My Weight Loss Struggle
It is no secret that I have struggled with my weight for the last 10 years. I have had gastric bypass surgery and I lost 82 pounds, but I have struggled with maintaining this weight loss. I consider myself a food addict and other events in my life seem to have a lot of bearing on what I put into my mouth. My job frustrates me to no end, but I am sure I am not the only one that feels that way.
There is not enough to keep me busy and the environment I work in does not help. I sit in an area where there is always food. And when they are not serving lunch, there are the baskets and bowls of candy that are around the office. I have a personal trainer and I mentioned that my job was an issue and the first thing that came to her mind was stress. It is not stress that is the problem. It is boredom. Although there has been a lot of downsizing in my company, I do not make the big bucks so they probably will not make any changes in my department.
I consider the problem I have to be with food completely, because I am active. I walk several miles each week. I see a personal trainer and I took an exercise class last night that kicked my ass. I liked it though. The first half hour was very intense. The send half hour, although it worked you out, it was all done from a mat and it was very therapeutic. I really enjoyed that part of it and I plan on continuing with this class.
I have heard people say that it is hard to concentrate on changing more than one major thing in your life at a time and I am inclined to agree. I also have my share of debt, but I have put plans in place for repayment of everything. Now it is just a matter of seeing it through. By the end of the year my car will be paid for as well as many of my credit cards.
My biggest struggle at this time is managing my eating when I am bored, which seems to be a good part of the day. I try to plan things to do, but sometimes I am not very successful at sticking with the plan. The bad thing is my binge food of choice is sugar and it does affect my sugar level. It makes me irritable and affects my concentration. It is pretty much a vicious cycle. Once I get started, the cravings kick in and it is possible for me to consume a lot of calories in one day. My goal for the day is to not have any candy.