I have decided that an individuals personality has a huge amount to do with what diet will work for them. I know previously I said I would get there with baby steps, but when I look at all the other decisions I've made in my life and the way I live my life, I determined that baby steps is just not me! I am an "all or nothing" kinda girl! I am going to have to make myself make drastic changes if I really want this to work. Last night my heart was doing a fluttering feeling that really freaked me out and made me start thinking. I really need to start living my life healthier, not just for my looks, but because I want to make it past 50 years old without needing major medication and hospital trips. I bought women's multi-vitamins today and plan to take them every day. I have been dabbling in vitamins for a while now, but I was casually taking them before. Starting today I am going to implement both approaches into my routine.
1. Start eating healthy not just for looks, but for my health too.
2. Quit with the baby steps approach and dive in head first.
Major changes must be made now!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Back to School
Yay! Today is my first day back to school after the summer break. I am excited and anxious. I love learning new things that apply to my work and advancing towards my CCL and then my AAS majoring in Accounting. I only took one class last semester to get back in the groove and even that was a big change for me. It was 3 hours at night once a week. This semester I decided to take two classes because it would take a decade to get my degree if I only took one class a semester. So, I will be going Wednesday and Thursday nights from 7pm-10pm immediately after work. I normally get off at 4:30 pm, but I am lucky to have an awesome boss (who happens to be my Dad) that is letting me change my schedule the two days I have school to late start days. I'm hoping I can handle this and it won't be a problem with work or home life. The other change is last semester I only had a 10 minute drive home after school and now I will have to drive 40 minutes when I am dead tired to get home.
I'm wondering how this new schedule is going to affect my diet. I'm hoping it could be in a good way. Perhaps I will just be too busy to even think about eating. On the other hand, I don't want to screw up my metabolism any more than it already is. So, I am thinking it would be good to try to have a snack on the drive from work to class. Yeah, I think that would be good. I need to stock up on some yummy high fiber granola bars! mmm. Fiber One bars seriously taste like candy bars to me! haha. Too bad they are so expensive.
Have you ever had a schedule change and needed to figure out the best way to make it mesh with your dieting plans? Did you let it get in the way or did you take control and tackle the problem? How did you resolve the issue?
Please share! Maybe it will help me know how I should handle my schedule change. Thanks!
I'm wondering how this new schedule is going to affect my diet. I'm hoping it could be in a good way. Perhaps I will just be too busy to even think about eating. On the other hand, I don't want to screw up my metabolism any more than it already is. So, I am thinking it would be good to try to have a snack on the drive from work to class. Yeah, I think that would be good. I need to stock up on some yummy high fiber granola bars! mmm. Fiber One bars seriously taste like candy bars to me! haha. Too bad they are so expensive.
Have you ever had a schedule change and needed to figure out the best way to make it mesh with your dieting plans? Did you let it get in the way or did you take control and tackle the problem? How did you resolve the issue?
Please share! Maybe it will help me know how I should handle my schedule change. Thanks!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Oh Vegas...you are so full of sin!
Well, Vegas has come and went and I'm glad it did. We were there 4 days and 3 nights. That was plenty! Not to mention that was the 3rd time in the past 8 months I've been there. It was to celebrate my 24th birthday. We did have fun, but I think the idea of Vegas has lost its luster with me. My next trip is going to be more relaxed, like a beach getaway.
Buffets are in every casino/hotel and we avoided them the whole trip except the last day. We had free passes, c'mon I couldn't pass that up! I ate until I was full, but not busting out of my pants. I would give myself a "C" rating on following my diet while in Vegas. Hey, I could've just gone for an "F" like I usually do on vacation , but I did actually try a little this time.
I felt like I probably gained at least 5 pounds by the time we got home, so I decided not to weigh myself for a couple Days and maybe the damage wouldn't be quite as bad by that time. So...a few days later I weighed myself @188 pounds. Hmm, makes me wonder where I was at before Vegas? Dangit!!
Buffets are in every casino/hotel and we avoided them the whole trip except the last day. We had free passes, c'mon I couldn't pass that up! I ate until I was full, but not busting out of my pants. I would give myself a "C" rating on following my diet while in Vegas. Hey, I could've just gone for an "F" like I usually do on vacation , but I did actually try a little this time.
I felt like I probably gained at least 5 pounds by the time we got home, so I decided not to weigh myself for a couple Days and maybe the damage wouldn't be quite as bad by that time. So...a few days later I weighed myself @188 pounds. Hmm, makes me wonder where I was at before Vegas? Dangit!!
Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Baby Steps
I've been teetering on the edge of actually losing more weight and just maintaining what I've already lost. I suppose having a lazy approach towards dieting means waiting longer periods before seeing any substantial results.
I started looking a little deeper into my thought process while dieting and now I'm wondering if baby steps might be the answer. I mean, really, think about it. We use baby steps for all sorts of other life issues, why not dieting? Rather than shocking yourself with a huge diet change, why not just do little changes at a time? I haven't looked into if anyone has already thought of this, but if they have, I'd be really interested in any conclusions they've come up with.
I am able to praise myself on some dieting things I do properly, but there's many that I'm just not ready for yet. I find it impossible to praise myself without afterwards just beating myself up for all the things I'm doing wrong. I've gotta stop doing that. I'm pretty sure a lot of other people out there do the same thing too. Baby steps...
I started looking a little deeper into my thought process while dieting and now I'm wondering if baby steps might be the answer. I mean, really, think about it. We use baby steps for all sorts of other life issues, why not dieting? Rather than shocking yourself with a huge diet change, why not just do little changes at a time? I haven't looked into if anyone has already thought of this, but if they have, I'd be really interested in any conclusions they've come up with.
I am able to praise myself on some dieting things I do properly, but there's many that I'm just not ready for yet. I find it impossible to praise myself without afterwards just beating myself up for all the things I'm doing wrong. I've gotta stop doing that. I'm pretty sure a lot of other people out there do the same thing too. Baby steps...
Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)