Over Thinking
It's over thinking that gets me in trouble most of the time. My brain is always going, I have yet to figure out how to turn it off. It's caused me problems in school, it makes it impossible at times to read a book, I get behind on my work and I can quickly sabotage my best efforts by it. In fact, I once tried to do yoga and gave up because my brain sped up the more I tried to turn it off.
I'm not joking, it's exhausting. My husband often asks where the strange thoughts in my head come from and I have no clue.
Everytime I decide to lose weight or start exercising I over think the entire process. I research every possible option. I ask everyone I know. I write lists, make stickies and buy all the needed equipment (dvds, weights, gym memberships, etc.) By the time I actually get into the groove I'm tired of the whole thing and I burn out. Over and over again.
Yes, I've done this in relationships too, luckily my husband finds it charming.
So lately I've been focusing on life more and not obsessing like I was before on my weight. It's what seems to work best for me. I didn't even think about candy all weekend despite it being Halloween. I realized today I hadn't even had a candybar, not all weekend. In fact, I went to the gym on Sunday and had a great workout.
And yes, apparently my brain is what makes me fat. That's my theory and I'm sticking with it.
Robin, I can SOOOO relate to this. I do some of the same things. It is funny, my wife (as well as others) tells me she can see me think. Of course, the funny thing about it is she is always right when she sees it. I over analyze, plan out, and study every little detail of most everything I do. It is somewhat of an obsession.
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I’m the same way. When I first went back to therapy, my therapist asked me to start a food journal. In one column I was to write the foods I eat for nutrition; in another column, the foods I ate compulsively. I told her that I’d end up making it more complicated than it really was, so she suggested I just list the foods the first week. The second week and ever since, I put a star next to the ones that were compulsive.
I totally know where you’re coming from. I was an excellent researcher in school but this is a quality that doesn’t work so well in the rest of my life.
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My mind goes a mile a minute, too. Great job on staying away from the candy!
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I am so with you on the over thinking! And certain topics more than others can really suck up all my time! (Love the visual aid! Great pic!)
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I’m an overthinker, overdoer, over-everything! This post is so relevant.
Trying to step away from it was hard. Not that thinking is bad of course – but sometimes we’ve got to get out of our way so to speak!
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