where am I now: still under construction
By jewel on January 17, 2012 | Filed Under faces & places, fitness
Last Spring I wrote a piece about my experience with the E.A.T! program by Lisa of Bodies Under Construction. When I wrote it, the course was half over, but a new one is about to begin, so it seemed like a great time to let you know where I am, almost a year later, and why I still believe this is one of the best nutritional program you can find. In 12 weeks I lost 26 pounds, many more inches, and gained a new understanding of food that I will carry the rest of my life.
If you’ve ever struggle with your weight, chances are you’ve done a few ‘diets’ along the way. And chances are, when you go off the diet, you gain the weight back on. This is a well documented phenomenon. It’s become the subject of too many jokes to count, and many warnings about diets. It’s why you often hear people say, ‘diets don’t work.‘ It’s why we warn our friends when they try the latest fad diet. And sadly, it’s why many of us stop bothering with diets at all.
Last night, I stopped by one of Lisa’s Alumni classes (weekly meetings providing ongoing support for alumni of any of her nutrition classes) and I stood on the same scale I stood on last march and was measure by the same measure tape. And I was very pleased with the results. I gained 0.6 lbs. Given how women’s bodies fluctuate with water gain, honestly I think I could probably say I haven’t gained a thing.
That’s with being off the program for 8 months.
And since in the past 8 months I’ve moved to a new city, started homeschooling my son, become unexpectedly pregnant, lost said pregnancy, lost a job, started a new job, navigated Thanksgiving, had a family blowout at Christmas that severed contact with half my family, and navigated all the Christmas treats, there was certainly lots of reasons for me to gain weight. After all I think I’ve hit at least 4 of the top 10 most stressful life events in there. And certainly in the past I would have gained weight from every one of those events.
Not to mention that all through my twenties I was on medication for depression, and any of these events would have sent me into a downward spiral, but now I am medication free and have managed these events well (crying when necessary, but not being unable to recover.)
As I shake my head in wonder, I’m going to simply quote myself: ‘For the first time in my life, I feel confident that I know how to get healthy, and stay healthy.’
I said that, and clearly it was true.
If you’d like to gain a new understanding of how you can better care for your body by understanding what you are putting in your mouth, I really encourage you to check out Lisa’s new programs, starting soon. She is running the E.A.T Foundations program, and an exciting new Extreme Transformation program that I’d take in a heartbeat if I didn’t live an hour and a half way.
For myself, I’m going to try to get into the Alumni classes at least twice a month, now that life has settled down, and work towards more weightloss. Maybe one day I’ll see you there.
I have just posted a blog entry on Omega 3 and combatting the blues. Enjoy the read!
http://blog.bucfitness.com/
I have been under construction for about 4 years since my first child and now again changing design because of my second child and it is sooo worth it .
I enjoyed reading your post and feel better knowing there are other women going through the same thing!
GOOD LUCK, YOU CAN DO IT !