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Morning STACers. I've been in and out over the last 6 months and I've lost my groove with low carbing and exercise. I've tried to not freak out but to take sensible controlled steps to getting back to where the groove is for me.
I use to post here constantly. I worked out constantly and I ate at almost induction level for a year plus. I called it modified induction, because I had 5-5gm additions I swapped around to keep the carb count low. I then made a decision to eat whatever when I went to Australia. I did and came back and immediately got back to low carbing because truthfully I did not like all the side effects. I was on the verge of burn out with exercise and eating. Christmas proved to be an awful time, as it was the first wit out my Mom. I crashed hard, ate some, but definately stopped training exercise. These last 5 months I have bepopped around, in and out here and in life general.
I took another trip and ate like an idiot and felt like one too.
I kept saying I need to get back to what works for me. I need to get back to what works for me.
The great advantage of being a "SECOND TIMER" to anything is that you KNOW IT WORKS FOR YOU....We only return to what works. Usually the 2nd time requires us to really follow the plan too, and results come but really I think a peace with food comes and we find ourselves to completely grateful. I know I did and do.
June came and I made a goal to ride 200 miles on the bike. I remember the first time I ever set a mileage goal it was here, 18 mos ago. I met that goal by pulling my stationary bike out every morning and riding within a half hour of getting up. IT WORKED THEN and I've ReTURNED TO WHAT WORKS.
Daily now, I get up at 5oclock, because IT WORKED THEN....and I am back on that bike outside at 6:30, BECAUSE IT WORKED THEN. I am drinking water again because it's so darn hot here in Atlanta, IT ALSO WORKED THEN. I am half a mile short of 100 miles in 11 days. I will definately break my goal for the month. I love to track the numbers they inspire me.
I have gone back to what worked. Thankfully I have over 18 months of structured living and finding out what worked for me and living it. Daily I make it a point to go back to what really worked and the positive life is flowing so strongly back into me.
I am 51, and I know what works for me. But I also know I've got to pay the price to have what I want the most. Believing me when the alarm goes off and nobody else is up, I sense the price. When I am riding and my legs are just going any farther and I am far from home, I am paying a price and then when I have to run to the store to eat the right foods instead of the easy foods, I am paying a price, it's not free it's costly. But I am back in a zone that I've missed so much.
Today I woke up too tired to ride the bike 15miles. I smiled to myself and said, "that's ok, I'll just take a 5mi joy ride to get the air on my face and the cool morning stillness in my soul. I need the rush that comes from the FOLLOW THROUGH....the smile on my face right now is real, and I am happy to be BACK TO WHAT WORKS.....I would be a real IDIOT TO IGNORE WHAT WORKS FOR ME.
Something to chew on from my life.
I use to post here constantly. I worked out constantly and I ate at almost induction level for a year plus. I called it modified induction, because I had 5-5gm additions I swapped around to keep the carb count low. I then made a decision to eat whatever when I went to Australia. I did and came back and immediately got back to low carbing because truthfully I did not like all the side effects. I was on the verge of burn out with exercise and eating. Christmas proved to be an awful time, as it was the first wit out my Mom. I crashed hard, ate some, but definately stopped training exercise. These last 5 months I have bepopped around, in and out here and in life general.
I took another trip and ate like an idiot and felt like one too.
I kept saying I need to get back to what works for me. I need to get back to what works for me.
The great advantage of being a "SECOND TIMER" to anything is that you KNOW IT WORKS FOR YOU....We only return to what works. Usually the 2nd time requires us to really follow the plan too, and results come but really I think a peace with food comes and we find ourselves to completely grateful. I know I did and do.
June came and I made a goal to ride 200 miles on the bike. I remember the first time I ever set a mileage goal it was here, 18 mos ago. I met that goal by pulling my stationary bike out every morning and riding within a half hour of getting up. IT WORKED THEN and I've ReTURNED TO WHAT WORKS.
Daily now, I get up at 5oclock, because IT WORKED THEN....and I am back on that bike outside at 6:30, BECAUSE IT WORKED THEN. I am drinking water again because it's so darn hot here in Atlanta, IT ALSO WORKED THEN. I am half a mile short of 100 miles in 11 days. I will definately break my goal for the month. I love to track the numbers they inspire me.
I have gone back to what worked. Thankfully I have over 18 months of structured living and finding out what worked for me and living it. Daily I make it a point to go back to what really worked and the positive life is flowing so strongly back into me.
I am 51, and I know what works for me. But I also know I've got to pay the price to have what I want the most. Believing me when the alarm goes off and nobody else is up, I sense the price. When I am riding and my legs are just going any farther and I am far from home, I am paying a price and then when I have to run to the store to eat the right foods instead of the easy foods, I am paying a price, it's not free it's costly. But I am back in a zone that I've missed so much.
Today I woke up too tired to ride the bike 15miles. I smiled to myself and said, "that's ok, I'll just take a 5mi joy ride to get the air on my face and the cool morning stillness in my soul. I need the rush that comes from the FOLLOW THROUGH....the smile on my face right now is real, and I am happy to be BACK TO WHAT WORKS.....I would be a real IDIOT TO IGNORE WHAT WORKS FOR ME.
Something to chew on from my life.
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