As you know I took a holiday break for ten days. I'm sure during the course of the ten days I probably gained a couple of pounds. Anyhow, I got back on the horse and continued on with my workouts.
So here I am dealing with all these feelings of incompetency. I'm at the same weight I was at before the break but I feel like I've failed myself. The story of my life lol. Even though I've worked hard to change my eating and exercising habits, the mental part of losing weight is always the hardest. If I can't change my mentality then how can I expect to maintain the weight loss?
I'm learning to cope with it everyday. My husband is super supportive. I've been re-reading some of my fitness books and came across something that I always forget. Even if you're sucking with your workout or you didn't lose weight that week or whatever the negative happens to be, remember how far you've come.
I couldn't walk a flight of stairs without being out of breath. After Christmas, I spent a whole day at a huge mall walking from store to store and was elated because I could go up and down the stairs and not be exhausted. I bought a swimsuit last summer that was on sale and didn't want to try it on at the store because I was embarrassed and in denial of my size. When I got home that day I tried it on and was so upset because I could hardly even squeeze into it. I tried the swimsuit on two days ago and it fit.
So at the end of the day my battle with negativity is not over. However, I'm slowly beginning to appreciate my accomplishments without over analyzing every single detail. I may have a long way to go but the glass is half full NOT half empty. Happy workouts to all!
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