Monday, February 3, 2014

Afraid to weigh

As mentioned above, I am afraid to get on the scale. I am just not feeling like writing myself a love letter, haha. I have noticed a negative reaction to committing to a weight challenge... i am moving less and eating more. I don't know why i do this to myself... its like if i trick myself, I am successful. But conscious effort is scary, assertive, and real. Last week I craved hearty lunches and I satisfied my cravings. That wouldn't be much of an issue, but my activity level was down. I probably only walked a mile or so a day and I had a yoga class or two where my energy level was so low, i just lugged my way through it. Yesterdays class was maybe the worst i have had since I restarted yoga. Yoga is teaching me something... when i am conscious of what I am eating and eating very little (not restricting, just what would be normal portions) I have a lightness in my body and can float. That feeling is amazing. I tend to be soooo cheap and soooo quick about my meal choices that it is at the cost of heavier foods... very appropriate portions, but just over-processed foods. I am going to watch the video annie posted to really wrap my head around what I am doing to my body when i am so lazy or uncentered about what i put in it. Today I loaded a salad at Steve's pizza... the best of both worlds.... TONS OF VEGGIES and 3.78$ yippee!!!!

5 comments:

  1. I did the same salad yesterday! I go a lot after work since it's close and I'm always hungry from smelling yummy mexican food for hours!

    I think we all have a part of us that likes to sabotage our successes. I do it. I'm reading about many of us doing it on here and just chatted with my Mom last night about her doing it too. How do we fix it? I told my Mom to be mindful of what she thinks about her self when she's doing it. The "I don't care" is us being defensive because we don't really believe we can do it. I think it's time for that love letter and a little more love for the most beautiful girl on earth. I try to pamper myself with really good things when I do this. Like you did with your salad! xoxoxo

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  2. Great minds think alike!! Def need a love letter. Would be a whole lot easier to write you a love letter today, haha! xoxoxoxo

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  3. Dido; Time for a love letter. Dear self . . .
    Think I'll start mine today. Dear self . . .
    Just reading your blog today you sound like a very strong woman to me.
    I appreciate your honesty.

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  4. If our bodies could only crave salad every day

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