I can’t believe it’s February 2012, how time flies!! 2012 has been a pretty fantastic year for me It helps when you start the year with a positive and optimistic attitude. I honestly believe that 2012 is the year that I change my life (for the better) and January has not disappointed:
Only one binge in 2012! Not only did I stop mid-binge but I didn’t starve myself the next day or allow myself to sink into a binge and depression funk. Instead I acknowledged that I had used food to cope and have work on developing other coping mechanisms that do not involve food ( shoe shopping , manicures , etc).
Adapting an Intuitive Eating approach to my “diet” (I am using the word diet to describe my eating habits not weight loss, restriction “diet”). I haven’t been counting calories or tracking calories burned during workouts. Instead I’m listening to my body and feeding myself the food that my body craves (and sometimes that includes days of tofu edaname nuggets and broccoli).
Lost 12.5lbs. One of my goals is to return to a healthy weight (130ish not 100ish). I’m not starving myself or over-exercising. My bingeing (plus my slowed metabolism) helped me gain lots of weight but the lack of bingeing means that my body is finally returning to normal!
Moved to day shift at work. I had originally agreed to work the evening shift because I thought it would help me prevent binges but I hated starting my work day at 2pm. I’m a morning person and much more productive during the AM hours.
Continue coping without food. I’ve made incredible progress. The role of food in my life has greatly decreased (and my grocery budget). I want to continue using other methods to deal with stress, sadness, and anxiety without using food.
Drink more water. I find water absolutely boring and have to force myself to drink water unless I’m dying (aka did a kick butt workout). But I feel insanely healthy when I drink lots of water. Plus my skin isn’t dry and my nails aren’t brittle. I’ve decided that before I can drink a diet soda, I have to drink a bottle of water.
Continue losing weight. I want to lose another 60lbs to reach my goal weight. I’d like to lose that weight before my birthday (September) but I’m not going to kill myself (or starve and restrict) in order to reach that “deadline”. I’m using my trip to Rome and my birthday as a flexible deadline.
Practice yoga at least once a week. I hardly ever make the time to do yoga but I know that it helps me de-stress and relax. Unfortunately I want to do yoga after cardio but after cardio, I’m often too lazy. Any yoga tips would be greatly appreciated.
I’m trying to keep myself sane with achievable goals. If I have too many goals, I will get distracted and not achieve any of them. The main theme of 2012 is focusing on my health and happiness. 2012 has been a great year and I plan on keep it that way
How’s your 2012 going? Do you have any goals for this year?
I can’t believe it’s February 2012, how time flies!! 2012 has been a pretty fantastic year for me
It helps when you start the year with a positive and optimistic attitude. I honestly believe that 2012 is the year that I change my life (for the better) and January has not disappointed:
I’m trying to keep myself sane with achievable goals. If I have too many goals, I will get distracted and not achieve any of them. The main theme of 2012 is focusing on my health and happiness. 2012 has been a great year and I plan on keep it that way
How’s your 2012 going? Do you have any goals for this year?