Overeating and emotional eating. Courage!!!

It's a big bummer that I have a slipped disc at a time when I was pushing ahead to become fitter than ever. But this is the most dangerous time ever. One, emotionally I am down about this hiccup in my fitness lifestyle and the fact that my weight training days are completely threatened by it.

Then there is the necessity of staying put at home and resting for 3 weeks, then slowly and painfully coming back into activity through strolling (and later brisker walking). Also there will have to be a new skill to be learnt, swimming. That is all that I can do over the next 6 months before I plan to get back to weight training. Then again, I have to be careful for life in terms of how to train and even in terms of posture while sitting, driving etc. That's all in the distant future. At the moment I am at the big Zero in terms of fitness progression. Which is frustrating.

So all of this is not easy to handle. Especially since this is critical over the next 6 months. But this is what injury rehabilitation is about. Make it a passion just like I made dieting a passion and then fitness. In fact, the dieting passion has to come back. As an emotional crutch I have not been eating properly. Having too many carb rich snacks. Then again, not eating every 90 minutes precisely. Relaxing the rules too much. Must check all these tendencies! No surrender! Show the determination that you showed 3 years ago and lost all that weight. Stay fit by very light exercise. And promise yourself that you'll come back stronger.

Begin first by controlling your eating. That will ensure you don't have to fight that battle and you'll stay looking good, which will be rewarding.

Binge eating

Many updates.

1. Got a double prolapsed disc, probably from lifting heavy weights at the gym, about a week ago. So, lesson there is that safety is always more important than aggressive fitness. Less is more. Go easy, go for life. Take precautions seriously. Such as warming up, stretching. Understanding your body and not pushing it beyond a point.

2. Because of above mentioned prolapse, have been ordered bed rest. In which case the diet becomes doubly important to maintain weight. Have to get off the previous healthy diet which was really meant for an active person going to the gym and trying to put on muscle. This is more about not putting on weight because of this 3-4 week inactive period. Sort of like the weight loss diet. Lots of salads and fluids to stay satiated. Eating every 90 minutes. No binge eating because of boredom or depression. Which is precisely what I did today with the old culprit: nachni chips. Got to watch this very, very hard. Or all the hard work done over 2 years may be undone to an extent. Don't want that to happen on top of all the problems already.

Missed a session

Not feeling great so missed a session yesterday (2 Nov). The new plan of 4 days a week has begun. Must ensure that I eat right, putting on muscle bulk is not a license to eat crap.

 

So far, 3 sessions down with Ali. 4^th session today evening.