It has been a very long time since my last post, over a month ago in fact. I am not really sure why it has taken me so long to write. Life has been busy but not that busy. Last time I wrote I had a well laid plan to go back onto phase 1 of SB. That, for whatever reason, didn’t happen. I don’t really have any excuses (I am tired of making them) I just couldn’t get myself to do it. So here we go again, another attempt, this time for real. I think what needs to happen is that I need to get excited about doing it all over again. I have continued to lose weight, not much but it is still losing. I think part of the problem is the fact that food is such a social thing, a good excuse to catch up with people. I need to figure out a different social avenue and then maybe I can eliminate the social aspect of food. I am not delusional enough to think that I could do that completely but partially would be fine by me (my wallet would like it as well). I think overspending and overeating go hand in hand.
If you are overweight I think the tendency to over spend comes naturally. I am not saying that this is true of everyone but I am sure it is more true than not. This brings me to my next confession/realization, I, Sarah Lynn Gunkel, am TERRIBLE with money.I love to shop and sometimes instead of eating I indulge on retail therapy. I love shoes (but of course not the cheap ones) and I can easy spend 100 bucks without blinking an eye. Too bad those pesky bills get in the way, things I actually have to pay. I think that once I can get eating under control that managing my money with be the next thing I will learn to do. I am trying now and doing fairly well. I haven't bought any clothes or shoes in some time. I am taking baby steps. I am going to make it into a game and once I have hit the goals I am wanting to hit I will give myself a small reward. It is all about the baby steps.
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