Self-Sabotage....

So, there’s a reason why I haven’t been posting about my progress or lack of.  I can’t lie!  And since I can’t lie, I’d have to mention that I have fallen so far off the wagon; that it’s now in the next town without me.

I can and do rationalize anything, and I have been telling myself many fibs such as; I am exercising more, I must need the calories.  I didn’t make time for dinner, I can have a “good” (read: huge) snack.  I have been maintaining my loss, so since I’m exercising more, I must need extra food.  I’ll wait until I’m in more of a routine and so on……

Rationalizing or making excuses?  If anyone I talked to at the Y said this, I’d tell them to stop making excuses and figure out the real reason for the overeating.  So here’s my attempt;

1.       I don’t eat enough for breakfast, lunch or snacks throughout the day, so I compensate for that at night by eating junk.

2.       I am not planning my meals.

3.       I bring the food into the house.  Not when I grocery shop as I do use my list, but in the afternoon/evening when I’m hungriest and hit a store on my way home.

4.       I have been skipping dinner or eating crazy early, so I am famished by 8:00 when it’s downtime.

5.       I’m not drinking enough water.

6.       I’m not getting enough sleep.

They all sound so familiar!  I know how and why I am sabotaging myself; I just have to figure out a solution.  Alone, one of these reasons might not cause my downfall, but all together they are creating quite the havoc.  I’ll figure it out sooner or later, preferably sooner.  I’ll keep you posted.

On a more positive note, anyone interested in being my guinea pig for a TRX class?  I just got my certification and I need some victim’s volunteers to practice on.  Comment, email or see me at the Y to sacrifice yourself to the TRX.