I had TONS of emotional and physical triggers during my first attempt at weight loss and during the first part of this last attempt.
Triggers kept me from traveling the healthy, fit path. Or, rather, I allowed them to control me.
If I ate sugar, that triggered me to eat more sugar. TONS of it. I could eat, in one day, the amount of sugar most people eat in a week. Or so I'm assuming. And the other carbs- pasta, bread, potatoes--all YUMMY and all TRIGGERS to eat moremoremore! There were the times that frustration, anger, boredom, irritation, being sleepy, etc. would trigger an eatanythingyoucangetyourhandson fest.
Seriously, you just don't get this much overweight without being ruled by triggers.
For nearly one year now, the triggers have been virtually nonexistent. I attribute this to the change in my mindset from merely being about losing weight to taking the steps to living a healthier lifestyle, the steps towards getting fit- the exercising, the food choices, the food prep, the oil pulling, the dry skin brushing, the smoothies- everything altogether, has made all the difference. Oh, those nasty little triggers still show up and give it the old college try. But it doesn't work anymore.
I'm glad their control over me is pretty much all gone. I like being in control.
How do you shoot yourself in the foot?
This is the twentieth day of the A-Z April Challenge. I thought I might try a theme this year and focus on my personal journey to health and fitness, including weight loss.
Today's letter is T and my word for the day is TRIGGERS.
