First off all I hope everyone out there is healthy and safe and if anyone is having a hard time with covid, I want you to know that you are not alone.
Two days before I tested positive, I had a strange soar throat, and I thought that it was just a normal cold. After two days I did a self-test. At first I was negative and after 30 minutes it turned positive, so I did another one to be sure. After this I went to a lab for a rapid test and PCR, and both were positive. I also, almost forgot to mention that the past few days I was living at my boyfriend’s house, so the whole situation was even more complicated.
I was so confused I didn’t know what to do, what if I transmitted it to him and his family? I took my things and went home. Another thing that I almost forget to mention is that my sister and mum were also positive.
Now let’s get into the things that you really care about mine and maybe your thoughts too about this situation. My mind gets through a lot of worries such as how I will work out as I can’t go to the gym? How will I kill time? How will I stay in my food ‘program’ and not end up eating the whole day? How I’m not going to think about food? What if I gain weight? How will I stay motivated to do any exercise? That’s some of my thoughts!!
At first, I was crying all the time and I was thinking negatively, but after a few hours I told to my self Dimitra you are not going to spend these days crying and worry about things you can control.
So, I decide to wear a cute work out outfit and get my ass moving to do an upper body workout. I shouldn’t forget to mention that I had light symptoms, a bit of soar throat and a bit of weakness but if you have worse symptoms is better to take some days off and avoid doing any demanding exercises and give time to your self to recover. Some days off won’t ruin your progress, you should remember this!! If you try to do some stretching or yoga you will feel so good!!
So, I told myself that I will take this as an opportunity to have more time with myself to get to know me better, to start some new habits such as reading a book a thing that I didn’t used to like before, to have less screen time, to do morning yoga, to cook a different breakfast every day, to do a deeper skin care and anything you didn’t have the time to do before!
Now let’s talk about thoughts about food. At first, I was scared that I couldn’t be able to control myself with food as I got through a binge eating disorder when I was younger, and I was scared that it was going to appear again and everything I’ve managed to build until now will be ruined. I will tell you some tips that help me not think about food all time.
First, don’t skip meals especially breakfast because is scientifically proven that people who skip breakfast during the day crave sweets foods. So, let’s start with a breakfast full off nutrients that keeps you satisfied (you can find some of my favourite breakfasts on my page).
Remember to eat snacks between your meals, every 3 hours to keep you full during the day. If you need inspiration for snack ideas, you can also find it on this page and also on my Instagram page.
Find something to do that you enjoy, for example go for a walk and if you have a dog take it with you, find a movie or a series you like and watch it or read a book. I have 2 to recommend you ‘it ends with us’ and ‘atomic habits’ that helped me so much to keep my mind busy throughout the day.
I hope that I’ll help you make this journey a bit easier and make you forget all of the negative thoughts you might have.
You are not alone, and feel free to ask me anything you worry about!!
