That's a question only you can answer, of course, but it's good that you're aware it IS a choice and not some outside force making you do things.
Yes definitely an inward choice...I can actually be very aware as I'm choosing to eat more sweets that I'm actively choosing to not lose the extra weight....so yes, the awareness is definitely there.
Are you actually happy with how you look & feel, Liza? It's hard to keep motivated to 'diet' when maybe you don't need to lose weight, or maybe only a few kilos.
I think I would generally say I'm happy with how I look and feel. I mean if there was a magic wand that would flatten my gut, I would go for that...and if I could suddenly turn into someone who wakes in the morning all thin and strong and fit, do my yoga, go on a run. enjoy the healthy foods...I feel like i would choose that, but then even writing that I wonder would I really?
I must admit I kind of like me a bit lumpy and not the best runner, but getting out there anyhow, and I like me caving to eat the sweets for pleasure and enjoying them...
Definitely lots to consider, because as I am now, I would definitely have to dig a bit deeper if I actually want to go further with fitness goals.
I do know I don't want to get increasingly heavier, that I want to continue to enjoy healthy foods and movement. So ok maybe that's where things are at for now.
Yesterday I did go running. I did a straight running (rather than walk-run) for 30 min. Slower than my schedule said to do so that I wouldn't put unnecessary strain on my heel. It went well and had only minimal pain afterwards. Made sure to do my exercises and stretches throughout the day to take care of that heel as well.
I added in a walk after the run as well. Am so happy that so far the pain is staying gone. I would be lost without the walking and running. Today I meet with a friend for a walk as well. We'll keep it easy again.
Ate well yesterday. Made a nice potato/veggie/chickpea curry soup when I got home. Yummy.
Went light on the sweets--now that was a little interesting. I actually bought a chocolate bar the other day and brought it home, something i haven't been doing lately because i just eat too much when I have sweets here...anyways I wasn't out anywhere yesterday where I could have sweets while I was out so decided to have some of that chocolate and managed to keep it to just 4 squares. So it made me wonder why that felt so easy to do, but then when I go out, i find it really hard to stop eating the sweets. I feel like it's because I know that I only have the chance to eat them when I go out and so I try to fill up on them, knowing that when I go home there are normally none there. So its that scarcity mentality thing I think...
So maybe I need to change my relationship to sugar...
anyways lots to think about...
run-30min
walk 45 min
calories maintenance
sugar calories 211