Comfort vs growth
I had to finish yesterday's post this morning so there are two posts going up today. I do like the idea of staying consistent with my posts, especially once I make the leap into 'turning the fun bus around' after the end of the year. It will help keep me accountable and teach me things I need to learn to stay consistent with this long-term.
It feels a little strange delving into a program where no foods are off-limits. That doesn't mean I can binge, I will have to budget the calories accordingly.
I finally entered my real weight into my Fitbit (195, ugh) and my goal weight (130, it's a guess) and based on my current activity level it tells me I need to stay under 1975 calories per day in order to lose weight and reach my goal. I'm no expert but that seems like a lot of calories. When I was going to a doctor outside my clinic (oh the horror) in the interim, she coldly and flatly told me to go on a 1,500 calorie/day diet. I thought that was a bit extreme but when I was tracking back then, I wasn't too far off from there, in fact I was taking in less calories than that sometimes when I would miss my afternoon snack due to being busy at work or not being hungry. While nothing is off limits food-wise, I do know that if I am going to be able to keep my 3 meals plus 3 snacks a day, it will have to be pretty clean food in order to not go over budget. I will have to be careful with the cheese, butter and nuts which are calorie-dense. It will take some research and some work, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy, isn't that how the saying goes?
This morning I woke with a horrible sinus headache and no part of me wanted to exercise, but I decided even a half hour of slow walking would count as activity and it might make me feel better. Funny thing is that I burned a good number of calories and I didn't break a sweat. It definitely didn't wake me up the way good heart-pounding cardio does, but I did it and nothing bad happened. I keep thinking ahead to the weekend, sleeping in and then Christmas Day and New Year's day off to sleep in as well. I do need to make more effort to get in bed earlier now that I'm getting up at 4:15am. Next week my kids are off off school so I will be able to sleep until 5am which doesn't sound like much, but it feels fantastic! Then there's only 5 months of school left for them once they go back after winter break, that will go so fast.
I hope to be looking and feeling so much better by summer. Its really motivational to think forward to the results of my labor. I know ahead of time that I will challenges that I will have to overcome without relying on old, easy habits. Stress, celebrations, eating out, anxiety, etc. I have always either used food to comfort the stress and anxiety or used the celebration as an excuse to eat freely and if I really want to lose weight and better my health I will have to overcome these comfortable patterns. They really do hold me back and I really do believe this:
If you never go outside your comfort zone, you never learn or grow. Here's hoping comfort, learning and growth all come bundled up with a pretty little bow on top as a reward for my efforts. I'm ready for the New Year. Who's with me?
It feels a little strange delving into a program where no foods are off-limits. That doesn't mean I can binge, I will have to budget the calories accordingly.
I finally entered my real weight into my Fitbit (195, ugh) and my goal weight (130, it's a guess) and based on my current activity level it tells me I need to stay under 1975 calories per day in order to lose weight and reach my goal. I'm no expert but that seems like a lot of calories. When I was going to a doctor outside my clinic (oh the horror) in the interim, she coldly and flatly told me to go on a 1,500 calorie/day diet. I thought that was a bit extreme but when I was tracking back then, I wasn't too far off from there, in fact I was taking in less calories than that sometimes when I would miss my afternoon snack due to being busy at work or not being hungry. While nothing is off limits food-wise, I do know that if I am going to be able to keep my 3 meals plus 3 snacks a day, it will have to be pretty clean food in order to not go over budget. I will have to be careful with the cheese, butter and nuts which are calorie-dense. It will take some research and some work, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy, isn't that how the saying goes?
This morning I woke with a horrible sinus headache and no part of me wanted to exercise, but I decided even a half hour of slow walking would count as activity and it might make me feel better. Funny thing is that I burned a good number of calories and I didn't break a sweat. It definitely didn't wake me up the way good heart-pounding cardio does, but I did it and nothing bad happened. I keep thinking ahead to the weekend, sleeping in and then Christmas Day and New Year's day off to sleep in as well. I do need to make more effort to get in bed earlier now that I'm getting up at 4:15am. Next week my kids are off off school so I will be able to sleep until 5am which doesn't sound like much, but it feels fantastic! Then there's only 5 months of school left for them once they go back after winter break, that will go so fast.
I hope to be looking and feeling so much better by summer. Its really motivational to think forward to the results of my labor. I know ahead of time that I will challenges that I will have to overcome without relying on old, easy habits. Stress, celebrations, eating out, anxiety, etc. I have always either used food to comfort the stress and anxiety or used the celebration as an excuse to eat freely and if I really want to lose weight and better my health I will have to overcome these comfortable patterns. They really do hold me back and I really do believe this:
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If you never go outside your comfort zone, you never learn or grow. Here's hoping comfort, learning and growth all come bundled up with a pretty little bow on top as a reward for my efforts. I'm ready for the New Year. Who's with me?
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