Hi Everyone,
The online definition of self regulate is, when a person or group governs or polices itself without outside assistance or influence. An example of self-regulation is when you limit, of your own accord, how much you will eat. The example is perfect for this blog. This is what I mean.
For anyone who doesn’t know I was away on holidays and I gained over ten pounds! YES!! You read that correctly! My bikini bridge disappeared years ago and now my thigh gap is almost gone too. Okay, there are some days when I have to really look for my thigh gap. That is something I never had to do before and I will admit, I find a bit frightening! I would like to say that I am, for the most part, okay with gaining some weight. I am just not happy where I gained most of it. I have more than some work to do.
Now that my holidays are over, the first thing I have done to make my transition easier is cut back on foods that are not good for me. I have also cut back on how much alcohol I drink. In case anyone doesn’t know, or wants to admit, there is a lot of sugar in alcohol. And working that sugar off requires a lot of sweat, which does not equal fun, or at least not for me. Exercise that I like doing is great, so yes, I am like so many of us on the planet.
Interestingly I am surprised that I am having a bit of a hard time with this. I mean, I control my spending even if I don’t want to. I monitor how much time I watch TV even if I really want to watch something. I read books to learn even when I yearn for some fiction. I listen to audio books every chance I can. I walk a lot because transit can take forever and there are a slew of transfers. Gossiping has not really been my thing for decades and I keep an eagle eye on anything that might distract me from my goals. BUT now even though one of my biggest goals is to lose weight, I just can’t seem to keep myself in check!
Limiting the good and bad food I eat is easy. It can be hard to exercise and I have to admit that my losing weight will only have me beat if I let it. Perhaps I should be asking myself if I can self regulate?
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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