We are NOT normal...
So true Ms Shell. I am reading "When Food Is Love" by Geneen Roth. She is spinning some truth in this book. Why is eating carbs such a compulsion for me? That's the question I've got to find the answer to. Because that's what it is -- a compulsion. Why can't I break free from compulsive eating? That's what's keeping me from goal. Compulsive eating is the symptom -- not the problem. Why do we turn to food? There are pieces of our lives that we've minimized, or shut away or forgotten. These pieces affect the way we eat and love and believe in ourselves; or not believe in ourselves.
I am only about 40% through with the book. But, it is making me think when I reach for something I should not. I've maintained my weight loss thus far, but I am still stuck around the 240's. Still at that set point. You asked me about my exercise and I haven't logged in to answer. This week is going well. I ran at lunch Monday. I did a spin class Tuesday and this morning I went to a weight-lifting class at the Y at 6 AM. I plan to walk Friday and do my usual long distance run on Saturday morning. I am definitely back on the wagon. I don't have any bad food in the house. It's staying away from carbs outside the house that gets me. I'm still looking good. Psychologically, I just need to be in Onderland to consider this a success. I don't think I am NORMAL. I have a problem. It will never go away. I will ALWAYS have to watch carbs. That is my NORMAL!
I am only about 40% through with the book. But, it is making me think when I reach for something I should not. I've maintained my weight loss thus far, but I am still stuck around the 240's. Still at that set point. You asked me about my exercise and I haven't logged in to answer. This week is going well. I ran at lunch Monday. I did a spin class Tuesday and this morning I went to a weight-lifting class at the Y at 6 AM. I plan to walk Friday and do my usual long distance run on Saturday morning. I am definitely back on the wagon. I don't have any bad food in the house. It's staying away from carbs outside the house that gets me. I'm still looking good. Psychologically, I just need to be in Onderland to consider this a success. I don't think I am NORMAL. I have a problem. It will never go away. I will ALWAYS have to watch carbs. That is my NORMAL!
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