Does anyone have any spare motivation they can pass over my way? I've been having a few road blocks in my way when it comes to health and fitness recently. While I'm on the subject of blockage - the podcast is like a giant cholesterol rock in the arteries of my soul. It will make its way to your ears. Mark my word. But first we need to take care of some legal mumbo jumbo and that whole "we don't want to get sued" thing taken care of. So with all of this taking place and work being incredibly busy, I've talked myself out of working out and talked myself into "treating" myself with lots of unnecessary food. I tried to be prepared with "healthy" snacks like wasabi peas. What you forget when you buy something you assume to be healthy is that your snack of choice may no longer be healthy when you ignore the serving size. 1/4 cup of that spicy goodness is fine, but an entire cup is a huge no-no from a Weight Watcher's point of view.
So what's a person to do? I'll tell you what I did last night.
When I got home, still tired from the night before, I mentally made a list of things I want to improve upon. Then I promised myself I would commit them to paper in the morning (or the internet since I can't seem to tear myself away from it for two seconds). So here is my list - in no particular order:
I don't know who the hell I think I am but I tend to sign up for things and pay for them without ever using them. Speaking of which...
Once again I signed up for something in an act of desperation - but had very high hopes for this. After all, Lily Allen used hypnosis for her weight loss and she and I seem to share similar drinking habits - so it would have to work for me, right? I think perhaps I didn't understand fully how much work would go into being hypnotized. I just assumed I could pass out and let the magic happen. Sadly, it didn't seem to stick but (for now) I'll blame that on myself since I didn't keep up with it.
Isn't it odd how much thought and effort you can put in to not going to the gym? I mean, when I think about it and convince myself out of it, it consumes me. If I spent as much time at the gym as I do contemplating not going, I'd be one skinny bitch right now. On top of all this, as soon as I actually make it to the gym, I feel so much better. I get some much-needed "me" time and I can catch up on my favorite daytime television. I mean, hello, win/win.
There is something so frightening to me about leftovers and I'm not sure where this all stems from. Did my family eat my favorite leftovers before I had a chance to get to them when I was a child? It's like as soon as I pack my food away to put into the fridge, I open them back up for fifteen more "last bites". I don't think I've felt my stomach growl since 1983.
I'm sure this list will grow, and that's ok, I hope it does because there's always room for improvement. And with that, I am on my way to the gym to test out my new Nike + iPod thingy.
Comments (2)
If you find that extra motivation, can you send some my way? My week 1 of "couch to 5K" is stretching into 2 weeks. Too tired, too full, too hungry, too busy. Too many excuses. Blah.
Posted by Joanna | July 30, 2008 10:35 AM
Posted on July 30, 2008 10:35
I def. know that I have "all of the above." I also seriously think I'm addicted to sugar. Several people (therapist, psychiatrist, girlfriend, health-conscious pals) have told me the key to weight loss is to cut out the unnecsesary sugar. (My compulsive snacking and soda-pop consumption literally amounts to around 1000 calories per day.) But even thinking about cutting back makes me angry. Is there a sugar rehab? :)
Posted by Peter B. | July 30, 2008 12:34 PM
Posted on July 30, 2008 12:34