I fell into an old pattern after the victory of last week's weight milestone. I let go. I stopped being strict. I haven't opened the MyFitnessPal app since last Friday. I ate whatever I wanted. Pizza and s'mores on Saturday, Chinese on Sunday, fast food <headdesk> yesterday. Twice. O. M. G. And those are just the highlights.
This isn't unfamiliar territory. Whenever I start seeing some good progress on the scale, I rejoice and then muck it all up. And at some point during the muck-it-all-up phase (which really should be called the eat-it-all-up phase), I realize I've dug myself into such a deep hole that it's not worth climbing out. And so I choose to stay in the hole, and sometimes even dig it a little deeper, just for good measure. Seriously...I'm not sure how I could even begin to defend such stupidity.
I don't want to stay in the hole this time. I want to climb back out. I don't think I've done any major damage, besides how tired and crappy I feel.
But mentally I'm in a tough place. I've not come back from this before. I'm kicking myself, and all I want to do is eat to feel better. Have any of you been here? Do you have any words of wisdom? I'm really fighting the discouragement today. I didn't want to write this post. I wanted to pretend I didn't have a blog, or anyone to be accountable to.
But I'm here, so that's something...right?
I've been there. Believe me more times than I can count! I just have to fight to keep the end goal in site. I found some sayings that I constantly tell myself over and over to make sure I stay on track. Here they are if you want them:
ReplyDeleteDare to soar - how successful you are is determined by your attitude.
Have the courage to act on your dreams - leave behind you the internal forces that hold you back.
Feeling healthy and feeling good about yourself is not a luxury - it's an absolute necessity.
Nothing tastes as good as being healthy and
full of energy feels.
That last one is the thing I keep telling myself constantly.
You just need to keep at it and keep fighting! You can do it! You have had victories so you know that success is possible to! Fight the urges and the habits! I'm right there with you fighting! You can do it! Stay strong! Pick yourself up and keep going!
Check out TobyMac's song "Get Back Up" it's very motivating :)