I go to food when I'm __________. I could fill in that blank with anything. I envy people who are not constantly thinking about food. How much they want it or need it or hate it or love it, what they should or shouldn't have, how it will make them feel happy, guilty, etc. The only time I've ever had a decent relationship with food was when I was too depressed in my personal life to think about it at all. I looked amazing but I felt like poop.
I have spent a great deal of time since graduating college trying to sort out my food issues. I go back and forth between crazy spurts of binge eating to full-on raw food detox cleanses. Why? Because I'm fantastic at keeping that Gemini pendulum swinging. At this very moment, I feel okay about where I am. Trying to be cognizant of the food choices I make but also trying not to obsess about it. In the meantime, I've been trying to refocus on working out.
I know exercise is the other piece of the puzzle when it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle, but here are my awesome excuses for not making it a priority:
A) It's hard to find time to work out with my busy schedule
B) I'm really lazy
C) I'm kind of poor
D) My back/knees are effed after 20 years of basketball
Like it or not, I know I have to get back into working out. So I'm finding the time, the energy, the money, and the strength to do it. I bought a Groupon for a month of unlimited classes at Bootique Fitness. So far, I've been three times and I like it a lot. Specifically, I love that it's circuit training, and also that each circuit is always different. I have exercise ADD- I get bored so easily. I've decided to tell you all about it because I could use the support to keep it up. (Or you could also try it! Strength in numbers).
We also just started a fat-off at my work because we were all getting overwhelmed by the delicious-but-fatty treats our vendors always bring us. The winning female gets $100 in fitness or health related products/services, so there's a little extra motivation there. I started at about 164lbs and I hope to lose 15-20lbs altogether. For me though, it's more about how I feel in my clothes than a number on a scale.
Mostly I wanted to post this and not only ask for your support but also ask for your advice. What do you guys do to stay healthy? How do you fit it into your schedule? Any tips/tricks to stay motivated? What songs do you like to work out to? I recently just learned that one of my friends lost 65lbs simply by hula hooping to an awesome playlist! I could get on board with that!
Share your thoughts/ideas below puh-lease :) I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing!
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I put myself through college as a personal trainer. It's super easy but impossibly difficult all at the same time. I can help.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. I work a little less just to fit in exercise. The way I feel is that you pay one way or another and with a toddler I have to work less to be able to go to the gym for at least on hour a day. Also eating about 1200 calories a day, sometimes up to 1500 but the extra 300 are veggies or fruit:] Good luck!
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