As I've been thinking of things to write for this blog, I've realized that there are several general categories in which rationales for weight loss land. I'd consider physical appearance/attractiveness, quality of life, relational, emotional, spiritual, and general health to be the main categories, with various subcategories in each area. And of course there's some blurring between categories.
Today's reason falls primarily into health, but also is a quality of life issue: back pain. For years, I've struggled with back pain off and on. It was especially bad after my baby was born. I had a C-section, which compromised my abdominal muscles for a while, and my back protested the increased responsibility. I mentioned it to my doctor, and she very tactfully pointed out that my large belly and butt weren't helping the situation.
At that point in time, I was simply not emotionally ready to tackle losing weight. We'd just had a baby, and my husband was in his first go-round with chemo. Wrestling with all that left me with few emotional reserves for little things like losing more than 100 lbs. So, I blew it off, and then spent the next year adding about 30 pounds due to stress eating. Truth be told, right now my back doesn't hurt horribly, but I know the extra weight I'm carrying is hard on my back. I'm more likely to have some sort of injury, and the weight would make healing and recovery more difficult.
So today's reason is that I'm tired of abusing my back, and I'm ready to literally take a burden off my own shoulders.
Today at check-in I was even with yesterday, so no additional miraculous weight loss. I'm excited to see what the total for the week is, though. I'm finding it is much easier to stay motivated if I minimize thinking about the long-term, and focus on grinding through the present goals. I need to come up with healthy rewards for reaching my intermediate goals ... food for thought, so to speak. :)
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