Dun Dun Duuunnnnnnnnn...
Yes, I'm trying to get back into a weight loss/health kick. right. during. the. holidays!
On May 1, I posted this picture that I took 2+ years ago when my son was about 3 or 4 months old. I feel like this was about the best time in my life. I was working out, eating healthy, I had left a toxic relationship, just had my second child, and felt like my whole like was turning around. I was happy, felt healthy, and had tons of confidence in myself and just in general. I knew life would be good from here on out. Then well it just wasn't. I've had a lot more to contend with than I could ever imagine. I got depressed and one of the first things that went with my self-esteem was all of my healthy habits (all of the care I had for myself and my body.) I gained 30 pounds from when I finally was at my goal weight (I'm pretty sure it's def not this picture) and started to feel horrible in just about every way.
Well anyways, point being, on May 1, I posted this picture as my motivation to start losing weight again. It is a reminder of the confidence I felt and how much I loved myself at one point that I really wanted to take care of myself and see myself in the mirror and on camera. Yeah I know WTF was I thinking?
So after posting this picture, I set a goal to lose 20 of those pounds. I downloaded my two favorite free apps, Calorie Counter by FatSecret and RunKeeper Free. I started running again and being cognizant of what I ate. I lost the first 15-17 pounds so quickly. I was feeling pretty good, then I hit a plateau...for like...months...and months. I have been somewhat maintaining my weight. It's been yo-yoing within about a 4 pound range. Because I realized when I get down on myself that is the first thing to go. So I figure it's time to BLAST past this number on the scale and get down just another 10 pounds.
Even though it is the holidays and Thanksgiving is just days away I think this is the time. I'm finally going to do it. Here are my ideas for how I'm going to NOT let Thanksgiving get in between me and my goal:
1) Don't skip meals.
It would seem like skipping breakfast or lunch in order to save calories to be consumed at dinner would make sense. But it doesn't! If you don't eat SOMETHING, you will sit down to dinner starving which we know is NEVER good for making smart food decisions.
2) Act like a kid again.
My family has never been the kind to play football on Thanksgiving day, but with two kids, one being a very active little boy and the other a very athletic big girl, maybe it's time I start a new tradition. Getting out and running around is a great way to offset some of those calories, but it's important to remember that it doesn't mean you have a free pass to eat ANYTHING you want. It's still important to think about food choices and to consider portion sizes.
3) Dinnertime conversation has never been so important.
Everyone's heard about the benefits of eating slowly. It allows your body time to trigger when it is full so you can stop eating before you completely gorge yourself and complain about popping the button on your pants. It allows you to further savor and appreciate your food. It also helps in digestion. So really take the time to enjoy every bite you are eating, but also make sure to enjoy the family time. How often is it that families really all sit down for a nice dinner together. My brother doesn't even live in the same state so we don't see him very often and it will be nice to share thoughts across the dining room table.
On top of all this, I think it's important to remember that it is Halloween. Like seriously, I've been effing up my eating for the past few weeks, even though I want to be healthy and make smart decisions, I do love dark meat and will have some of the fatty, greasy meat on my plate because I just love it, but I will make other, better decisions to offset that one.
Enjoy your turkey day!
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