June 12, 2015...Well hello there! I totally forgot about this blog until I was reminded today via the awesome TimeHop app. Yes, its been 4 long years. Where have I been you ask?
Actually not much has changed. Still haven't been running, still dealing with post concussion syndrome-silly me, I thought it would only last a few weeks! HA!) I've learned a lot about myself & my faith in these years. God has taken me on quite a ride but I'm wearing my seat belt so it's all good!
I've battled with food my entire life. I know now that I need to focus on my food issues & not sweep it under the exercise. Because you never know if that exercise will be swept out from under your feet for one reason or another. (It was for me) Whatever life stuff comes up, eating all my emotions & stress only makes it worse. Its funny how you can know the sense of something but it's still so foreign to you.
So I guess you can say my biggest fear (noted in my post below ) has come true. I have gained back almost all the weight I lost. But I'm still here. Still trying my best to reach my goals in-between the bumps.
Life has bumps. There's no getting away from that. If you are doing the best you can where you are- you are always winning. Life is always changing and God is always good.
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Aug 2011 post... I should rename this blog to Fat Girl Sitting. That's what I've been doing most of the time since I started this. Ironic how I started this blog a couple days after my concussion. It's defiantly been a very long and emotional journey so far. I've had a few weeks sprinkled in where I thought I was finally getting better and so elated. I jumped back into exercising with almost as much vigor as someone lost in the desert feels when they finally stumble upon water. Then after a week of activity I get kicked down again. I"m defiantly done with this cycle. Last couple weeks I was able to run several times, go biking, long walks and even do a bellyfit class. It is my nature to push myself (who knew??!) so every time I think I can exercise I undoubtedly overdo it but it doesn't show until many days later. By then its too late. Last Friday I didn't drink enough water and I got somewhat dehydrated. NOT a good thing especially when that was a pretty good exercise week too. Well Bam! I'm back on my butt again. I am just not doing well with all this. Funny thing is if I wasn't trying to be active again then I would be recovered already! Perseverance....
Actually not much has changed. Still haven't been running, still dealing with post concussion syndrome-silly me, I thought it would only last a few weeks! HA!) I've learned a lot about myself & my faith in these years. God has taken me on quite a ride but I'm wearing my seat belt so it's all good!
I've battled with food my entire life. I know now that I need to focus on my food issues & not sweep it under the exercise. Because you never know if that exercise will be swept out from under your feet for one reason or another. (It was for me) Whatever life stuff comes up, eating all my emotions & stress only makes it worse. Its funny how you can know the sense of something but it's still so foreign to you.
So I guess you can say my biggest fear (noted in my post below ) has come true. I have gained back almost all the weight I lost. But I'm still here. Still trying my best to reach my goals in-between the bumps.
Life has bumps. There's no getting away from that. If you are doing the best you can where you are- you are always winning. Life is always changing and God is always good.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 2011 post... I should rename this blog to Fat Girl Sitting. That's what I've been doing most of the time since I started this. Ironic how I started this blog a couple days after my concussion. It's defiantly been a very long and emotional journey so far. I've had a few weeks sprinkled in where I thought I was finally getting better and so elated. I jumped back into exercising with almost as much vigor as someone lost in the desert feels when they finally stumble upon water. Then after a week of activity I get kicked down again. I"m defiantly done with this cycle. Last couple weeks I was able to run several times, go biking, long walks and even do a bellyfit class. It is my nature to push myself (who knew??!) so every time I think I can exercise I undoubtedly overdo it but it doesn't show until many days later. By then its too late. Last Friday I didn't drink enough water and I got somewhat dehydrated. NOT a good thing especially when that was a pretty good exercise week too. Well Bam! I'm back on my butt again. I am just not doing well with all this. Funny thing is if I wasn't trying to be active again then I would be recovered already! Perseverance....
