The past two days have been really hard mentally for me. I don't want to eat good foods or walk. I just want to stay home and read in my warm cozy bed. I think that the whole weight loss/ healthy living thing is such an emotional issue. When I was younger I was really thin. I remember as a junior in High School I could not give blood for the Red Cross because I was too thin. Finally my freshman year in college I weighed barely enough. SO what the heck happened?
When I look in the mirror I do not even recognize my own body! Sometimes I think-who is that person??? I understand that life happened and there is the slowing and aging metabolism, the knee injuries, three pregnancies, and working full time as a single mom. BUT-- still, there are others who do the same thing as I do and they are healthy. Why am I such a weakling slacker. I LOVE food. I LOVE the smell and taste of homemade bread. I like sugar!! I have to learn to have more will power. NEED suggestions of what to do for the mental battle in weight loss.
Fitness- I bought Reebok easy toner shoes and they are really, really comfortable. They also work out my legs and it hurts after four days of walking more than I normally do. Each day this week I have walked over the 6,000 (three miles). The shoes were really expensive and yet I can wear them all day with my orthodics and still feel good. I think that they look better than the sketchers version of toner shoes. I also came across a website that was really interesting called the C25K---it has been around for a long time but it is new to me. Basically it is a plan to take a couch potato like me from my state into the physical shape needed to do a 5K race. It has an interesting workout schedule. What I like about it is that you would be motivated to workout to prepare for the upcoming race. Right now I walk so slow that the race sponsors would close up the race and go home before I could ever finish! Has anyone completed the C25K. If so please let me know how it worked out for you.
In a side note---ONLY 30 days left of the school year!!! YEAH!!! Sixth Graders can be a challenge this time of year.
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I hate exercising too! (Just ask Ryan) This might sound a little morbid, but I made a family tree and then put little hearts with x's next to those who have had heart disease/heart problems to remind myself of my/our family history of heart disease. I don't want to die young, so I HAVE to do some kind of physical activity and eat better. You can do it!!
P.S. I agree, lots of healthy foods are gross, especially lots of things made by health food brands like Kashi! (Sorry Kashi!)But there are lots of tasty, healthy foods. Go to the Food Network site and check out Ellie Krieger. (Or DVR her show)
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