Long time, no see … I was looking at old pics and realised that it has been quite some time since I uploaded something like a before and after or rather old and current pic side by side. I still have some body parts that I don’t like 100 percent but I’m working on those with exercise and a good and balanced diet (“diet” not referring to a strict plan or programme or anything).
Sometimes you just have to remind yourself where you came from - especially, when you have been “on the road” for a few years. My 5th year on Tumblr and therefore my 5th year since I decided to get rid of my excess bodyweight for good is fast approaching and I’m in a much different mindspace then I was back then or even during the phase were I actively lost weight via Weight Watchers.
1 ½ years ago I was fed up with counting anything - after having lost a big chunk of weight relatively fast I couldn’t get below a certain weight and tried and tried and tried again to reach my goal - with no success. I lost a bit, then gained a bit more, lost a bit again, gained a bit more. Does someone see a rhythm in there? I was rejecting the idea of counting anything (calories, points, whatever you might call it) mentally and physically. Just the thought of counting again was making me kind of nauseous. That’s when I discovered Intuitive Eating for me - I have not lost weight the fast way from then onwards. It’s more like trying to crawl up a huge hill of sand but every step on that journey has brought me towards a much better relationship with food.
While “food” used to dominate my mind when I actively sought to lose weight, I can say comfortably now that it has lost that “right”. That was my real goal behind everything - not a certain number on the scales but a healthy relationship with food. And that’s something where I can say “achievement unlocked”.
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