I know what you mean! I also have put on about 15 pounds this fall, and as I look back to ask why, I realize that I am comfort-eating (we have recently moved twice and only just now starting to settle in) and that my exercise has totally fallen by the wayside.
Being around the house more is killer, I think. Whenever we are bored or a little bit at loose ends, it feels so easy to just grab a bite of something as a snack, a time-out, a holding pattern while we figure out what to do next. And I don't know about you, but there's a small television in the kitchen, so I often find myself standing in front of it munching on something almost without realizing it.
When we used to find our identity in a certain business, I think it's very very hard to find our new identities while we work part time and spend more time in the home. We are used to being out in the world, interacting with all kinds of people, fitting the rest of our world (meals, exercise) around our job schedule. It seems that the busier we are, the more we get done.
This is a new year, and I plan to make better choices and recommit to my exercise plan. Diets don't work for me because I end up being obsessed with food, but if I simply try to make a better choice each time I am eating food, I will do well. Meaning, when I want a cookie, perhaps I can choose an apple. When I want a blueberry muffin, perhaps there is a low-fat one available.
While you are working to fit into this new world, get back into your exercise program -- it will make you feel great. And don't worry TOO much about those extra pounds. Slow, steady, good choices, paired with that exercise plan, should help. If you go on a weight loss plan (Weight Watchers, for instance), a loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week is common; you could get rid of that 15 before shorts season! I don't know about you, but that's definitely motivating to me!
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Noelle,
I know what you mean! I also have put on about 15 pounds this fall, and as I look back to ask why, I realize that I am comfort-eating (we have recently moved twice and only just now starting to settle in) and that my exercise has totally fallen by the wayside.
Being around the house more is killer, I think. Whenever we are bored or a little bit at loose ends, it feels so easy to just grab a bite of something as a snack, a time-out, a holding pattern while we figure out what to do next. And I don't know about you, but there's a small television in the kitchen, so I often find myself standing in front of it munching on something almost without realizing it.
When we used to find our identity in a certain business, I think it's very very hard to find our new identities while we work part time and spend more time in the home. We are used to being out in the world, interacting with all kinds of people, fitting the rest of our world (meals, exercise) around our job schedule. It seems that the busier we are, the more we get done.
This is a new year, and I plan to make better choices and recommit to my exercise plan. Diets don't work for me because I end up being obsessed with food, but if I simply try to make a better choice each time I am eating food, I will do well. Meaning, when I want a cookie, perhaps I can choose an apple. When I want a blueberry muffin, perhaps there is a low-fat one available.
While you are working to fit into this new world, get back into your exercise program -- it will make you feel great. And don't worry TOO much about those extra pounds. Slow, steady, good choices, paired with that exercise plan, should help. If you go on a weight loss plan (Weight Watchers, for instance), a loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week is common; you could get rid of that 15 before shorts season! I don't know about you, but that's definitely motivating to me!
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January 1, 2010 - 9:14amThis Comment
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