I read thru the first article that Kristen has linked below and then skimmed the second one - the first time. Then I went back, took my time, and read them both through again, taking my time and letting it sink in.
I think Kristen is onto something here. I think, well I pretty much know, that we should change our focus. We can all agree that in the past year nothing much has changed for any of us. We did pick up some healthier eating habits and started enjoying exercise but body wise nothing much changed - at least for me - how 'bout you?
So, Kristen. I'm open to suggestion. Let's see if we can't do something positive here about changing the old mindsets and actually start loving ourselves.
First thing I did was throw my food journal away.
I'm trying to work myself up to throwing my scale away (it's not as easy as you might think)
I'm listening...........
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You are really brave, Aola.
I'm not food journaling or even paying attention to calories/macros. I am practicing intuitive eating as much as I can right now. I have found that now that I am not beating myself up over food, I don't feel guilty all the time. (Amazing, huh? DUH!)I'm also not fixating on it, and I don't feel as tempted to binge either--I guess because nothing is "forbidden."
I had the most delicious turkey burger yesterday, and I can't believe I have been taking all the joy out of my food because of carb counts and fat grams and rewarding and more frequently punishing myself for something as simple as a little mayo and white bread.
It's not that I think I should eat only what I love, health be damned. (Then I would be on the "all cheesecake" diet! LOL) But food and a pursuit of health (and I admit it, for me, VANITY is in there too) have had unhealthy control in my life for too long.
From what I've been reading, at times it is normal and okay to eat for an emotional reason or eat past fullness. The key is to this approach is not making it a "diet," saying, "I will eat intuitively PERFECTLY!"
I like the idea that you eat healthy food to nurture yourself, but I think at this point, I still need to work on "neutralizing" food and not classifying it as good or bad, healthy or unhealthy for right now.
To me, this is not a weight loss plan. If I come to some sort of natural settling point, be that higher or lower than my current weight, fine. I am working on accepting myself (cellulite-y thighs included) and continuing to be active in ways I ENJOY. I like yoga and walking, I like running (more outside than in), I like lifting weights. I don't like sprinting (no matter how much fat I'll lose doing it), and I don't particularly enjoy Pilates at this point in life (could change during pregnancy). Fortunately, I don't NEED to do either to be healthy and having fun.
I confess I am concerned about Jason. I'm afraid of losing him or his interest if I get fat. I'm afraid of the way people in society treat fat people. But I cannot strive for model thinness or beat myself up any longer.
This is good.
I can totally see that I have been in a vicious circle of making food too important which actually causes me to obsess over food which makes me hungry all the time because that is all I think about.
I'm with you on trying to make it what it is... fuel for our bodies and not the most important thing in my life!!
The word balance keeps comming up in every aspect of my life including food. I have to grasp that food is not the enemy and that it is okay to enjoy food as long as there is balance. It's also okay to want to look good as long as there is balance. Today I am praying for balance.
Can I come back?
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