The hardest thing for me in my journey to better fitness, is well-meaning friends and family who have something to say about my eating or my exercise. I truly think that this has set me back more than any other single reason. I start to believe the things they say, whether it be their sudden knowledge on nutrition, or profound insight as to why a workout program won't work for me.
When I was thinking of purchasing Zumba, I was told by a family member, "you won't be sexy like they are". I bought it anyway, and I love it, because it is fun. Which is the point of why I wanted it, because I wanted a workout that would keep me interested, not to look "sexy" like the models in it. I frequently get teased when I am doing my DDP Yoga workouts. Then they tell me that I am going to get hurt, trying to do the poses. I haven't been hurt yet.... this pose is bad for me, that pose is bad for me.... arrrrrghhhhhh they never did yoga in their whole lives!
And don't get me started on the diet wars. Low-fat, low calorie; carbs and sugar don't matter... if that worked, then why would the whole United States of America be getting fatter and fatter? I am frequently told that all that matters is calorie count. And the worst part is that I start to let it into my head, so then I start see-sawing between that and eating more primal.. that is a recipe for disaster if I ever saw one. I KNOW that primal eating is right for me. I feel so much better, and I have more energy than I had even as a teenager. It is so hard to stick to it in the face of so much discouragement!
Even Fit Bit handed me my latest confusion. I didn't intend to track my calories with it but I was curious. So I started logging my meals just to see how they really came out. On the one hand, I found out that most days I come fairly low, between 1300 and 1800 calories. On the other hand, I found myself avoiding things like coconut oil and butter because of the calorie count. Counting calories just really doesn't work out with primal or paleo eating, so why am I still logging my meals? The one good thing that came of that, is realization of the calorie counts of some of the foods I have been eating regularly. Like too much cheese, which isn't primal in the first place. I am going to keep logging my food though, just so I have it as a food diary.
Even with all the struggling and discouragement, I know that I need to stick to my plans with Primal Blueprint, DDP Yoga and continued practice for my upcoming 5k fun run. I walked my 5k practice today, and did it in the time I needed, yay me! I really did not think I could do it in the time limit, without hurting my foot or my knees. Thank you DDP! As long as I stick to my yoga routine, my knees and feet don't hurt. Or if they do start to hurt, a workout fixes it. If I get off track with yoga though, I am in for some serious aches and pains. I don't know, maybe the discouragement makes me stronger as I overcome it? What do you think?
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