Buckle up Buttercups, this ones a story and a half!

Before I went to Thailand in June, for my thigh lift and liposuction, I was truly happy with my eating and my workouts and everything was about as balanced as it could be.
I still had my up and down days – a few glasses of wine in a week and a little bit of ice cream – but my muscle mass was in a great place and I could do (mostly do) all the activities that I wanted.

Coming home from Thailand, everything changed.

Not only did I have about 8 weeks off workouts, initially I wasn’t hungry and I experienced the anaesthesia loss of appetite.
Then I got a bit of an appetite back. Then I got the full on bored and hangry’s. I ate and I drank whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.
But only for a little while.

I caught myself. Gave myself a talking to – because effectively, my old fat brain was starting to take over and I wasn’t prioritising my health. I was actually punishing myself for not being “recovered enough” to workout. What even is that??

Stupid. That’s what that is.

I thought another F45 8 Week Challenge would get me sorted but to be honest, I think the first 4 weeks of that just fucked me up a little more. I found myself right back in diet mentality.

So I asked for help. I signed up with Jake Campus and his team to help get my eating back on track and my head back on straight.  I needed to adjust my perspective and start looking after my Right Now – not all the goals and plans I set myself – without depriving myself or trying some fad ass diet plan.

Armed with Jake’s plan, and some tough talking support, this is what I am working through for the next … well, forseeable future.

1. Concentrating on all the delicious and nutritious foods I can eat – and not what I supposedly have to cut out.

2. Stick to our Weekly Meal Prep.  I’ve altered my week so that Sunday is the first day in my week.  I love Sundays – a walk, a workout, grocery shopping and then meal prepping.  And having all that done means my week starts on a high.  We have everything we need for quick lunches all ready and when I open the fridge door (and I open the fridge door A LOT), I am met with delicious and nutritious options.  Refer to point number 1!

3. Taking a packed lunch to work – with correctly portioned snacks.  When I am working in town, choice is all around me.  I ‘know’ what I should be choosing but I don’t always do it.  Taking my meals in their right sizes for me means that I can still go out and walk around but I will have eaten first.  

4.  Habits not weight or fat or body composition.  I’ll still use my scales for tracking and I’ll do my body scans for a bit more information however habit is the measure of success for right now.

5.  Being positive and thankful for what my body is capable of doing now – and will be even more capable of in the future.  After surgery it’s so easy to get bogged down in the “I can’t do that” mindset however I have some amazing people helping me and showing me how I can bend, stretch and flex and fly through recovery.

So that’s where I’m at!

I’m so glad I finished my Nutrition Coaching and Nutrition for Exercise course so that I understand what I should be doing – and that I have surrounded myself with smart and caring people that are reminding me to do it!

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