Kick it up a notch

[fatrockstar]

I gained 20lbs in the last 10 months. Much of this was from stress eating. A couple of weeks ago I put on my "fat pants" and they were no longer comfortable. I cried. I was 2lbs above the weight I'd held throughout most of my marriage, and I felt like a huge failure.

It took me a couple of false starts, but I began to eat clean again. No more ice cream and cookies and other sugary snacks at home, even the low-calorie ones. Instead of Zone bars I bought fruit, and my meat consumption has gone down as well.

In addition to the dietary changes I stepped up my workouts. I hate cardio and have avoided doing more than the requisite 30 minutes 3 times a week with a passion. Now I add 20 minutes of cardio to my weight-training days AND run in place between sets to keep my heart rate up in addition to the 45+ minutes I do on cardio days.

I think it may be working. I'm down about 5lbs and I feel better mentally. If I can keep better logs of what I'm eating and my measurements, I'll be okay. Right now the most record-keeping I do is writing my morning weight in my pocket calendar. Fitday.com doesn't interest me as much as it used to (too many ads, and the UI is too busy).

I finally got to a place where I liked myself and my body, and then I went and ruined it. Now I'm fixing it -- it's going to be tiring and difficult, but it's what I have to do.

Comments

[mcfnord.livejournal.com]

Eye of the tiger!

[kistha.livejournal.com]

Go you!