Week 3 of new routine

• Making habits into routine with my health 

One way I’ve overcome my eating disorder mindset is looking at overall health and wellness as a lifestyle/way of living. 

I remember the first time I started starving myself and how quickly i lost weight. 

And then the cycle of binge/purge, starve— on repeat. 

I haven’t relapsed with ED since 2014. 2017 was when i first considered myself recovered. 

2022 was the first time I learned about macro counting. I was worried it would trigger ED but it didn't at all. It gamified my nutrient tracking. It gave me healthy goals and empowered decision making on what I wanted to eat day-to-day. 

I still love macro counting. 

Right now I’m trying to be mindful of my tendency to get obsessive with a behavior or habit. The new one? Walking 10,000 steps a day. 

For me this is usually getting 20-40 minutes of walking in. I get the rest of my steps with daily movement. 

How to keep things healthy?

I want to making walking part of my lifestyle, not an obsessive behavior. 

For this, I want to incorporate walking into my daily life more. It could look like:

20-40 minutes of using my mini treadmill while working— making sure to stretch though and recover 

Taking the dogs on a walk 

Walking with the family around the block after meals 

Walking on the beach 

Walking to and from the club gym 

Walking around the shopping center before a Pilates class

Does it have to be 10,000 steps?

So far, 10,000 steps has been very achievable. I don’t feel like I’m having to spend a ton of extra time doing it. I definitely do better with multi tasking— like reading a book or working while walking. 

It doesn’t HAVE to be 10,000 steps. But, I’m going to aim for this goal for the rest of September and see how I’m feeling. 

Other goals for my routine 

Aside from walking, I’ve got other habits I’m working on this month. 

1. Weightlifting 3x a week 

2. Pilates 3-4x a week 

3. Write 3 things I’m grateful for each day 

4. Listen to inspiring book for 10 minutes a day 

5. Keeping my cutting goals to 1,600 cals a day

6. Daily recovery and mobility. 

That’s a good amount of habits to keep up with for now.