Yo-yo dieting. For a little over a year now, I have lost, gained, and repeated. There has not been a point that has not been moving in one direction or the other. I have had zero luck staying stable and simply maintaining a weight I can be happy at. Until now- hopefully.
I have found that if I try and eat as healthily as possible at each meal, and go to the gym whenever I can find the time, that I can have room for all the indulgences that I fail at resisting and still be okay. I've gone through at least 3 terrible food days that have included in one day an entire pound and a half bag of candy, taco bell, crepes, and in-n-out, another day of buffalo wings at midnight, and another time having ice cream sandwiches, late night meal, and I'm sure a few cookies stolen from the dining hall. The mornings after have generally resulted in a bloated, truly toxic feeling.
On these days I have woken up, tried to eat light that day, and make sure I go to the gym. By the next day, I feel fine again. I don't even feel the normal fatness I usually do with each consecutive day after ending a diet. Thank god for finally finding a balance- of motivation, control, and self forgiveness.
It may have taken over a year, and who knows if this reprieve from weight fluctuation will last, but in the meantime I will enjoy it while I finish my finals before finally returning home for the summer where I get to see my family, not rely on busses, ,sleep in a real bed, and eat non dining hall food. Sounds awesome.
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