Therapy session

I had a therapy session today, and my therapist gave me a very simple but profound visual regarding exercise being a stress reliever.
When we are in a state of stress, our bodies hold that energy in the form of tensed muscles.  When we exercise, we are fatiguing those muscles taking their state below baseline into  the recovery phase, at which time we feel relaxed because we basically have no choice; our muscles are recovering from being exhausted.  And in my opinion, to say it another way, when we are stressed, we have a heightened amount of adrenaline in our systems.  When we exercise and fatigue our muscles, we are getting rid of the adrenaline as we would in fight-or-flight mode when the tiger is looking for a tasty lunch and we have no choice but to RUN!
We also talked about the various emotional implications that inevitably come along with a drastic life changing event like having weight loss surgery.  He pointed out that it is important to stay mindful of where my emotions are on this journey, because as we all know, I have a tendency to let my emotions get the best of me.
I have admitted that while things are awesome right now, I know that they won't always be.  I have already gone through a sort of 'mourning' period where I really missed food during the pre-op liquid and post-op clear/full liquid phases.  Now that I am able to eat soft foods, that is much better, and even though I'm only getting 4-500 calories per day, I don't feel deprived.  I eat dinner with my family; protein first, and obviously about a tenth of what I used to eat (if not less).
I am so happy to be on my journey...and as my motto states...Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts
~Lisa~