On this 91st day of my 90-day challenge, I am embarrassed yet excited to report that I FAILED!
We know why I am embarrassed, but why am I excited? I am excited because during this challenge, I learned about my body, my mind, my environment, and how they all worked together to affect my mood and my weight.
I always thought that I had no problem losing weight if I put my mind into it. I have lost significant amount of weight in the past, so this time should not be a problem to drop 15 pounds. However, to my surprise, I realized that I am an emotional eater and an emotional exerciser (if that is a thing, well, it is for me). My mood and my environment GREATLY affected my desire to eat and my motivation to work out. During this challenge, I also learned about my triggering events. I am getting better at handling them, and most importantly, I am working on tactics to avoid them.
Here are some things I learn from this challenge:
- Isolation is very stressful. This COVID-19 pandemic has produced a lot of stress for a lot of people. I am not alone in this.
- When I am sad and stressed I eat more carbs and fats.
- My caloric intake exceeded my goal on most days due to stress and lack of discipline.
- I will not exercise consistently if I don’t build my workouts into my daily routine.
- I am a creature of routine when it comes to important things such as intermittent fasting, food, workouts, and work.
So, what’s next?
Naturally I want to do this challenge again now that I’ve learned more about myself. I have been working on managing my stress levels this past month, and I’ve made some progress. I am also going to re-examine my schedule, and figure out when will be the best time to eat and work out.
I plan to rest for a couple of weeks and start my next challenge on August 22, 2020. See you then! 😊