I'm recoving from the worst shape of my life due to a silly relay race that my coworkers signed me up for to run a 10K> funny thing is that it has been the catalyst to get my healt in order. once I checked the scale to get my bet going and join a couple of games here I realized just how bad of shape i was really in. I kept thinkging to myself HOW!!?? WHY!!?? What happened that I let it get sooooooooooooooo Bad!!
I came to the conclusion that it's STRESS and that life life is stressful. In my case the stress was work related, I had worked for a comapny for 9 years when it went thru a re-organization a couple of years ago and the new CEO changed the mission and culture of teh company to one that in essence went against my personal Ethos and beliefs and it really stressed me out but i wanted to "stay true" to my clients and try to make things work.
Needless to say things didn't work and after 9 years and being there from the start up phase they let me go. It was one of the most stresfful times of my life and looking back I realized that I used food to deal with it. Food was the one thing that i could control but little that i know that food controlled me! I love food like seriously love Tacos, Brownies, cookie dough ice cream, pizza all of it. there are very few food items i don't like (celery it stinks) so I would eat out all the time and eat anything i wanted and as much as I wanted but never REALLY realzed just how "bad" it was.
Dietbet is a tool that i decided to use (after i heard the founder talk about life in a podcast i listen to) to stay accountable and have some skin in the game with money at stake. I'm in two games one is a 30 kickstarter and a 6 month transformer, and after 2 weeks i've reached my kickstarter goal which is scary cause I want to make this a long term focus.
These bets have positively influenced my eating habits to what i know is healthier style but I decided it's important to indulge at least once a week (just not a whole pizza next time). I'm learning reframe my mind from Bad vs Good food to healthy and less healthy so as to not get too stressed out when i have a "BAD" weekend, day, or week. I'm really more concious about spotting when i'm eating due to stress and staying focused enough to make a helahty decision on what to eat. It's crazy how strong stress is in influencing my daily habits but having healthy food options nearby and drinking lots of water helps me keep it in the forefront of my consciousness so I don't get too down on myself. I'm excited to continue to do work and win my bets Lets Freaking Go!!!! #LFG