So, it's been awhile. I fell off the wagon in a pretty bad way for a couple of months. I started seeing a therapist to help me with my emotional and stress eating issues. It really helps just to have someone to talk to every couple weeks. I'm also going to start "reporting" to David each day what my eating habits were. I know, LUCKY HIM!!! It helps me to know that I'll have to be accountable at the end of the day, and also to have someone to talk to if I made a mistake. You know, to have him ask what happened that made me go for the M&Ms. I've had 2 and a half good days, baby steps. I think once I've gotten into a good eating habit for 2 weeks in a row, I'll have broken the bad food habit, at least gotten out of my addiction to sugar enough to stick with it.
I'm starting training for my summer triathlons next week! I want it spread out enough that it's comfortable and not hurried. I'm starting with walking that builds to running, and trying to learn how to swim freestyle without freaking out! I'll always fall back on breast stroke, but freestyle is faster and less demanding on my legs so it would help to be able to do that stroke for at least part of the race. Right now, I have two that I'm already signed up for, one short race in July and one half-Ironman in September. I'm kind of dreading starting back in with working out. I'm not sure how I'm going to find the motivation by Monday, and not sure how I'm going to find the time. It seems so much like I'm pressed for time always, and that's even with a decent amount of flexibility in my current job. I don't know what will happen if I change jobs to one with more traditional hours! I'm hoping that I can slowly develop the habit, with 3 definite walking/running days a week to start with, adding in swimming and biking when I have the time.
Well, let the journey begin, again!
