It’s been a long time since I posted here. Finally, I have something that I’m interested in talking about! I gained a lot of weight over the past year and a half (thirty pounds!), and I’ve just recently gotten up the gumption to do something to address it. I’ve fallen in love with a dance exercise class called Zumba; it’s Latin-based dance movements with a little hip-hop thrown in–loads of fun! Walking a couple of times a week, light handweights, and yoga when I can fit it in round out my exercise program to four or five days a week–not too bad. The pounds and inches are coming off very slowly, but I am seeing a little success. I’ve dropped one size and have two to three sizes left to go. The largest impediment that I have is my tendency to eat impulsively when I’m not even really hungry–I guess it’s emotional eating. I think that’s the biggest reason that I’ve only lost seven pounds in about six weeks.
So I’ve come up with a plan that I hope will address it. Thirteen years ago, I stopped smoking after having smoked two packs a day for twenty-three years. I used several strategies to help me and one of them was self-hypnosis. I made a relaxation/hynosis tape about all of the reasons I wanted to quit smoking and how I was strong enough to do it. I used the tape once or twice a day and I think it really made a difference. And it can make a difference with my weight, too, I believe. I made a tape today where I talk about eating right and how I’m strong enough to do whatever I want to do, etc. Looking forward to seeing how using this tape a couple of times a day speeds up my weight loss, because…
I want to be in shape for my trip in December to Hawaii!!! I’ve never flown before, so that will be an adventure in itself. I’ll be staying a week with five other people–I’m a little nervous about flying such a long ways my first time, but looking forward to the trip very much. Gotta go now–must practice my hula skills, lol.
