Last Sunday we made brownies. I ate six. I gained two pounds. Hmmmm, I wonder why.
I ate a whole bag a veggie chips on Monday. My excuse was because I needed to replace all the salt I was sweating out at the gym.
Tuesday I baked a whole bag of fries and ate them throughout the day.
Wednesday and Thursday it was a bag of tater tots.
Friday was nacho chips with salsa and sour cream.
On Saturday I ate half a bag of veggie straws after we bought them from the store we went to after working out.
You see a pattern? I eat more now than I did before I worked out. Why? What am I feeling the loss of that I have to eat myself into a heart attack? I am making healthier choices, like baked not fried, but still, the whole bag? I used to have incredible self control where junk food was concerned. Not anymore. This emotional eating is coming from somewhere and it needs to stop hiding in the closet and get kicked out of the house.
Sometimes I get through my workouts by imagining the treat I'm going to reward myself with when I get home....raspberry milkshakes lately since we have them growing in the backyard.
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo, I applaud you greatly on your goal. I don't know how you can control the emotional eating part since I'm not a therapist but keep up on the great job working out!
I think you've officially kicked it out of the closet by blogging it. So, way to go there. You're off to a good start with the workouts.
ReplyDeleteI bet you'd be fabulous at zumba.