Does the above picture send chills down your spine because you are……….
Bored out of your mind so snacking incessantly?
Eating your weight in Doritos and Oreos while binge watching all that you can on Netflix?
Finding yourself extra hungry while quarantined?
Staying home can jumpstart all sorts of stressors: sabotage our own personal growth, our primary relationships and our mental and emotional health and well-being. And lead to binge eating.
I can relate. My quarantine regimen: walk 15,000 steps daily, meditate each morning, eat in moderation. Instead, I ordered in an extra-large pepperoni pizza three days in a row – rationalizing my fall from grace as supporting the restaurant industry.
I’m not alone in my frustration to stuff my face and immobilize my body. Here’s a few recent tweets:
We know what to do:
Stay hydrated
Move our bones
Make healthy food choices.
Duh.
We know what to do. We just don’t do it.
And that’s what my pal Sandee and I will be chatting about on Monday. And a whole lot more:
How am I supposed to lose weight if diets don’t work?
How can I tell if I’m eating because I’m physically hungry or just plain frustrated, annoyed, angry?
How important is exercising to losing weight anyway?
To weigh or not to weigh myself daily?
Sandee and I welcome the opportunity to share some wisdom on surviving during these crazy times. And, oh yeah, how to still be able to zip up your favorite pair of jeans when the quarantine is finally lifted.
It’s not about just surviving – but thriving!
Announcing an exclusive online workshop for women in mid-life and beyond, where we will have conversations about struggles with food, exercise, body image, and aging, and the unique concerns you may be facing during this stay-at-home COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more and register at: https://bit.ly/RecoveryOnlineWorkshop
Join Sandee and me for a frank discussion about the reality of living through this pandemic – about the rigors of surviving an extended stay-at-home vigil without killing your family members, harming yourself or witnessing the scale move rapidly northward.
It’s a great way to Preserve Your Bloom,
Iris Ruth Pastor