I bought a pizza today. And I’m glad I did
I’ve been losing weight over the past year gradually, it was coming off pretty well, I was starting to see results... and then it stopped. I plateaued. I’ve been more or less at the same weight for two months now, despite cutting out all bad foods, not eating out, not drinking, only eating small amounts of healthy food frequently... I’ve completely locked down and obsess over every calorie I consume. it’s been killing me. I only have maybe 20 more pounds to lose, so I’m really not horribly out of shape, but I reached a breaking point yesterday. I just couldn’t understand why the weight wasn’t coming off even though I was depriving myself of everything that I loved to eat..
Today I was at the grocery store and started wandering down isles that I shouldn’t have been on in the first place. I convinced myself I was just looking, that I wouldn’t get anything. I wound up in the frozen pizza section, and I just stood there staring at the pizzas for forever... I wanted one so bad, but I was having an internal war with myself. Then it hit me. I had the realization that I’m losing this weight so that I’ll be happier. If I’m making myself severely unhappy by counting calories so restrictively, then that’s probably not what I should be doing. I’m not saying we should all eat whatever we want, because a huge part of losing weight is being selective with what you put into your body, but don’t lose sight of the fact that working yourself up over a few calories here or there doesn’t help. When I got home, I put that pizza in the freezer, and had a chicken breast. It wasn’t about eating the pizza, it was about me allowing myself to relax and be more comfortable with who I am.
TL;DR: Don’t forget that losing weight is a marathon, and you need to take care of your mental health just as much as your physical health.
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