It's been over a week since my last post, and usually that means I have fallen so far off the wagon that GPS and a search-and-rescue team couldn't help me find my way back. I am happy that that is not the case this time. I have just been swamped at work and overwhelmed in general, but through it all, I have been working out and improving my eating habits.
I was so stressed out last week that I barely ate, so without even meaning to, I got back onto an intermittent fasting schedule. I like to work out as soon as I get home from work, so eating a very light dinner, or just no dinner at all, works so well for me. I prefer to work out before I eat, and if I eat late, my stomach complains, so fasting during the evening and overnight just makes sense for me.
I am down 20 pounds, with a lot to go, but I am trying very hard to adjust and repair my mindset along the way this time, to make sure it stays off. In the past, a stressful week would have inevitably led to overeating, not working out, and gaining weight. I stopped myself and asked myself why I would want to repeat a mistake I have made over and over, that only hurts me, that gives me even more to be unhappy about and more to worry about!
Tomorrow is the last day of June, and we will be halfway through this year already. I can't wrap my head around that. I would like to set some goals for July and for the second half of this year. I need to put some thought into that and write another post soon.
Happy Monday!
What an awesome June in the end! I am so happy (not for your stress) but that you took that stress and turned it into a superpower, with some intermittent fasting that your body asked for. Here’s looking to an awesome summer!
ReplyDelete20 pounds down is fantastic! It is crazy to think Saturday is July 4th.
ReplyDeleteYasssssss. I kept looking for an update then started to worry. But then I logged into Loseit and saw that you were doing fine. 😊. I am in an odd place myself but it is working so I am not complaining.
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