On and Off and On the Wagon
So needless to say in the past 8 months since my last post I have been off and on and off the wagon multiple times. I'm currently back on the wagon and about a week into tracking my foods. I can't say this week has been great but I'm getting better. I definitely went over the set calories I was trying to maintain and it was by eating junk food. I think I just got into the holiday rut of eating junk and it's hard to break. My clothes have been tight for the last few months but they are getting worse and I'm down to 2 pairs of pants that fit (although tight) and so I know I have to make a change. It's hard and I know this is not typically the time of year that people start but I figured if I put it off till January I'm going to put it off till Feb, Mar, April, etc. So why not start today and just not give up.
I'm not saying i can't have junk food but I have come to the conclusion that i need to track it and be honest about what is going into my body. They say it's 80% kitchen and 20% exercise that makes a body so I'm focusing on the kitchen part right now. I'm trying to add in exercise here and there but I think my mistake in the past has been to try to do everything at once. I struggle in doing things for myself a lot. As a working mom I only have so much time with my kids during the week and I don't want to have less just to work out during normal hours. Working out at night can be hard sometimes as I've already put in a long day but I think at first that's going to be what I need to do. I would work out in the morning but James is an early riser and wakes up anywhere between 5 and 6:30am and once he's up it's almost impossible to do something else that doesn't include him. I do want to try 1-2 days a week right after work going down to the gym at the office and working out while Jym picks up both kids and heads home. That would get both of us home around the same time. We'll see what happens.
But right now I am at the heaviest I've been in a long time while not pregnant. I know a lot of it is due to being more sedentary and raiding the snacks at work. I'm going to start walking again because I'm at the office long enough that I should be able to take 30 minutes for me and walk a mile or so. Two years ago I started walking with Kera. We walked for 7 months before I left DHL and I really haven't walked much since. I just need to get over it and hold myself accountable. I have to do this for me. Stay Tuned.
I'm not saying i can't have junk food but I have come to the conclusion that i need to track it and be honest about what is going into my body. They say it's 80% kitchen and 20% exercise that makes a body so I'm focusing on the kitchen part right now. I'm trying to add in exercise here and there but I think my mistake in the past has been to try to do everything at once. I struggle in doing things for myself a lot. As a working mom I only have so much time with my kids during the week and I don't want to have less just to work out during normal hours. Working out at night can be hard sometimes as I've already put in a long day but I think at first that's going to be what I need to do. I would work out in the morning but James is an early riser and wakes up anywhere between 5 and 6:30am and once he's up it's almost impossible to do something else that doesn't include him. I do want to try 1-2 days a week right after work going down to the gym at the office and working out while Jym picks up both kids and heads home. That would get both of us home around the same time. We'll see what happens.
But right now I am at the heaviest I've been in a long time while not pregnant. I know a lot of it is due to being more sedentary and raiding the snacks at work. I'm going to start walking again because I'm at the office long enough that I should be able to take 30 minutes for me and walk a mile or so. Two years ago I started walking with Kera. We walked for 7 months before I left DHL and I really haven't walked much since. I just need to get over it and hold myself accountable. I have to do this for me. Stay Tuned.
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