Buy Walking VideosQuestion of the Week: 05-01-06
There are times when we “fall off the wagon” and eat poorly or fail to exercise for a couple of weeks. Sometimes it’s because of holidays or traveling. Other times, it’s spawned by a feeling of deprivation.
What do you do to get yourself back on track with healthy eating and exercise?
What phrases do you tell yourself to keep motivated those first few days after eating poorly or not exercising for a while?
The Question of the Week is meant to be an Inner Workout for you. Find some time during the week and allow yourself to write the answers to the questions posted. You can write them on paper, on a word processor or here in the comments section. Whatever works for you as long as you do it.
Keep writing until you find out something about yourself that you didn’t know before. I’ve also heard that it works to keep writing until you cry, but that doesn’t really work for me. Whatever works for you. Just keep writing until it feels right.
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May 1st, 2006 at 7:56 am
I always love your questions of the week, they really make me think.
During this loss I went through a rough month. I ate within my points but was too depressed to exercise regularly. I knew if I didn’t fix the situation the eating poorly would soon follow. I got out my calendar to reward myself for exercise. I did every 30 work outs was a reward. You can also reward yourself with non food items for journaling. I don’t think motivation should be strictly internal. We can’t be happy all the time. We can’t be perfect.
I also have to use a little creativity and make a loose plan for the day. I realize loneliness and boredom are triggers for me as well as running out of good food to eat. The food is what we eat. I bought canned and frozen veggies for when I am low on the fresh stuff. I cut cup bananas and freeze them for when I am out of apples.
You also might want to punch it up a little. Every time I feel that I am starting to go off a little I try something new. I do a new exercise. I try a new recipe or eat a new vegetable. Sometimes we get too comfortable eating and doing the same things over again. I often eat the same things but sometimes I just want to jazz it up a little. It could be one piece of fruit that I don’t normally eat.
Dining out Tip. When getting back on program with dining you want to make sure your nutrition guide or food companion is in your purse, or briefcase.
I realize I am not perfect. While I am on program with eating I am way off program with my flying/cleaning flylady.net . I just started back up with that today. I don’t know why I don’t do it. I am happier when I do. So I know if I don’t keep the food in check I can struggle like I am struggling with organization.
May 1st, 2006 at 3:03 pm
I like the site, trying to lose weight and it looks encouraging.
May 1st, 2006 at 6:45 pm
Whenever I’ve fallen off the wagon, I make sure to go and weigh in that week. I own it (usually by saying it out loud to someone else: “yep, it was a stupid idea to make a rum cake”). And then I let it go and get back to work next week.
I might spend a little time in self-pity and/or -beratement, but it stops cold at the weigh-in. Once the weight is written down, that’s where I’m working from — whether that weight is higher or lower than last week’s doesn’t matter for THIS week. I don’t let myself dwell on it.