So as of five months ago, I’ve become a dad. It’s been super great and I’m loving the experience, but it has come with some side-effects. Before becoming a dad, I had a great thing going that led to me losing something like 50 pounds and I found a lifestyle that finally worked for me. I had gotten into a routine of going climbing for 2-3 hours about three times a week, I was going skateboarding for a couple hours on both Saturday and Sunday, and I was sprinkling in some other extra activities here and there like hiking. I went from about 235 down to 185 and it was super awesome and I was super happy with myself. Finding that active lifestyle plus also taking care of myself mentally, I felt like it wasn’t any real work for me to lose weight and I felt so lucky that it felt easy like that.
Now, my schedule has changed quite a bit. Now I’m climbing for about one hour three days a week, I’m not making it out to the skatepark anymore, and I haven’t been out for a hike in a while. I’m cooped up at home a lot more, taking care of my wife and baby and I’ve fallen back into old habits. I think that part of the reason I found weight loss so simple was because I just wasn’t giving myself a chance to be bored and turn to food as a solution. Instead of eating, I was out getting moving. Now I don’t find myself with that kind of freedom and I’m just at home not moving. Also, having a baby has seriously impacted my sleep and I fall into the trap of trying to make up for lost sleep with food. With all of that, I’ve regained about 10 pounds in the last 5/6 months.
I know what worked for me before and I know that I can get back on track, but the number of obstacles in the way of me getting back on track have increased and I’m feeling short on energy and will-power to overcome those obstacles. I don’t know what I can do about it, but I really need to figure something out. I need to figure something out before that 10 pounds turns into more.
Anyone have any advice on what I can do to get past this roadblock?
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