I wish I could say that I have been doing well with eating and exercise, but I have not. It isn't necessarily due to overeating either. I am packing healthy lunches and not really getting to eat them. I am so busy, that a lunch break is a luxury. So, if I do get to eat lunch, I am eating at about 2:00, and then I am not hungry for dinner. So basically, I am eating a smallish breakfast and a lunch. So, I have been waaaay under my calories for the day. This can be just as bad as being over in some cases. I weighed myself this week, and I have not gained, so there is that at least. I also have eaten a couple things I shouldn't have eaten...like bread and a piece of candy here and there. I knew I shouldn't have eaten them, but the old, "I am stressed and DESERVE this mini Snickers bar" mentality crept in. Old habits die hard, and I am trying to look inside myself and find better ways to make myself feel better when I am stressed.
Exercise has not happened. This is mainly because when I get home, I make dinner for the family, wash dishes, bathe kids, put them to bed, and spend the rest of the evening working on work I brought home. Again, this hectic time of year will be over by the end of this week, so hopefully as the week goes on, I will bring less and less work home, and exercise can come back into my life. I have tried waking up early to exercise, but getting up at 4:30 to exercise and then driving an hour and ten minutes to work is a recipe for a sleepy commute. Plus, I find it damn near impossible to hop out of bed that early.
I wish I could sit here and type about how I am rocking my lifestyle changes despite the fact that life is hectic right now. I wish I could sit here and say that I am using exercise to relieve my stress. The truth is that I am not being hard on myself because I have not followed through the way I would have liked. I am owning my shortfalls and hoping to learn something in the process of overcoming them. This is a process and I am willing to own the tough times just as much -- if not more so than the good times. Besides, if this were easy, I would have nothing to write about! ;)
I'm a teacher so I understand this time of year. It is crazy hectic. I never feel like it dies down until later in September.
ReplyDeleteI am with ya! I just need to get back into the routine. :)
DeleteAlmost there. I think you're probably doing better than I have been lately. I won't go near my scale. Proud of you for not turning to food and glad you aren't being too hard on yourself.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Andrea. We can do this. I am just trying to come to terms with the fact that it will not always be perfect...but even doing it halfway is better than not at all. :)
DeleteYou aren't really doing that bad, sweetie. You are being too hard on yourself. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that quote. I have it as my background on one of my computers at work.
ReplyDeleteI know how hard it is to continue to eat healthy and workout when you are busy and stressed. Just hang in there and get right back at it as soon as you can. DO NOT GIVE UP!