One thing I think everyone knows is that being tired is not the greatest place to be if you are trying to lose weight. Today I have been more tired than I have been in a long while, and the amount of food I have been tucking away is testament to that. I'm not giving in, I'm not going to let it win, but I have to look at why and start to move my mindset back into the 'you don't have to eat that, you're not hungry' state that I was in for the first half of this journey.
I am giving myself too many excuses at the minute as to why I am doing really well in terms of exercise and really not great in terms of food. Someone on Health unlocked said that there was a saying that you can't exercise your way thin and this has stuck with me. It wasn't said that many days ago but it is only just sinking in. I am going to take this weekend and start to think of the ways I used to use to keep going in terms of keeping my eating in check and motivating myself to stick with a diet that is healthy and not fattening.
I have to live with the truth of things at the moment and, if I am doing that, I know that the stress, tiredness and worry is taking its toll on my health (in terms of eating healthily and the amount of hours I am spending working) and eating well will help to alleviate that. I have to also get it back through my head that I am not hungry, that I am either thirsty or anxious and am looking for a fix to help me through it rather than face it, work through it and move on. Something I will also have to work on.
Having said that, I am enjoying the running, although my legs are now really getting tired after 24 days of continuous running without a break. I am also enjoying reading Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, which is giving me some leisure time and give me a break from the endless work. Tomorrow is, though, the end of a long week. God only knows what I am going to be like come Christmas! Let's hope tomorrow brings a better day.
Thanks for reading.
Sean.
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