You know, there are days, okay months too, that I am a combination of "really sweet" and "don't mess with me."
Let's chat about hormones. Not only the kind that get you starry-eyed at the thought of romance or a night out or the kind that creates those sugar cravings at least once a month. There is that hormone that causes hunger. Then there is the stress hormone. Ugh.
Let's chat about hormones. Not only the kind that get you starry-eyed at the thought of romance or a night out or the kind that creates those sugar cravings at least once a month. There is that hormone that causes hunger. Then there is the stress hormone. Ugh.
I am by nature a sensitive person. I can cry sometimes at the drop of a hat. I go at things hard and open myself up sometimes. I do not handle stress all that well.
Lately I have not been honoring my Lifetime status. Not sure what it is. Is it because I've become complacent again with this life? Have I let life take control? About 8 lbs. have bone back on and I do not like that. So it's time to get back into fight mode. Do I have what it takes? Absolutely! I have a couple of things coming up and HAVE to get back to goal.
Hormones and weight loss should be in the same category as oil and water. Am I right? So, as women, there are at least two weeks (for me anyway) out of every month that can be totally hormonal. Hell, sometimes those pesky hormones can run rampant the entire month. Then there is the hunger and stress hormone.
I threw out there asking you if there was something you'd like to me write about. I know all about hormones. As I get older, they are twisty and soooo unpredictable. While I was in the first and second phase of my weight loss journey, I suppose I suppressed any hormones. They weren't all that noticeable.
After I lost the bulk of the weight, my body started adjusting, including hormone level. I realized the week Aunt Rosie was in town, I needed to not think about men or anything social. The hormones magnified those emotions ten fold. I had to fight back any cravings I had for sweets, croutons, or other snacky foods.
Food wasn't the only thing those dreaded hormones affected. They drudged up emotions that could cause me to go way off track. So you're wanting to know what I did. Well......
Early on I handled it pretty well. I was losing just about every week so I didn't really think of them as a problem. But as I inched closer to my goal and the weight seemed to slow down, hormonal days became too frequent and more difficult to handle. During those weeks, I chose not to go out because any little thing (missed smile, look, or gesture from a guy) was magnified. Which would cause me to eat those chocolate chips, croutons, etc.
So how do I handle them now? It's a learning process. My hormones take over and I eat things shouldn't But I stop and think how far I have come. Gaining 8 lbs. is not much when I look at the big picture of losing 202 lbs. I have continued and will continue to walk, sometimes double digits. That's part of my fight mode. Activity helps with those hormonal days.
Then there's the hunger hormone. It sneaks up on you and before you know it instead of making healthy choices, you drive straight through the line at McDonald's or Chick Fil A. I know the feeling....while my car hasn't randomly driven in the parking lot of Burger King, I go to the store and pick up things I know are bad for me. What will it take for me to get back in fight mode? Conquer that hunger hormone?
Right now, I have an amazing guy in my life and things are good. He knows I am on Weight Watchers and he eats fairly healthy...... just need to handle his craving for sweets. I fear I have become complacent and comfortable with this part of my life. As my friend says, I have worked so very hard for this and I deserve this happiness I am experiencing. So what if I have to be in fight mode a little while longer to get back to a place where I am happy?
Hormones. Ugh! As women not only do we struggle with female hormone, we deal with stress and hunger hormones. They can be nasty little devils. But we are strong and will not let them get to us while on this weight loss journey.
Don't forget to follow my blog by signing up with your email.
Christina
Hormones and weight loss should be in the same category as oil and water. Am I right? So, as women, there are at least two weeks (for me anyway) out of every month that can be totally hormonal. Hell, sometimes those pesky hormones can run rampant the entire month. Then there is the hunger and stress hormone.
I threw out there asking you if there was something you'd like to me write about. I know all about hormones. As I get older, they are twisty and soooo unpredictable. While I was in the first and second phase of my weight loss journey, I suppose I suppressed any hormones. They weren't all that noticeable.
After I lost the bulk of the weight, my body started adjusting, including hormone level. I realized the week Aunt Rosie was in town, I needed to not think about men or anything social. The hormones magnified those emotions ten fold. I had to fight back any cravings I had for sweets, croutons, or other snacky foods.
Food wasn't the only thing those dreaded hormones affected. They drudged up emotions that could cause me to go way off track. So you're wanting to know what I did. Well......
Early on I handled it pretty well. I was losing just about every week so I didn't really think of them as a problem. But as I inched closer to my goal and the weight seemed to slow down, hormonal days became too frequent and more difficult to handle. During those weeks, I chose not to go out because any little thing (missed smile, look, or gesture from a guy) was magnified. Which would cause me to eat those chocolate chips, croutons, etc.
So how do I handle them now? It's a learning process. My hormones take over and I eat things shouldn't But I stop and think how far I have come. Gaining 8 lbs. is not much when I look at the big picture of losing 202 lbs. I have continued and will continue to walk, sometimes double digits. That's part of my fight mode. Activity helps with those hormonal days.
Then there's the hunger hormone. It sneaks up on you and before you know it instead of making healthy choices, you drive straight through the line at McDonald's or Chick Fil A. I know the feeling....while my car hasn't randomly driven in the parking lot of Burger King, I go to the store and pick up things I know are bad for me. What will it take for me to get back in fight mode? Conquer that hunger hormone?
Right now, I have an amazing guy in my life and things are good. He knows I am on Weight Watchers and he eats fairly healthy...... just need to handle his craving for sweets. I fear I have become complacent and comfortable with this part of my life. As my friend says, I have worked so very hard for this and I deserve this happiness I am experiencing. So what if I have to be in fight mode a little while longer to get back to a place where I am happy?
Hormones. Ugh! As women not only do we struggle with female hormone, we deal with stress and hunger hormones. They can be nasty little devils. But we are strong and will not let them get to us while on this weight loss journey.
Don't forget to follow my blog by signing up with your email.
Christina
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