Something’s been missing and I just found it!

In the honeymoon phase of the journey everything seems easy, joyful and filled with positive results. We are so proud of ourselves. Eventually, the journey stops being easy. The daily tasks of weighing, measuring, tracking and limiting portion sizes becomes irksome. Overtime, the journey becomes filled with hard days, slips, binges and continuous restarts. 

Wild Child’s been restricted from eating many of her favorite things and forbidden from overeating. Eating no longer feels satisfying to her. The journey itself stoped providing enough joy and pleasure for Wild Child to be happy. She gets down right grumpy and grasps any opportunity to eat to her satisfaction. That begins to upset the inner balance with Dictator. The struggle for control begins. The struggle disrupts weigh loss and I begin to feel out of control. At that point, no one feels happy. This is where I have struggled and quit. 

 

Reading blogs has revealed something my journey has been missing. Something, that could keep Wild Child from being so unhappy. Wild Child finds happiness in eating fatty, salty, sweet foods, overeating.  She enjoys being entertained, having good times and playing. She likes all the fun things little girls like to do. Wild Child needs me to intentionally provide other non-food fun, and pleasurable activities to keep her happy. She’d like me to tell her that it’s okay to enjoy these things to the fullest.

 

Searching your blogs and SP, I found lots of FUN! Activities that will keep Wild Child happy.

 

Listening to upbeat music like Mozart Mania while doing household chores or yardwork is fun.

Maybe a creative hobby would be fun. Buy, borrow or rent equipment so you can enjoy outdoor fun activities like swimming, rollerblading, walking, Frisbee golf, riding bikes, skiing, golf, boating. Go for a walk in a neighborhood away from your home to view new scenery, architecture or landscapes so walking is more interesting. Exercise snacks could be more fun if you purchased inexpensive items like hula hoops, jump ropes, resistance bands and dumbbells. When you’re up to more strenuous activity we can try rock climbing! Wow, that would be fun. Thinking about a fun, active life makes us all feel better. 

I started by committing to saying Grace and then intentionally pointing out all the fatty, salty, sweet items on my plate. Now I’m committing myself to go and find some fun things to do that will keep the journey happy.

 

SP recommends these sites where you can try a free fitness class or activity on YouTube from the privacy of your home. 

 

Jessica Smith's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates/featured

You’ll find a variety of free, full-length workouts including walking, sculpting, kickboxing, HIIT and yoga routines for a multitude of levels and styles.

 

Leslie Sansone https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVl6ZdslZz2Zj-34bMJFPbg

Her popular walk-at-home workouts are available for free on her YouTube channel, and incorporate multi-muscle moves set to music to burn more calories than your typical leisurely stroll, without impact

 

Yoga With Adriene for beginners. https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

She has tutorials to learn the pose and principle. She also has playlists and classes to fit every schedule and experience level.  

 

Fitness Blender. https://www.youtube.com/user/FitnessBlender

Try this free exercise channel to get a simple, effective workout at home at any fitness level. 

 

Lumowell. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8OzKcoZSKGJIFgHJJpsURA/videos

Offers a wide range of workouts for everyone's needs. They post about five new videos each week, so there's plenty of variety.

 

HASfit https://www.youtube.com/user/KozakSportsPerform/videos

Provides free videos to motivate users to get and remain in shape, they offer 30- to 90-day fitness programs.

 

The Fitness Marshall https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFitnessMarshall/featured

offers dancing for fitness. Caleb Marshall leads you in fun, high-energy moves to popular dance songs, and will keep you laughing along the way. We love that he uses backup dancers of all shapes, sizes and abilities.

 

Studio SWEAT onDemand. https://www.youtube.com/user/StudioSWEATonDemand/featured

This channel offers Yoga, Pilates, HIIT and other full-body workouts. The classes are filmed during live sessions that feature real people, not fitness models or actors. The classes are designed to make users feel like they're a part of the in-studio class, receiving encouragement from an amazing powerhouse team of trainers and sweating it out alongside other real people.

 

BeFit https://www.youtube.com/user/befit

This diverse fitness channel offers free, full-length workouts from expert trainers including Jane Fonda, Denise Austin, Billy Blanks, Jr. and more. From equipment-free HIIT to Pilates routines to fat-burning dance routines, the thousands of videos ensure you'll never get bored.

 

Blogilates https://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates/featured

Named after a combination of "blog" and "Pilates," this widely popular channel is the top-rated female-led YouTube destination. It features hit Pop Pilates workouts set to a motivating, high-energy Top 40 playlist.

 

Comments

  1. sparkdoveseyesJuly 6, 2021 at 5:30 AM

    Checking out every thing available will get you closer to the useful things for you :)

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  2. OneKidsMomJuly 6, 2021 at 7:27 AM

    Excellent advice, and rings true... reward that Wild Child with things OTHER than food, and everybody will be happier. Nice list of YouTube choices.

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  3. 4A-HEALTHY-BMIJuly 6, 2021 at 12:21 PM

    Agree with the previous comments - that’s a great list of non-food entertainments and distractions, to keep my Inner Toddler amused.

    I’ve also found that my Inner Toddler yells less, when I take the time to slow down, and just BE, in the present. Watch a snail crawling along a leaf. Find patterns in the clouds. Stroke one of my cats with my eyes closed, trying to see if I can feel individual fur hairs. Something about calming the “noise” seems to help my Inner Toddler chill out and relax. 🕉

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  4. SusiemtJuly 6, 2021 at 12:24 PM

    Great list of youtube choices. I just may have to check them out! It is always easier for me to have a diet buddy.

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