I’m A Stress Eater
There you have it.
I eat when I’m stressed. A
lot. Mostly chips. I am lacking the shut off valve when it comes to them. If I have an extra large bag of chips, I will mindlessly eat the entire bag. Add that to the fact that I’m
not running a lot lately and you’ll see that it’s not a good combination.
I’ve gained weight.
My clothes don’t fit the way I want them to, which makes me
grouchy.
I need a change. A major change.
What’s a girl to do?
First and foremost, I am going to journal what I eat beginning
TODAY! That was the best way for
me to keep track of what I put in my mouth. I’m not going to get any fancy apps to track what I eat
either. I’m going to do it with an
old fashioned paper and pencil, in a notebook.
This is going to hold me accountable.
I am also going to eat clean. I have a great new book written by fellow FitFluential,
Angela, to read tonight and this weekend with some fabulous, easy
recipes in it. Don’t worry, I will
share my review with you next week. I'm very excited by this. Just glancing through the recipes, I know I'm going to love them!
In addition, while I’m easing back into running, I’m going
to increase my cross training. My
week has looked like this so far:
- Monday:
- Tuesday: 45 minutes on stationary bike, 1 hr
circuit training (back, arms, shoulders, legs), 2 x 1 min planks, 10 pushups
- Wednesday: 1 hr circuit training, 2 x 1 min
planks, 10 pushups
- Thursday: 3 mile run, shoveled 2 large “scoops”
of bark mulch (it counts)
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| 3 miles done pain free! |
The plan for the weekend is to run 5 miles on Saturday and
then 15+ on Sunday. This is down
from the 8 miles/22 miles plan for my ultra training. Right now it’s more important to not be in pain.
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| Big boots to fill! This is what we wear when we mulch! |
What have you done when you get in a funk? I am refocused and ready to go!
Oh man you should have started this tomorrow after national donut day ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck getting back into the swing of things, and take super good care of that knee!
I am in a similar funk, but hope to get back to things next week. Shoveling bark definitely counts! That's hard work:/
ReplyDeleteI am a stress eater and a boredom eater. And I have definitely been feeling the same way this week- like my clothes don't fit and I just feel icky. I totally agree that a good old notebook is the way to go for recording food. It is so easy that I actually do it. When i try to use an on-line tool, I get so tired of it that I give up in a couple days.
ReplyDeleteI always envy those people who lose their appetite when stressed...not me. The junkier the better. I wish I could get rid of those sugar/carb cravings, but it's so hard!!!
ReplyDeleteI am a boredom eater and yes, chips will disappear. All the best shaking out of the funk. The first step I take is not bringing the junk in the house.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! A journal is one of the best tools for me when I know my eating is getting out of control- I am definitely a stress eater as well. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI like your plan, very positive in body and mind. I've recently had a similar thing going on and what I found is to let the body recovery and not push to far too soon ... oh and I drank lots of green and red smoothies - YUM.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, I know you can do it!!
ReplyDeleteI hope running goes smoothly for you!
I was just at the grocery store staring at the chips.. I wanted a bag so bad, but I knew I would mindlessly eat the whole bag, I looked at all the healthy things I already had and grabbed a bag of Starburst instead. I did only eat 5 of them though and have hidden the rest! I just got back to clean eating the last couple of weeks and the extra weight I had picked up since Feb is coming off, you will get there too! Hope you run pain free soon!
ReplyDeleteI am definitely a stress eater. I always do best when I have a goal - usually a race. It helps keep me focused and accountable. I am also generally a MUCH happier human when I am running regularly
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