Thursday, October 7, 2010

Not loosing, but not gaining

It's been a bad few weeks.  And I resorted to old addictions. . . . and felt terrible afterward.  I am a foodaholic.

Here is what is working:

  • not keeping junk food/sweets in the house
  • staying away from junk food at school--have had 1 piece of lemon pie brought to me by a colleague.  However, I've stayed away from the sub sandwiches, the cupcakes donuts and all of the other freebies in the lounge.  This is why we are so fat at my school.. . . people/groups keep trying to feed us!!!

Here are the problems I'm encountering:

  • not eating breakfast b/c I stay in bed too late.  sooo not a morning person.
  • long days & i don't want to cook when I get home.  monday, i ended up buying a pizza from a local pizzeria.  bad, bad, bad b/c my body responded terribly.  And then afterward, I asked myself why I put myself through that.  laziness is the only answer.
  • how to handle stress. . ..last week I found myself in the middle of controversy b/c my principal reprimanded me in writing. . . and I didn't feel he was just and filed a grievance. .. . well, i did what i do and went to whole foods and bought cheesecake and anything else that I thought would make me feel better.. . . it didn't.  I've got to find an alternative to eating to work out my stress.
  • lack of meat/veggies . .. . somehow, as the summer ended I haven't found the right balance to handle work vs home .. . versus being able to get to the farmers market (which all ended this week).  Eating paleo in the winter is going to be difficult.
  • glutenous products gave me constipation and have been extremely hard to digest.  I find myself with a little indigestion
Inspired by Mike's post, here is all the good: 
  • my numbers are all very good.  blood pressure and everything!
  • no sickness only sick days were for mental health and dentist
  • PMS seems easier.  I don't know whats happening there but I don't have to spend an entire day in bed sleeping and popping pills to get away from the cramps
  • walking is sooo much easier.  I'm okay whenever i take the stairs.  I don't have to stop at the top of the staircase to catch my breath.  
  • Embarrassing to post:  Starting weight 272  current weight 243.  I know that at some point I have had higher numbers than 272. . . i know that scale has been at 280 at some point.  Funny, but when I reached the 240s, I didn't believe my scale.  So, I went to the Y to weigh in there.  I haven't seen  the 240s since before college. . . .at least 10 years.
  • My friend who hasn't seen me in a bit said today, "you're getting sooo skinny."  

1 comment:

  1. I'm so proud of you. Remember, it's a lifestyle, not a race. Pick yourself back up, brush off the dirt, and get started again. Let me know if you need anything. I'll support you as best as I can.

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