The last few weeks, I have been noticing the bulge. My shirts dont fit well anymore and I have really been thinking about cutting back on the food and being more active.
The problem, I love food. Just like most people that have weight issues, I cannot say no to food. The last few weeks, I have told myself nearly every day that I need to start thinking about losing weight. Then, I remember that I have a raspberry cream cheese pie in the fridge.
This pie is pretty amazing. It has a graham cracker crust, a gooey cream cheese center and a raspberry gelatin top. To top it all off, it is covered with whipped cream. Steph doesnt like anything that tastes like raspberry, so this pie has been all mine. Ive been quickly devouring it every night before bed.
There are specific foods in my life that bring me over to the dark side. Simple things like desserts with raspberry, macaroni and cheese and Dr. Pepper. I am currently kicking the Dr. Pepper, but everything else has been fair game.
All of these temptations are what makes dieting suck. The worst part about it, it seems like everyone else is trying to foil your plans. When I was in college, I was holding pretty strong on my diet for about four months. One weekend when I came home, I actually had to argue with family so I didnt have to eat a piece of banana bread.
I have to admit, it was really hard to do.
I also hate all of the vegetables you have to eat, all of the workouts and all of the preparation it requires.
Behind all of these excuses is stress. I have a little birdy telling me that my life is already too stressful to add all of these new things on top of it. On top of that, I eat whenever I am stressed. In my mind, I think I deserve this piece of pie at the end of the day for what I have went through.
Ive begun to wonder if the stress in our lives is why diets dont work. Instead of dealing with what is stressing me out, I decide to pull out that pie, grab a blanket and watch one of my favorite TV shows.
When I look back on my life and I actually handled my stress, that is when I lost the weight. That is when I actually was able to focus on myself instead of focusing on what will numb my mind from everything going on in my life.
Now, lets face it, stress is a hard thing to get rid of. That is why I am encouraging you, and myself, to work slowly at this. Dont just think you are going to get rid of it all right away. We as Americans are naturally stressed out because that is who we are.
You need to make a goal right now that will de-stress your life. One of the things that stresses me out is paperwork and filing things. I hate when it sits out, but I also hate when I have to file it. So, this week I am going to make a plan and get rid of the paperwork, while also making filing easier.
I dont know what I will do next, but whatever it is will be a baby step towards less stress.
I dont know about you, but I am tired of dieting. What I really want to do is work on de-stressing my life, because that is what is going to get my mind ready to devote time to making real changes in my eating habits. Maybe then I will have the will power to go out for a walk or eat on-the-go less.
I can tell you one thing, right now I am just too stressed to even think about it.
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