My dh said "I think you need to stop doing that yarn and doll thing,{crochet, knit and doll making} you're sitting too much now. Even if the scale's not going up something is changeing." He saw me from a distance a couple days ago and mistook me for our large neighbor at first. He wasn't nasty about it. He said my fat was redistributing and moving down into where I'm sitting.
It got me to thinking about what I was doing differently....uh-oh, well let's list the ways I've allowed myself to become complacent:
I can't remember the last time I had a salad for lunch-was doing it everyday. Now lunch is a sandwich with not as many veggies.
When was the last time I walked to the bus stop (1.5 miles)? I was doing it at least 3 times a week and sometimes 5.
When did I go to the gym last? Hmmm, well, hmmm I was doing 45 min on the bike or elipical at least 2 x a week and lifting weights a couple times a week.
When did I last sign up in the exercise log on this forum? It's been a couple months at least.
I've been allowing the treats a little too often-more like daily instead of weekly/monthly and I'm not savoring them like treats. I'm gulping them down like I'm starving-which obviously I'm not.
What were my excuses?
It was so hot and humid I didn't want to get all sweaty on my way to work.
It was too hot and humid to walk home from the bus stop.
I'm too tired, my knee hurts, my feet hurt. I have a headache.
Which are all bogus, if I would exercise on a regular basis I wouldn't be so tired, light exercise actually keeps the joints lubricated so the knee and foot pain gradually goes away and I won't melt a way into a puddle of goo if I get too hot (If I'm properly hydrated of course) And I can take a shower when I get home.
What are your excuses? What have you become complacent about that is hindering your weight loss or even causing you to gain?
Sarah