All or nothing -- sabotaging myself

[Sunny_0ne]

I had a TERRIBLE weekend. I was starving Saturday and ate way too much (legal foods). I felt sick and my body was screaming that something was very wrong.

Sunday I was bloated and miserable... and still hungry. So I made the snap decision to eat even FEWER carbs than I should have, and the only veggie I had was 1 cup of cauliflower. And I had two glasses of Diet Rite Cola--legal with 0 carbs, no caffeine, and sweetened with Splenda, but I went over my 3 sweeteners a day rule.

I had just started riding an exercise bike after decades of no activity. It felt good. I worked up to a 20 minute workout... and then decided....

If one 20 minute session is good, then two 20 minute sessions per day would be even better.

So I did that for a couple of days.... and my body and emotions started screaming at me and everything got out of whack.

I realized that I was doing too much of a good thing too soon.

So today, I woke up feeling great. I did my morning bike ride and felt good.

So.... no more all or nothing on getting back into healthy shape... just listening to my body and not pushing too hard. I have the rest of my life to get in shape, one day at a time.

[SunnySmile501]

You are learning valuable lessons early in the game! Especially with exercise, you need to start off slowly, and build up over weeks, not days. Your body will appreciate the fact that you are not going crazy with diet and exercise all at the same time.

Sunny!

[Sunny_0ne]

Thanks for the confirmation, Sunny.

I can't believe how much better I feel today. It's obvious to me that I made the right decision.

BTW, I like your name. (grin)