Oh to be just overweight!

So, I had one of those days several times last week.  It was right as TOM was coming and I not only had gain from that (which is not normal for me), but I also overate at a restaurant and could not manage to keep my eating in check.  I wasn’t way off plan or anything, but I was in several food situations I could’ve handled better.  It led me to 2 pounds of (not-so-)mystery weight that I had to re-lose as a result.  It wasn’t a pretty few days there.  I was lethargic from cramps and all.  It was just a bad time all around.  Anyway, I finally talked myself into having a couple good OP days and that crazy weight came right off.  It was a good experience in that I haven’t had such a challenge with TOM in probably a year and it helped me to see how easily I can fall off the wagon, so to speak.  I realize I have to be sort of vigilant in making sure I recognize when I slip-up and nip it in the bud ASAP.  It’s funny because I have days when I plan to be off-plan for a meal or event or something, but this was different.  I felt a little out of control since I was SO tired and my eating wasn’t planned off-plan if you know what I mean.  It did teach me more about myself and what it’ll take for me to succeed.

This morning I had another growing experience along that same vein.  It’s my running day and I just felt completely unmotivated to do it.  I don’t know why.  It wasn’t that I was physically unable or anything, I just felt VERY blah!  I couldn’t decide on a route and I didn’t feel like running.  Well, for my warm-up walk and about the first 2 minutes of my run, I was already planning on how to take a short, easy path and how unpleasant it would be.  Fortunately as I kept running, I started thinking about how great I feel after I run and about this 5K I plan to do next weekend.  I thought, “I can do this.  I’m just being silly.”   I did my whole run and felt wonderful afterward, not only for having a really nice run, but for overcoming my lack of “motivation” and just relying on my commitment to this healthy lifestyle.  With God’s help, I can work through it…bad eating days, unmotivated exercise days, and more to reach my goal of a healthier, happier me!

P.S.  I have now reached 150.6 which is only .8 from my August goal!  Yay!