I’m taking an online class to help me be accountable w/r/t fitness: physical and emotional. This is my (tardy) monthly journal entry.
What are some of your expectations that do not match up with reality?
I expect myself to be an all-or-nothing person. I expect to be able to, when dieting, completely give up all junk food. This isn’t the case. This NEVER has been the case. I don’t know why I think this can the case.
Let’s take my favorite snack chip ever. Cool Ranch Doritos.
They’re not good for me. They’re not good for anyone, really. When I try to be “Healthy Kim” I send the Doritos packing. Eventually (usually February) this backfires. Because when I ban Doritos from my life…I eventually break and eat a LOT of Doritos.
The solution for me is moderation. I can snack in moderation. I can drink wine in moderation. (Shut up, I can.) I can eat Hershey Kisses in moderation too. (But not pizza.) Therefore on Monday morning, I took the bags (yes plural, not a
I knew. Why I do NOT listen to myself more boggles my own mind.
What’s working:
Water drinking, eating the lunch I bring to work, leaving
What’s not working:
Regular exercise, nail biting (lost that when the gum around my dental implant got infected), guitar practice, did not lose 3 lbs in February. AND I gained back the 2 I lost in January.
Recommitting?:
Still in it. I downloaded My Fitness Pal and to my joy, saw that it adds calories to your daily allowance according to how much you exercise. Gamechanger. Your girl Kim is extremely food-motivated. The weather is getting nicer so I can start walking again. And I’m going to scour yard sales for a crappy bike and mix that in.
And I’m going to listen to myself more.
Previous Fit Posts
February 2019: Fit Journal – February 2019
January 2019: Where have I been? What do I want?
the only way to reach your goals is to just keep going. it doesn’t matter if you falter sometimes, just pick up where you left off and keep going.
when it comes to working out, you just have to find something you like and once you do, it doesn’t even feel like exercise. does ClassPass exist in your area? if so, try it out – it’ll give you a better opportunity to find fun/active things to do. the first time i tried muay thai (thai kickboxing), i fell in love with it and have been doing regularly for the last 5 years. it’s so awesome that a 2hr class goes by so fast and i’m like, what? we’re done already?!