Yesterday was not the most productive of days for me. I really had a hard time making myself get to the gym, and then after I had worked out on the weight machines I faced the treadmill. Since I raised the speed to 4 miles per hour (only from 3.9) and added an additional minute (from 30 to 31) I have been struggling to get through the exercise. Yesterday I was full of dread and plain ole dislike for the exercise and got more and more tired as the time went on until I finally quit at 15 minutes, hating myself and my weakness the rest of the day. Today I went to the gym, did the weight exercises and the time and speed on the treadmill didn’t affect me at all. I guess that is part of listening to your body. My body, yesterday, said “no, I can’t do this anymore” and today I didn’t even have to think about the time or speed.
I don’t know if it was mental or physical yesterday, or both. However, it did make me realize that I can’t be on target every day – sometimes I have to step back and take a deep breath. The same logic can apply to my eating program. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t keep to my strategy of eating until I am satisfied and then quit, and eating mostly good, nutritious foods. I still listen to my body, but sometimes I slip on the nutritious foods – yesterday, again showing me what my attitude was, I found myself eating candy, nuts, cookies, anything that I could find that was sweet and when I realized what I was doing, it didn’t matter – that was just how I felt. I gave in to those feelings and actions – but today I feel great, back on track and will not have a relapse for a long, long time.
What this proves to me is that even if I fall back into an old habit, I don’t have to beat myself up over it or feel guilty, and I can get right back to doing what I know and feel is right for me and my body. So, if any of you have found yourself splurging on foods that you feel are not good for your body, get your splurging over with quickly and then get back on your healthy, slimming, motivating way of life – it isn’t that hard.
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