Wow. It's been awhile since I have sat down and posted. I have had a busy couple of weeks. I am looking forward to the month of October! September hasn't been a great weight loss month for me, still going down on the scales and that's the important part, because it's moving in the right direction! But.....it's been slow!
I have a great weight loss support friend, and she has recently lost over 50 pounds, I am so proud of her, she has remained focused along her journey and is very motivating to me. I get very frustrated because I am not a patient person. She has worked on this since Jan. so it hasn't been overnight for her either but all of a sudden, she is def. feeling her success.
I have a blog I read about a guy who has recently lost 270 lbs, and he's an awesome writer. So today I am going to share what I learned off his blog, because I think this is what causes me to slide in the wrong direction so many times. I have to understand what triggers the behavior and how to manage it. I found this incredibly helpful This is what Sean says:
Staying focused is sometimes a very difficult thing to do. Most of us know what our triggers are. Triggers are situations and circumstances that put us at our weakest point in terms of staying on track. My trigger is stress. Any and all stress. Job stress, financial stress, family stress. It all adds up to a big mess of stress. And I'm sure you've heard people say...”I'm an emotional eater”...aren't most of us? I'm not just an emotional eater, I'm also a celebratory eater and a spur of the moment craving eater, I'm a “ah, the heck with it, give me the double decker with extra cheese and bacon” eater. Identifying your triggers is important. What makes me feel the urge to eat a couple thousand calories in double cheeseburgers and ice cream? Stress. I identified this trigger several years ago. And for the longest time I've used that as an excuse not to get busy with this mission. “I'm just too stressed out to get started right now”...Or, after a successful couple of days, totally going nuts on a half gallon of tin roof sundae, then thinking...”I can't do this right now because things are just too stressful. So recently I had to ask myself: If I'm waiting to have a stress free life before I start losing this weight, will I ever start?
The answer was no. We all have stress in some form. Stress is part of daily life for most people. Stress can be so many different things. So I realized that if I were waiting for my world to be completely perfect and stress free, then I would never, ever, ever start this. We have to adjust our strategy in the face of our triggers. We have to stop long enough to ask ourselves, will eating this really improve my situation? What can I do besides over-eat that will help me deal with this issue? I've turned to food for comfort for so long, that I know how incredibly difficult this can be. My smart and beautiful wife mentioned taking one day at a time in a comment she left on yesterdays blog, and you know what? She's so right. One day at a time I deal with cravings, one day at a time I deal with triggers, one day at a time I succeed. Eventually all of those “one day at a times” will add up to an amazing result.
That's a very good information because I can so relate to what he said, and he's right, you deal with it one day at a time and you learn new habbits.
Christy mentioned the other day to me, it's about learning to use food for nutrition purpose, not for entertainment of comfort. You have to totally train yourself to think differently about food and have a different relationship with the food.
Yep, I can do this!! I am doing this, and October is going to be a great month. The weather is cooler, the leaves are turning colors, I love this time of the year! I am blessed beyond measure with a wonderful family! I want to be around along time to enjoy my family! A healthier lifestyle is a must, and it's getting easier everyday! So we take this advice: Take twice as long to eat half as much!
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