Steady As She Goes
"I've reached the dreaded plateau and feel like I'm not losing."
What do you do when you feel like this? I'm staying off the scale for now, so I'm not sure if I've reached one of those discouraging plateaus or not. The thing that strikes me is that it doesn't matter when it all boils down to the fact that I need to hang in there and keep eating right and exercising. The pounds I've pasted on to my stomach, hips and other areas didn't pile on in a couple of months and I won't shed them that way either.
That's what the logical part of me says. However, the emotional side of me feels a tad discouraged. Yesterday, I was the guest of an author chat and experienced feelings of apprehension during the day and the stress nudged me to want to eat. I didn't touch the peanut butter/chocolate that's been hanging around the office, or the chocolate covered pretzels or the chocolate covered nuts. That's huge for me. Funny thing is that the chat went so well I felt like eating when it was done! What better way to celebrate that to eat? It really brought home my weakness. I want to eat when I'm stressed and when I'm happy. I need to learn how to enjoy life without figuring in the element of food to satisfy!
Instead of embracing feelings of discouragement, I'm going to cling to the victories. Emotions are not always true to us. I may feel like a failure when I am not, or I may be a failure but food certainly won't change that.
For today, I'll keep my eyes on the goal set before me and stop to enjoy the fact that my jeans are looser than they use to be.
What do you do when you feel like this? I'm staying off the scale for now, so I'm not sure if I've reached one of those discouraging plateaus or not. The thing that strikes me is that it doesn't matter when it all boils down to the fact that I need to hang in there and keep eating right and exercising. The pounds I've pasted on to my stomach, hips and other areas didn't pile on in a couple of months and I won't shed them that way either.
That's what the logical part of me says. However, the emotional side of me feels a tad discouraged. Yesterday, I was the guest of an author chat and experienced feelings of apprehension during the day and the stress nudged me to want to eat. I didn't touch the peanut butter/chocolate that's been hanging around the office, or the chocolate covered pretzels or the chocolate covered nuts. That's huge for me. Funny thing is that the chat went so well I felt like eating when it was done! What better way to celebrate that to eat? It really brought home my weakness. I want to eat when I'm stressed and when I'm happy. I need to learn how to enjoy life without figuring in the element of food to satisfy!
Instead of embracing feelings of discouragement, I'm going to cling to the victories. Emotions are not always true to us. I may feel like a failure when I am not, or I may be a failure but food certainly won't change that.
For today, I'll keep my eyes on the goal set before me and stop to enjoy the fact that my jeans are looser than they use to be.
posted by Donna Sundblad at 4:24 AM
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