Slump, Backslide, and Action Plan--When You're Down, Pick Yourself Up!

Wow, it’s been quite some time since I've posted.  Things have been a little crazy (I started night classes again three weeks ago) plus I've been in a bit of a slump.  My body has been fighting me, and hard.  Two steps forward, one step back. Heck, at this point it may even be one step forward, two back! I've regained some body fat, which I’m not happy about, and see noticeable changes in my body.  To say I’m not happy would be an understatement.

But—the only way to see change is to make it happen, right?  So, here’s my action plan:

#1: I re-calculated my macros today and discovered that I’m eating too much. I’m still eating like I’m working out 5-6 days per week/1.5-2 hours a day and I’m not. I can’t—my schedule doesn't permit it. (Please save the ‘you have to make time’ lines—Mon and Weds I leave the house at 530 am and don’t get home until 930 pm. You've gotta sleep sometime.)  SO I will track my food daily for a while until I readjust to how much I actually need to be eating.  This just goes to show that even if you’re eating good, whole foods you can still eat too much and gain fat.

#2: I’m going to ask my doctor to run some blood work for me this week to make sure everything is in line. I’m not trying to make excuses, but there is no reason for me to be having as many issues as I’m having—slight overfeeding or not.

#3: I have a meeting with my health coach next week. I emailed her today about my current issues; she’s going to talk me through some Ayurvedic and herbal remedies to help resolve some of the items in #2 and hopefully speed up this process.

#4: I’m going to sleep more. I read a quote the other day that really hit home for me. I’ll paraphrase since I can’t remember it exactly “Sleep debt is like credit card debt.  If you accumulate too much credit card debt, eventually you max out and hit your breaking point.  Your body is the same with sleep.  If you get too little for too long, you will feel the effects.”

#5:  I will love myself.  The numbers on the scale or on the body fat meter does not define me. I am still a strong, capable woman. My body can do some incredible things, and even if my weight isn't cooperating I’m still getting stronger.  I will win this battle, just as I win all other battles.