The holidays are so hard. \u00a0I’ve been feeling out of control with my eating for a little while now and the holidays totally derailed me.<\/p>\n
When you exercise as much as a I do, it’s really easy to ‘forgive’ little treats throughout the day. \u00a0After hitting my goal weight, (and then my fight weight) I did really well for a long time. \u00a0I stayed balanced with my fitness and calorie intake. \u00a0I still stayed away from high sugar foods and kept my system pretty clean. \u00a0However, when October hit, I started to struggle. \u00a0In mid-October I ran the Rock and Roll Half Marathon. \u00a0Leading up to the race, I had been running and boxing so much that I could almost eat whatever I wanted. \u00a0So I started to. \u00a0I still avoided multiple high calorie\/high sodium meals in the same day. \u00a0I still would have one or two pieces of pizza and not seven. \u00a0I still followed all my ‘rules’ but didn’t at the same time. I found myself excusing little snacks throughout the day. \u00a0Sure I can have a few pieces of candy from the dish. \u00a0Sure I’d like to try that snack you’re offering. \u00a0Sure I want that birthday cupcake. \u00a0I deserve it right?<\/p>\n
Recently, I haven’t been running at all, except at the gym. \u00a0There are no races coming up and I can’t risk the injury of running in bad weather. \u00a0I’m totally focused on boxing right now. But when I stopped running, my weight started to creep up little by little. \u00a0I’ve never eaten my exercise calories back. \u00a0I don’t consider exercise as ‘negative’ to my calorie bank. \u00a0But, I would excuse a treat because I exercised that day. \u00a0A treat would be one cookie, a small scoop of ice cream, or fruit juice. \u00a0But then it turned into candy. \u00a0And then a brownie. \u00a0And then several little bites all day. \u00a0As the holidays go closer, I didn’t do any better. \u00a0While my weight stayed consistent-ish, I could feel my system getting mucky. \u00a0I like this feeling because it reminds me how clean my body likes to eat. \u00a0But then the feeling goes away because it’s your new norm.<\/p>\n
Now here it is two months later and I’m 4 pounds heavier. \u00a0I know to a lot of people 4 pounds is a drop in the bucket. \u00a0I too would have laughed at that sentence a year or two ago. \u00a0However, I’m trying to keep my weight as consistent as possible for boxing. \u00a0I need to get back on track. \u00a0I need to hold myself more accountable and not give a list of reasons why it’s ok. \u00a0Here’s my list of excuses over the last two months:<\/p>\n
But seriously, I’m just being lazy. \u00a0I haven’t held myself to the same standards as I have been and I can feel a huge difference. \u00a0My insides feel gross. \u00a0My energy has been lower and I crave food all the time. \u00a0My focus isn’t as strong and my weight has gone up.<\/p>\n
Check back throughout the week to see what I’m going to do about it!<\/p>\n
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