Compared to some of you well disciplined folks, nothing has ever clicked for me. I have thought about my weight every day for 5 years. As a stress eater, counting calories has caused mental breakdowns, but equally eating "whatever" causes extreme guilt.
Long story short, I've never felt mentally prepared to ever take on my physical health.
Something clicked in therapy this week. My stress translates to chest pain, a fog, exhaustion, back pain, headaches - a whole lot of physical issues that does not translate well for my goals to get going.
We worked through that food does physical make me feel better. It's easy, quick, and realistically - instant relief.
So the game plan moving forward? Stretching.
I can stop at any given moment and do it for 5 seconds, or 5 minutes. Stopping to recognize this stress, acknowledge it, do something about it on the spot, helps. Good days and bad days are determined by how many times I stopped to stretch - which is guilt free, compared to how much I've ate.
It's obviously still a new idea that I'm going to try to continue to apply - but for once it's something I'm really excited about.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/jnagbm/14_weeks_of_therapy_and_2_pounds_down/
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