Where does the motivation go?
It’s amazing how quickly things can change. For a while I felt unstoppable. I was working out like a fiend and loving it. I was making healthy food choices because I wanted to. Granted, the food part is always a bit harder for me but it was as close to easy as it has ever been. Then, WHAM, all of that motivation left me. It makes absolutely no sense. Why can you be 100% focused one minute and then shoveling in mixed nuts by the handful the next? That was last night, I was hungry and all we had for “bad” food in the house was mixed nuts. Thankfully we have eliminated all of the unhealthy food from our house.
So where do I go from here? I need to get my butt back in gear, that’s what. The food part, at least during the day today, will be easy. I’ll take my lunch and snacks and we don’t have a vending machine at school any more so there is no chance for a slip-up. Today is the first day at the new sitter’s for the baby so I’ll actually be able to workout on a Friday because he stays until 4:30 all week. I think today’s workout is going to be the key. It will get me in a good frame of mind for the weekend. I really hope so because I want to feel unstoppable again.
I wish those unstoppable times would never end! But, sounds like you have a great plan for getting back on target. Looking forward to hearing about a great weekend.
Brandie,
I hope you can get your mojo back and get back on track. You were doing so good and I know that you can get that back!
Just a thought - do you think that you were stress eating b/c you were worried about DS’s first day at the new sitter? I think sometimes when we’re in the middle of something stressful we don’t see how it’s affecting us. I did that last sunday and spent the week wondering what the hell was wrong with me that I was in such a dark place and eating so much. (Unfortunately for my waist-line we DID have lots of junk in the house to eat). It wasn’t until later in the week that it dawned on me that my visit with my parents & sister on Saturday had stressed me out and it wasn’t until I recognized those feelings and that it was okay to feel what I was feeling that the darkness and junk-fest came to an end.
Anyway - (sorry about that little side-track) I hope DS had a great time with the new sitter and when you do find your motivation again, would you mind sending a bit this way?
((HUGS))