I've been trying to figure out WHY I've been struggling. There are a few mental issues, but I think I've pinned it down and I think it's more of a physical thing actually.
I've been working out a LOT the past 2 weeks. I've taken 11 Barre classes in the past 14 days. Which is going to become my new normal. My goal is 6 classes per week. But that's another story.
Whenever I work out more, I feel famished a LOT. Which makes sense. You need to eat more when you work out more. But if you don't plan for it....it leads to disaster. Like Friday. I went to Barre at 6:00 a.m. Then I didn't eat much at work the entire day. So THEN I got home from work and was starving. I started grazing. Then husband came home and I asked him if he was hungry and then we decided to order a pizza. And pasta for me. Sigh. And THEN I proceeded to eat my ENTIRE (large) portion of pasta AND the garlic bread that came with it. I ate WAY past my 'full' feeling. And then I felt miserable for at least 2 hours afterwards. Both physically and mentally.
So this weekend, I bought some chicken salad cups from Costco and a big bag of celery. I washed it, cut it all up and put it right at eye level in the fridge. That way when I come home from work starving I'll have a go-to. I'm also going to divide some oatmeal into ziplocks for an after work snack. After work is my downfall. I don't have an issue with eating/snacking at work OR eating/snacking late night. But between 3:30 - 4:30? I can go to town. I'm also going to start immediately making some tea when I get home. I would like that to become a routine. I also want to stay off my phone from the time I get home until around 7:30 or 8:00. Because what happens is that I get on my phone, start scrolling/wasting time and then I want a snack to go with it. Which turns into a meal. Which turns into 2 hours of total wasted time.
So those are going to be my baby steps so far. And I AM feeling better today, both mentally and physically. Onward!
