Peace Family,
The holiday season is currently upon us, whether you participate or not. With the holidays comes spending time with your loved ones, possible parties and of course, food. Whether you are an omnivore, vegetarian or vegan, this is the time of the year where people pack on the pounds.
Unfortunately it's something I've been doing all year. I've steadily gained more weight than I'm comfortable carrying around. But more importantly than how I look, I feel like crap. I'm not comfortable in my body and it makes me feel worse about the weight gain.
I've been slowly going downhill with how I feel about myself, while steadily putting on more weight. Besides the lack of clothes in my current wardrobe that fit, I now have to contend with leg and back pain. And my anxiety is at an all-time high. It took what felt like a small breakdown in front of my man, in addition to three panic attacks for me to realize something is very wrong and link them together.
When I was smaller, I felt better about myself and I didn't have as many anxiety problems. I mean one panic attack in a 3 month span compared to 5 in a 3 day span. I miss feeling good about myself and enjoying how I look and feel in my clothes.
I don't do well with large changes, especially when they're made quickly. So I want to start with something small and stack my habits. The easiest place for me to start is my morning routine. I've done fairly well with taking my temperature in the morning for the Fertility Awareness Method. So now I'm going to add in one glass of water after and 3 rounds of Sun Salutations. It will warm my body up and get me stretching. Eventually I want to add my cardio in the morning, but I'll stick with the baby steps.
I also want to incorporate meal prep into these changes, however I'm not sure how to go about it. Baby steps and building sustainable habits is key.
Until next time,
Peace
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