MARCYINCNY2's CalorieKing blog
Monday, Oct 19 2009 - Another Reason
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Of course theres more to my regaining weight than ice cream and I think its important for the future that I make an effort to examine what happened.
One thing Ive learned is that changes around me can have a bigger impact on my habits than Id realized.
Within a month after I let my CK membership expire in May 2008, my husband, who had been working from home for almost ten years, moved to an office downtown. I had the house to myself again and all sorts of freedoms restored; I could clean and vacuum whenever I wanted, theoretically at least, with the stereo full blast if I felt like it, I could get into projects Id put off like painting and refinishing, I could listen to my Italian language lessons and walk around talking to myself in Italian or something like it, I could have my aunt visit for a week or invite friends for lunch. And thats what I did for the first couple of months.
But then events in the real world intruded and it was just too much for a recovering news junkie like myself. I drifted back to the political/news websites that Id foresworn around the time I first joined CK and I began spending more and more time online.
To make matters worse, around the same time Netflix finally made their online screening compatible with Macs and with the MacBook I inherited from husband I got hooked on another sedentary time-sink.
Of course there was a lot of mindless nibbling while I was online.
Im fortunate that the one thing that kept me honest, kept me from getting in real trouble, was the fact that I didnt stop exercising. Ive continued hiking at the park at least twice a week, I logged almost 800 miles on my road bike this year in addition to riding my round town bike for lots of short trips and Ive maintained my yoga practice which I combine with a few Pilates exercises.
At least Im not starting at square one this time.
One thing Ive learned is that changes around me can have a bigger impact on my habits than Id realized.
Within a month after I let my CK membership expire in May 2008, my husband, who had been working from home for almost ten years, moved to an office downtown. I had the house to myself again and all sorts of freedoms restored; I could clean and vacuum whenever I wanted, theoretically at least, with the stereo full blast if I felt like it, I could get into projects Id put off like painting and refinishing, I could listen to my Italian language lessons and walk around talking to myself in Italian or something like it, I could have my aunt visit for a week or invite friends for lunch. And thats what I did for the first couple of months.
But then events in the real world intruded and it was just too much for a recovering news junkie like myself. I drifted back to the political/news websites that Id foresworn around the time I first joined CK and I began spending more and more time online.
To make matters worse, around the same time Netflix finally made their online screening compatible with Macs and with the MacBook I inherited from husband I got hooked on another sedentary time-sink.
Of course there was a lot of mindless nibbling while I was online.
Im fortunate that the one thing that kept me honest, kept me from getting in real trouble, was the fact that I didnt stop exercising. Ive continued hiking at the park at least twice a week, I logged almost 800 miles on my road bike this year in addition to riding my round town bike for lots of short trips and Ive maintained my yoga practice which I combine with a few Pilates exercises.
At least Im not starting at square one this time.
1 comments so far.
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a decade ago
Aw Marcy, SO good to see you back on the site! Now, that biking picture of yours...that's what I mean about being a babe! I'm glad you kept up with your exercises. You'll be back in the swing before you know it. Your being at home alone would be the kiss of death for me. Don't think I could stay out of the Cheetos!
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