oh, the wages of sin.....
Sigh...
The thing is I didn't really enjoy it as much as I used to. I enjoyed the apple I had during my run last night more. So i don't think I'll be buying chocolate again for quite sometime.
And so that is part of the key to the binges. Use the eating technique you are using for your dinners, really tasting them. Do the treats taste as good as you think they do, or are they actually not that good, but it is your memory of them being good that drives you?
You might find that actually, they taste shite. And you'd much rather have something else.
So don't feel like you've failed for falling off the wagon. We all do it. The trick is getting back on again and carrying on without beating yourself up over it.
You are so right, there is always another wagon to climb!
I hope your wife isn't on Steemit, your secret might be out ;-) Whatever you do, don't squeeze that zit, you'll only make it worse.
I am trying to keep the mindful eating going and it is definitely making a
difference.
I'm trying to get back on as quick as possible and minimise the damage.
Hope you are having a good day /evening
Yeah, I was like 'this challenge should go on forever,' not just for a month ;-)
It might just go on forever, hunger never sleeps ;-)
As someone who has also had to make changes to what he eats I can attest to the difficulties of the journey. I think emotions and comfort get caught up in the whole food and eating thing. Some people can just make the changes instantly, and others can't. I am one of the one who can't. Small changes, over time is what works for me. Your honesty is a good sign, tells me you are genuine. You'll do this :)
It is hard to make the changes and get them to stick, especially when (for me) I think that once I hit my goal of my ideal weight I can then stop and do something different e.g. start a poor diet again.
I think that I will do this, I just have to switch my thinking about exactly what and why I am doing this.
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