I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Just for today. And I’ll try this for a year.
I mentioned in a comment last night that I had “that moment” yesterday. “That moment” is the instant when I lose my focus on controlling what I eat. Looking back every time I’ve backslid on a so-called diet, my slide can be traced to “that moment”. Once, I got a 1/4 pound bag of malted milk balls when I went to a movie. Another time I snacked on 3 miniature candies from a friends candy-dish at work. In both cases, that was the start of gaining back all my lost weight.
“That moment” is the instant when I decide I can handle it. That I’ve learned what I need to learn and treats aren’t a threat to my future. And I don’t care anyway.
So-called diets won’t protect you against “that moment”. They look at the whole day or a week and teach you to manage what you eat during that time frame. And it’s important to know those lessons — I use the lessons I learned from Weight Watchers every day. But, when “the moment” comes, it doesn’t matter how many calories you’re about to eat – the nutritional value of what starts your slide is unimportant. The important thing is that if you give in to that momentary urge (and I always did eventually), you’ve lost your mementum. And on a diet, momentum is everything.
Yesterday, as I walked around that big no-longer empty room I felt terrific. I felt good about myself and my future. And I thought, I’ll go look at the candy machine. “The moment” came just like that.
But my very next thought was, this isn’t lunch or dinner. I can’t eat now. And I didn’t.
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But you didn’t have “that moment” — you faced it, and walked away victorious.
Bravo!
Thanks! That second moment, when I realized I won, was thrilling.
Cheers and huzzahs, kb! I know that moment and how incredibly insidious it is, like the devil walks up to you on a sunny day when you have your mind on something else and taps you on the shoulder and smiles and says, go ahead, do it. But you didn’t! Bravo for the Second Moment. I’m thinking your “test” questions are REALLY important.
Just4Today I won’t eat between meals, play that game, or take seconds. Actually, I “forgot” and had half a cookie this morning, between meals. So I’ll say, just until supper I won’t eat between meals. If I had that habit of asking your test question, I would have looked at that cookie and asked myself, “Is this lunch?”
I’m having “that moment” _Right Now_!!! It’s been a coat hanger day. Explanation: I hate wire coat hangers because they hate me. They are always fouled and clump together when I even just look at them. So I don’t have any wire coat hangers in my closet. However, when I have a day where nothing works, then I’m having a “Coat Hanger Day”
Anyhow, my Coat Hanger Day (CHD) is leaving me wanting an extra mint patty or two NOW!! Gooserock went to the store so I’m all alone in the house with only two totos who don’t rat on me. No one would know if I eat a couple mint patties.
That’s why I’m writing to you all right NOW. Aaaaarrrrgh!
Puget4 — SNAP OUT OF IT! (shaking my head). You are strong, you are powerful, you are stronger than “that moment”.
Are you still here?
I’m here
Are you OK? (?)
Thanks KB. It’s amazing how that helps. Also, I was pretending I was Olivia. I had taken some closeups of some early blooming flowers and I was working them in Photoshop.
Wow, that was close. I can’t believe how easy it is to slip.
What is happening?
Well, I still want it. But Gooserock is back so I won’t get a mint patty now and also, The Moment seems to have passed “critical”
That’s the good thing about “the moment” it doesn’t last for much longer than that. The good thing is that you had a mental brake that made the moment matter.
Thanks so much….