Ukubaleka kundincede njani ukuba ndoyise ingxaki yam yokutya

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Into engumnqa ngengxaki yam yokutya kukuba yaqala xa mna wayengekho uzama ukunciphisa umzimba.

Ndihambile ndaya e-Ecuador ngexesha lam lokugqibela kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo, kwaye bendigxile kakhulu ekunandipheni umzuzu ngamnye we-adventure engakhange ndiqonde nokuba ndiphulukene neeponti ezili-10 kwinyanga bendilapho. Kodwa xa ndifika ekhaya, wonke umntu waphawula kwaye izincomo zaqala ukuthululwa. Ndandihlala ndidlala kwaye andizange ndizibone "ndityebile," kodwa ngoku ukuba wonke umntu wayendixelela indlela endikhangeleka ngayo, ndagqiba ekubeni ndimele ndihlale imbonakalo entsha ebhityileyo kuzo zonke iindleko. Le ngqondo yatshintsha yaba kukuthanda ukutya kunye nokuzilolonga, kwaye ngokukhawuleza ndehla ndaya kuthi ga kwiikhilogram ezingama-98. (Eyeleleneyo: Yintoni ukuJonga uMzimba kwaye yingxaki nini?)

Emva kokuba ndithweswe isidanga, ndachitha isiqingatha sonyaka ndifunda eLondon ngaphambi kokuba ndiqalise ikholeji eMantla eNew York. Ndandinemincili ngenkululeko yokuhlala yedwa, kodwa ukudakumba kwam-endandilwisana nako kunyaka ophelileyo-kwakusiba mandundu ngemini. Ukunciphisa ukutya endikutyayo yenye yezinto endandiziva ukuba ndinokuzilawula, kodwa ukutya okuncinci, amandla amancinci endinawo, kwaye kwafikelela kwinqanaba lokuba ndiyeke ukusebenza ngokupheleleyo. Ndiyakhumbula ndicinga ukuba kufanelekile ukuba ndibenexesha lobomi bam-ke, kwakutheni ukuze ndibandezeleke? Ngo-Okthobha ndaqhekeza abazali bam ndaza ekugqibeleni ndavuma ukuba ndifuna uncedo, emva koko ndaqala unyango ndaza ndaqala ukusebenzisa iyeza lokuthomalalisa uxinzelelo.

Emuva e-US, iimeds zaqala ukuphucula indlela endivakalelwa ngayo, kwaye oko kudityaniswe nakho konke ukusela kunye nokutya okungekho mpilweni endikutyayo (hee,kwikholeji, emva kwayo yonke loo nto), ndenze ubunzima endilahlekileyo ukuba buqale ukubuyela emva. Ndiyaqhula ukuba endaweni yokufumana "i-freshman 15" ndifumene "uxinzelelo lwe-40." Ngelo xesha, ukufumana ama-40 eepawundi yayiyinto esempilweni kwisakhelo sam esibuthathaka, kodwa, ndothuka-ingqondo yam ephazamisekileyo yokutya yayingakwazi ukwamkela into endiyibonileyo esipilini.

Yaqala apho ke ibulimia. Amaxesha amaninzi evekini, kulo lonke ixesha lomsebenzi wam wasekholejini, ndandidla kwaye nditye kwaye nditye, kwaye ndizenze ndilahle kwaye ndisebenze iiyure ngexesha. Ndandisazi ukuba iphumile kulawulo, kodwa ndandingazi ukuba mandiyiyeke njani.

Emva kokuthweswa isidanga, ndafudukela kwisiXeko saseNew York ndaza ndaqhubeka nemeko yam yempilo. Ngaphandle ndandikhangeleka ngathi ndisempilweni; ukuya ejimini amaxesha amane ukuya kwamahlanu ngeveki kunye nokutya ukutya okunekhalori ezisezantsi. Kodwa ekhaya, ndandizinkcinkca ngotywala. (Idibeneyo: Yonke into ekufuneka uyazi malunga nokuSebenzisa iziyobisi)

Izinto zaqala ukwenza utshintsho olungcono xa, ngo-2013, ndenza isisombululo soNyaka omtsha ukuzama iklasi enye yokuzivocavoca ngeveki. Kude kube lelo xesha, yonke into endakha ndayenza yayikukutsiba kwi-elliptical, ukubila ngovuyo ndade ndafika kwiikhalori ezithile. Ezo njongo zincinci zaphela zatshintsha ubomi bam bonke. Ndiqale ngeklasi ebizwa ngokuba yiBodyPump kwaye ndathandana noqeqesho lwamandla. Bendingasasebenzi ukuze ndizijezise okanye nditshise iikhalori. Ndandiyenza ukuze ndifumane yomelele, kwaye ndiyithandile loo mvakalelo. (Idibeneyo: 11 IiMpilo eziPhambili kunye neZempilo zoLuntu zokuPhakamisa ubunzima)

Emva koko, ndazama iZumba. Abafazi abakuloo klasi babenobukratshi-bezingca kakhulu ngemizimba yabo! Ngokuya ndisiba ngabahlobo abasenyongweni nabanye babo, ndiye ndaqala ukuzibuza ukuba bangathini malunga nam ndizilungiselele ngasese. Ndinciphise kakhulu ukuzinkcinkca ngotywala nasekucoceni.

