I've been doing this for 8 months now and I'm still weirded out by my reactions to certain things compared to before starting this in last year.
Yesterday I went out with a couple of friends to celebrate someone's birthday, naturally I didn't stick to the calorie limit, having a couple of cupcakes, something else on the side, birthday cake and an entire pizza after watching a movie. But I'm not too bothered by it honestly.
Before I would just give up and go back to my "normal way of eating". But now I realise that I might have done just that? Like before, I would roam around the supermarket and buy what excites me, something that sparks a light inside. The only difference is what did it for me. If back then I would get excited for gummy bears and pastries, now I got excited for... carrots and radishes. I even snuck some cut radishes in my bag today and it felt like I was sneaking in chocolate or something. It made me giddy. I got giddy over radishes. What happened to me? I didn't use to have this much joy over steamed vegetables, nor did my stomach not approve when I was looking over at the store's baked goods, but here I am. I even had some raspberry yogurt today and longed for the plain one that I would get all the time after eating it.
Not in a million years did I ever think that I would prefer broccoli and cauliflower over other things. Or that I would rather hit the gym than get takeout. Crazy stuff.
I may be in a plateau since I haven't lost anything in a month or so, but I'm just happy that I got to where I'm at right now and I'm certain that I'll get over this bump in the road as well.
What I'm trying to get at is that you may have tunnel vision and only focus on where you want to get and what you could change in order to be there. Now don't get me wrong, that's good. But you also have to take a step back and remember where you came from. And consider all things that have changed since you first started. They are mostly small things, yes, but they do pile up. Those little things are the ones that change a person, that change habits and preferences. Just take a moment to remember every aspect of your life that has improved since you started working on yourself. This isn't just about weight, it's also about improving your health, your habits, everything.
So just because you aren't where you want to be right now, just remember Day 1 you and how much they would have wanted to be current you. Don't give up, it may take a while, but you will get there. And when you do, you will be so grateful that you did all those things in order to better yourself.
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