Day 56 of writing every day.
I talked about stress eating yesterday but my ultimate goal is to reduce the body fat I have to be in better physical shape and look sharper in my gi instead of having a kind of big waistline bigger folks try and to hide under the thick fabric and hakama, the long pleated skirt worn over the bottom. Part of me wants to look the part of someone who trains hard and as an instructor who hasn’t gotten lazy and “let themselves go.”
The real goal is to maximize my body’s mobility and stability. Having excess weight can negatively impact those functions and have health consequences if I’m not careful of the food I’m eating qualitatively.
Staying away from heavily processed food loaded with hidden sugars can reduce chances of blood sugar level spikes that can increase risks of developing diabetes. Avoiding food with additives that haven’t been studied long enough to fully understand their impact on human health might reduce my chances of getting cancer later in life.
Getting older is an inevitable fact of life, but I want to age healthily and maintain a good level of energy so I remain youthful in mind and body even as the years add up. I want my gi to fit me as well as it does years from now instead of it spreading wide open struggling to contain a fat belly.
I’ll need to keep that in mind when temptation comes knocking, but rather than fight a losing battle, I’ll follow the strategy mentioned in Atomic Habits of choosing to reward yourself when faced with instant gratification by finding some other means to satisfy a craving.
I could set up a money jar towards something I want to buy every time I resist the urge to buy something to eat that’s ultimately not good for me for example. Or maybe instead of getting something loaded with sugars and fat, I can opt to find something less bad that could be available at the grocery store. It’s gonna take some thought.
Thanks for reading!
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