Moving Forward – Part 3

Happy hump day people!  Gosh, the weeks just fly by ever since I got a new job.  Which is great, but then not-so-great at the same time!    :)

I originally was only going to have two parts to this series, but I realized yesterday that I have way too much to say when it comes to each of my issues.  So that’s why I’m writing about each issue separately, rather than jamming it into one blog post.  Yesterday I talked about stress, and I’ve already done a little work on my goals.  Last night, I read for about a half hour before bed (Big Little Lies is what I chose to download to my iPad – I’m liking it so far), and then I found a guided meditation on YouTube to listen to before going to bed.  It was about 12 minutes long.  I’ll be honest – the window was open, so my cat kept going back and forth between rooms – I think he saw a squirrel or something.  So that was really distracting, and I didn’t relax as much as I should have.  I’ll keep trying though.  Then this morning as soon as I sat down at my desk, I headed over to the Laugh Factory web site and read a few jokes.  It did brighten my morning a little.

Okay – but now on to part 3, which is my consistency and self-esteem issues.  No, they’re not really the same thing, but I do think that they’re connected, and that one (self-esteem) causes issues with the other (consistency).

I’ve noticed that when I’m done with a plan or exercise program, I lose motivation.  But then I also notice that I can get bored easily.  So I need to find a happy medium – both long- and short-term goals.  I also need to better track things.  I tracked my measurements sporadically when I was going through my Couch to 5K program, and the Cathe Friedrich XTrain series.  It wasn’t consistent, and I didn’t have a set schedule of when I updated them.  Kind of goes along with my sporadic blogging, huh?  So in the next week, I’ll be coming up with some goals – long- and short-term – and start scheduling my “check-ins”. 

My self-esteem is something that I’m always working on it seems.  It also didn’t help that I was going through some pretty bad emotional abuse regarding my weight and my looks, and just the way I live my life in general.  I’ll be exploring different ways to implement positive self-talk with myself, especially in regards to weight loss, and being consistent.

That’s it for today!  The next topic is a big one for me – food, or diet.  This has always been an issue, and I can’t seem to find the right fit for myself when it comes to what I should eat to lose weight.  Exercise is the easier part – eating is a big problem, and it’s not going to be an easy fix. 

Hope everyone has a great night!