WII Fit is an Evil Bitch and FAKE HUNGER

I started a workout routine on Tuesday and I am trying to get into a groove. My wonderful husband bought me EA Active for Christmas. I am currently doing the 30 day challenge. I have been trying to actually get past day two of the challenge for over a month!!!! I will start and get distracted with the kids or household duties. I decided that I can do it and not make any excuses as to why I don't have time!

Today is my rest day for the 30 day challenge so I thought I would dust off my WII Fit and see where I am now. The last time I used that was almost 5 months ago! I weighed about 178 lbs at the time. I did the body test and I had gained 17 lbs since the last time I did the test. I knew I had gained 20 lbs so no big shock there. However, I think the little voice on there is sooooo mean. It tells you your BMI and the little bastard tells me in a robotic voice, "THAT'S OBESE". Okay so I know I am fat and that is why I am working out but geez lets add a little insult to injury!

I thought I might try a little yoga and core exercises. I can't stand the trainer! She for one looks like a corpse. She is a grayish color. She almost looks like a character from the Dire Straits music video "Money for Nothing" (I was a little kid in the 80's and that video scared the crap out of me!) Secondly she is not really all that helpful or motivating. I love the trainer from EA Active. The whole game is more positive and helpful :) I do a few exercises I used to be rather good at and I am so out of practice I almost fall off of the balance board. It was just a humbling reminder of why I am changing my lifestyle ;)

The other day I was reading on the Weight Watchers website about bad eating habit and I came across an article about feeling hungry when your not. I hadn't realized that I was one of those people until I kept reading. I never considered myself an emotional eater or a boredom eater but I SOOOOO AM!

Day one of this new change I was sitting with the hubby watching TV and I said "Dude, I am hungry". I read about feeling hungry earlier that day. I was headed to the kitchen and remembered the article and pondered "Wait, am I truly hungry or am I "FAKE HUNGRY"? Yes, fake hungry. It is when you think you are hungry when you are bored, emotional, anxious, or even THIRSTY (I KNOW HUNGRY WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY THIRSTY WTF??!!!!) I evaluated how I felt and realized that I was bored. So I grabbed a tall glass of water and decided to turn in for the evening. I quickly realized that the culprit of my night snacking was the fact that I am basically sitting an doing nothing.

So the next day I just kept myself busy instead of having long stretches of idle time. I had a play day with my kiddos and when they were sleeping I got online and read or got onto Facebook. I feel like I am actually sleeping better now.

So the moral of this post is to keep at a workout routine by doing something you like and do not succumb to being "Fake Hungry"

Have a great day all!

Carrie