Wow...what a weekend. We had our annual Whiz Bang Days town festival starting Thursday night and we've been going pretty non-stop since then. Last Thursday was my first visit for nutritional counseling with a registered dietitian. She gave me a book to take home and some homework chapters to read. The appointment was more of an intake and getting to know each other. We did not get to the actual meal plan but she did ask that I keep a food journal until our visit on Friday.
A couple things she said really stuck in my mind over the weekend. She told me to honor what my body was asking for by eating what sounded good at the time. She also said that dessert could/would be included in my life. Those statements and the overall idea that I would get some help with my eating caused a giant sigh of relief. All of a sudden the idea of obsessing over food felt exhausting so I just didn't do it. I read from the two books I had been given and had several epiphanies about getting to the root cause of my eating. Again, the reinforcement that this isn't my fault, or that I just didn't try hard enough, but that I really had an issue to be fixed.
As I mentioned we had our annual town celebration which in the past meant 3-4 days of eating and drinking with no control. This year I gave myself permission to just get through the weekend with no judgment. Friday I decided early in the week I was going to stay home, go to bed early and cut out a whole night of temptation. I followed through with that plan and felt great Saturday morning. We had a great family day playing pickleball, lunch with my family, a family kickball game and a party with our friends. The party went great. I was able to navigate the buffet and dessert table without going overboard. It really helped to have the food inside the garage so it wasn't constantly visible. Sunday we went to the parade, played volleyball and went to the fireworks with the kids.
Monday morning I started my 8 week program through FitnessBlender. I had to complete my Physical Fitness Test which included running a mile, push ups, squats, a plank and sit and reach. I will do it again at the end of 8 weeks to see how I've progressed. This morning I did my first official workout of the plan. It included a warm up, a HIIT section, a lower body toning section and a cool down. I'm not letting myself look ahead at the next day's workout because I tend to psych myself up and think it's going to be too hard and I skip it.
My focus for this week is continuing to explore my feelings and try to identify the true source of hunger. It's amazing how many times I'll say "I'm hungry" out loud to justify a snack that I'm really not hungry for.
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