Isikhonkwane sokugqibela kwibhokisi yokuphazamiseka kwam ekutyeni yayikukubhalisela ukubaleka ugqatso. Ndikhawuleze ndabona ukuba ndifuna ukuziqeqesha nzima kwaye ndibaleke ngokukhawuleza, kufuneka nditye ngokufanelekileyo. Awunakuzilambisa kwaye ube yimbaleki ebalaseleyo. Ngethuba lokuqala, ndaqala ukubona ukutya njengombasa womzimba wam, hayi njengendlela yokufumana umvuzo okanye ukohlwaya. Kwanaxa bendihamba nentlungu yokwahlukana, ndaye ndazihambisa iimvakalelo zam ukuba zibaleke endaweni yokutya. (Inxulumene: Ukubaleka kwandinceda ukuba ndoyise ixhala kunye noxinzelelo)

Ekugqibeleni, ndajoyina iqela elibalekayo, kwaye ngo-2015 ndagqiba iNew York City Marathon ukunyusa imali yeQela laBantwana, isisa esibonelela ngemali kwiiNkqubo zoLutsha zeNew York Road Runners. Ukuba noluntu oluxhasayo emva kwam kwakubaluleke kakhulu. Yayiyeyona nto imangalisayo ndakhe ndayenza, kwaye ndaziva ndinamandla okuwela umgca wokugqibela.Ukuziqeqeshela ugqatso kundenze ndabona ukuba ukubaleka kundinika amandla okulawula umzimba wam-ofana nendlela endiziva ngayo ngengxaki yam yokutya kodwa ngendlela esempilweni. Ikwenzile ukuba ndiqonde ukuba umangalisa kangakanani umzimba wam kwaye ndifuna ukuwukhusela kwaye ndiwondle ngokutya okumnandi.

Intliziyo yam yayizimisele ukuyenza kwakhona, ke kulo nyaka uphelileyo ndichithe ixesha elininzi ndibaleka imidyarho elithoba efunekayo ukulungiselela iNew York Marathon ka-2017. Enye yazo ibiyi-SHAPE Women's Half Marathon, ethe ngenene yathatha indawo entle endiyamanise nokubaleka ukuya kwinqanaba elilandelayo. Lugqatso lwabasetyhini bonke, kwaye bendikuthanda ukurhangqwa ngamandla anjalo akhuthazayo wabasetyhini. Ndikhumbula yayilusuku olumnandi lwentwasahlobo, yaye ndandichulumancile ukubaleka ugqatso olunamandla angaka! Kukho into exhobisa malunga nokubukela abantu basetyhini bevuya omnye nomnye kumabhinqa amele lonke uhlobo lomzimba onokucinga ngalo, ukubonisa amandla abo kunye nokufezekisa iinjongo zabo.

Ndiyaqonda ukuba ibali lam lisenokuvakala lingaqhelekanga. Abanye abasetyhini abanengxaki yokutya banokusebenzisa ukubaleka njengenye indlela yokutshisa iikhalori ezongezelelweyo okanye bazohlwaye ngokutya-ndandinetyala lolo mva xa ndandilikhoboka kwi-elliptical. Kodwa kum, ukubaleka kundifundisile ukuxabisa umzimba wam ngento enako yenza, kungekhona nje ngendlela imbonakalo. Ukubaleka kundifundisile ukubaluleka kokuba namandla kunye nokuzikhathalela ukuze ndiqhubeke nokwenza into endiyithandayo. Bendiya kuba ndiyaxoka ukuba bendinokuthi andiyikhathalelanga inkangeleko yam, kodwa andisabali ii<em>kilojoule okanye iikhilogram njengomlinganiselo wempumelelo. Ngoku ndibala iimayile, iiPRs, neembasa.

Ukuba wena okanye umntu omaziyo usemngciphekweni okanye ufumana ingxaki yokutya, izixhobo zifumaneka kwi-intanethi kwi-National Eating Disorders Association okanye nge-hotline ye-NEDA kwi-800-931-2237.

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