I have spent a little over a year on a weight loss / health journey.
The rules:
No surgery
No drugs
No diet foods
No chemicals
No expensive gear
No gym
Eat whole/recognizable foods
Exercise whole body but gently
It worked fabulously, and still does.
I have been reviewing my behavior in all areas of my life for the last month or so and have now gotten around to looking at my food and exercise habits and behaviors.
Hmmm, there may be something amiss here.
The eating is great. Occasionally I color outside the lines, but I learn from it, and exercise takes care of the rest.
My exercise of choice is Nordic walking in sand. Low impact, burns a truckload of calories, outdoors (moderate climate), have met lots of great people and made new friends, and it's free.
All really great stuff.
Except.
In the last five months I have taken one day off, and it was hard to make myself do that. It was for Thanksgiving. I spent Christmas on the beach.
I know intellectually that I should take off at least one, or better, two days a week. I plan them, mostly around weather. If its raining cats and dogs or really chilly, it's the perfect opportunity; and I know I need to. I obsess on the tide charts, watching when it would be just right, and when the opportunity is starting to slip away. Every time, out comes the rain gear, or woolies, or whatever; and off I go at the last minute. It happened again today, it was supposed to rain. It didn't, I went. For five hours.
Isn't this kind of like the behavior that got me huge in the first place? Compulsively doing something that is likely to be counter productive? I'm turning into an example of "chronic cardio", needing to rebuild and rearrange lean tissue with resistance exercise, but going for the higher calorie burn out of fear.
I'm scared to death of gaining any back.
I know exactly what to do and how to do it. The game plan is in place. It has been for a month, un-acted upon, just waiting for me to get my shit together.
So, here I am back again. Now I will be one of the "resolutioners" (some of you may remember that from last year
).
You all in here keep me accountable. You got me through the first phase. I'm not in loss mode anymore, but I hope I am still welcome to continue working toward optimal health in here. You folks are my sounding board, and I thank you for it.
Next Sunday, the 1st, I will commence with resistance work and reduce, at least some, the cardio. I will start slow, as I said, the plan is all worked out. Now I just have to work the plan.
My rules will stay the same, just the workout will be re-oriented for a more balanced outcome.
