Healthy For Life – Week 5

Well here we are. Another week. Another month even. I can’t believe January is over and I managed to do 2.6 miles every day. I can’t believe I survived the hotel room and CHA and 6am and still made it through. I am really tired this week. 2.7 is hard and has been a challenge. But honestly. I think even 2.6 would be right now. I am just trying to be kind to myself but also keep going. That’s the only trick here: to keep going. To do it anyway.

I’ve been hungrier than usual, too. I imagine that’s cause I was twice as active as usual during CHA. I’ve been trying to eat without overeating and not binge on candy or anything else bad. But I do let myself eat a few extra graham crackers if it will do the trick. And it often does.

Yesterday I told myself I’d finally stop drinking all the coffee but today I woke up and all I wanted was quiet time with my coffee and crackers. I think at this moment in time, it brings me too much comfort and does not do enough damage to warrant such a drastic change in my comfort level. So I am going to keep drinking it for now. Even if it means I lose weight more slowly. Slow and steady is ok with me.

and here’s this week’s card:


Healthy for Life is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

4 comments to Healthy For Life – Week 5

  • Kim

    I am all about moderation. It is better for you to eat a handful of candy with joy and abandon than a handful of carrot sticks with resentment. IMHO, of course. Think of your time with the coffee and graham crackers as a mini-mediation. And be gentle with yourself, always.

  • Rosa

    it’s funny I have the same craving especially on winter days. I take ‘Maria cookies’- which are very similar but they are the ones that I grew up with…and well, it’s kind of a bit of a comfort food…we cannot give up everything, right? as Kim said, everything on moderation. keep up you amazing will! running on CHA that’s admirable!

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