(health/personal) Not letting the stress get the better of me

[vg_ford]

Part of the reason I write this page every week is to remind myself of what I’m trying to do.  Yeah, I know, Yoda said to either do, or do not – there is no try, but honestly, I’m human, not a Jedi Master, and I have to try.  Because more often than not lately, my best intentions have gone the way of the dodo (wow, talk about mixing metaphors!).

 

It’s stress.  I am really lousy about dealing with stress.  I internalize a lot of it, and then I blow my top, and my diet, and everything else.  I don’t take my meds on time all the time.  I don’t eat right.  I end up rushing, and not taking the time to make the foods that will make me feel better, or forgetting them at home, and then I eat fast food, which doesn’t help either.

 

It’s a journey.  I really need to remind myself that I didn’t gain the weight all at once, and that stressing about it is not healthy either.  I need to set up meals the night before.  I’ve written up a meal plan for the week, and rather than just doing dinners, as I’ve done before, I actually sat down and planned out the entire week of food: breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks.  I’m planning on going to the gym and swimming on Tuesday and Thursday (they have new hours for the pool) and I have morning appointments on Monday and Wednesday.  I’ve made allowances for those days, working that into my food plan.  It really is all about the planning, and the follow-up to the planning.  Make the plan easy enough to follow through.

 

I’ll let you know how I did next Monday!

Originally published at The words of Valerie Griswold-Ford. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

::HUGS:: Thinking good, non-stress thoughts for you!!!

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Having not just a plan but a detailed plan is excellent but I know how easy it is to get caught up so much in everything that you forget to plan!

Or, you make plans to eat something new and exciting for lunch all week... and you ruin it. This happened to me yesterday! Oh dear.

SWIMMING... I am hoping to join my YMCA next month as they have an indoor pool. I used to swim like a fish, lifeguard and swim instructor, and was so thin... Excellent exercise!