Hi there! If my pre-posting actually works, while you’re reading this I’ll be busy taking my Chemistry final. Think smart thoughts for me please! And I’ll be back to regularly scheduled posting this afternoon.
Copyright issues aside, the title sounds like “Bringing Sexy Back” because that’s kind of the point. Getting the sexy back. Because the place I’m at so does not feel sexy; more like excessive and frustrating.
I’ve been called a lot of names. Mostly Mouse, but sometimes Turnip. But lately the husband has taken to calling me “Beluga.” With an absolutely disgusting level of glee. Don’t get all pissed at the husband, I’m certainly not. For a while in college Adam got a bit pudgy and I called him “Piglet” for months until he lost the weight.
Adam actually thinks I’m super hot; he has no complaints. But he’s all too accurate that I’m bigger than is normal for me. And I actually have some complaints. I’m 24. I’ve never been pregnant and I don’t have a thyroid disorder. It’s true that cardio was off-limits to me a lot of this year, but I let my frustration about my injuries serve as an excuse to slack on strength and stretch moves. Maybe I can’t run for a while, but I can master the pigeon pose and have banging abs. But I don’t, and that was a choice.
I don’t believe in diets. I do believe in honoring your hunger. I also believe that I’m so hungry lately because I’ve been feeding my body so much crap. I need to retrain myself. (I also need to drink more water but that’s a different issue) So, for a while at least, Saturday and Sunday I’ll eat as I please. But Monday – Friday I’m going to man up (mouse up?) and deal with being hungry. Because I’d rather be uncomfortable in the short-term if it leads to me being healthier and not always feeling like I’m about to gnaw my arm off. I already plan all of my M-F meals anyway, now I’m just going to stick to the plan*.
*Please note: NOT a diet. The plan is to eat a normal amount. And I might plan to eat some cookies. And S/S are NOT “cheat days.” I fully respect everyone’s food/diet choices but that term makes me cringe.
So for the next month, here are the main takeaway points:
- Plan to eat a normal, full amount. Then suck it up and go hungry if necessary.
- Eat whenever I’m hungry on the weekends so I don’t go crazy.
- Not cutting out all the crap, but cutting back.
- Deal with dehydration “hunger,” drink some darn water!
Wish me luck!
Do you have any advice for me? I know the water idea is a smart one. A lot of people recommend filling up with a salad with meals but lately homemade salads have been making me gag. Any ideas I’m missing?
Eating Chalk 
Best of luck to you. It sounds like you know enough about healthy eating and moderation to know what to do already.
I’m not usually a big salad person either. Do you like steamed veggies? I always try to load up on those. Lots of water will help as well.
And I’m sure you know bout lots of small meals? I eat like every 3 hours and I’m usually starving by the end of two hours, ha, but it seems to work rather than having to wait hours and hours for the next meal.
You can do it!
good luck on ur chemistry final!!! hope it goes great ❤
i love how u mentioned drinking water. it seems so simple yet its one of the hardest things to do!!!! water only tastes good when ur over-thirsty.
good luck with the plans- i think theyre great xoxo
Hey Emily, good luck on your chem final! I have my partnership tax final in 2 weeks and then I’ll be done until the fall! (woot!)
I made a huge effort earlier this year to replace the gazillion diet cokes I was drinking a day with water. It wasn’t easy at first, but I know have a quota I make myself meet every day. It’s amazing how much more full I feel after drinking a glass of water with a meal, versus sipping on a diet coke. I also make myself drink 32 oz. when I wake up in the morning, which isn’t hard at all anymore (I wake up thirsty because my body has come to expect it).
Good luck!
awesome! Work it sister. You can do this. Lots of fresh foods and water will work WONDERS for you.
Hey Emily
One of the things that makes your blog my favorite is how you AREN’T on a diet all the time and eat other things than salads and green monsters and run marathons!
That being said – I understand you feel crappy right now and I highly commend the ‘moderation ‘ approach.
One thing that might help is planning a day’s meals ahead of time? Write it down, plan out a day full of fruits and veggies and lean proteins and healthy fats and good carbs. Then try to follow that? May help from random snacking and such.
Though – if you DO feel like “gnawing your arm off” – I’d recommend and healthy filling snack (like a single serving of greek yogurt) to satisfy you and fill you up. Letting yourself feel so hungry will lead you to shovel your next meal in so fast you may eat too much.
I think listening to your body is one of the best ways to eat – and probably the hardest!!!
Good luck, keep blogging, and don’t forget to keep us all posted 🙂
Don’t worry, definitely not a diet! Like I said, I’ll probably plan to eat some cookies (and ice-cream, and nachos) it’s just that I’ll try to stick a little closer to the plan. Thanks for the support!
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