I’ve noticed a shift in my mindset over the last couple of months regarding movement/exercise. I’m not sure if others can relate to this, but for me in adulthood trying to navigate life as a food addict, the amount of movement/exercise I got in a day was directly correlated to how “clean” my food was that day/week. If my food was off, then movement/exercise was most often non-existent—— it was part of an “all or nothing” attitude I guess. While the last couple of months my food/fasting schedule has been very up and down, I have made consistency with movement/exercise still a priority. I realize moving my body is still beneficial to my health,regardless of where my food is at the moment. As a teenager I would use exercise as an attempt to punish myself for my poor food choices or as an attempt to counter the overeating I just engaged in. For a long time as an adult, I used to wish for the return of my teenage mindset, while knowing that wasn’t healthy. I’m grateful for my mindset shift of late which has resulted in taking care of my body with movement/exercise no matter what I eat that day or how long I fasted.

Posted by diane.ripple at 2025-12-18 04:48:59 UTC