Just today, I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. And I’ll weigh myself & use the tools and guidance from The Hacker’s Diet to help me reach (and keep) my goal.
Yesterday morning flew by and I didn’t have a chance to focus on my affirmation. It lurked in the back of my mind as I conducted a couple of online conversations and touched base with family members about a recent death. But that’s a dangerous behaviour. It’s so easy to tell myself that today is different. That it’s ok to slide today because the circumstances are extraordinary. But everyday is special — if I’m going to do something everyday, I can’t be making excuses for not doing it.
I began the week sort of excited by the challenges of a week I knew would be different. But, I had no idea what I was in for or just how deeply I’d be challenged. From Sunday through today, this has been an intense week filled with out-of-town family, accidents, death and loneliness. Which was enough for me — I took refuge in eating, mostly eating take-out.
I wish I could report that I carefully measured my servings and put the extra portions away before I ever started eating. That would be a wornderful thing to say. But it wouldn’t be true. The fact is I ate way too much just about every evening. Except for one thing it was just like the old days. The one good thing I did was to weigh myself everyday — I did that and I posted the result to my Hacker’s Diet Log. For those keeping track of such things, it is possible to gain 9 pounds in a week. In fact I ate so much that the weighted-moving average (the real number reported by The Hacker’s Diet tools) went up a whole pound in just 5 days. PLUS, other unpleasant side effects emerged. Eating that much put a real strain on my gut in a way that I’m not used to anymore.
It’s so tempting to crawl into bed or off in a corner with a book and a bag of cookies. Except it’s not. That is what the old me, a year ago would have done without a thought. But I’m not really tempted to do that — at the grocery store last night I didn’t even go down the cookie or bakery aisles.
While it feels like I’m back at square one, I’m not really. John Walker says (and I’ve GOT to get ready for a funeral so I’m not linking to anything this morning) that there will be times when we start to gain some weight. But that we can control it if we:
define a brick wall at 5 pounds above our ideal weight and 5 pounds under and
immediately begin reducing calories
for as long as it takes to get back to where we want to be.
Who would have thought that a brick wall could be a safety net? I’m not totally out of the danger zone. I’m still dealing with most of the factors I mentioned above. But Just 4 Today, I’m going to try to add a layer of focus and attention on my health.
I’m telling myself that it’s not a failure if I learn a lesson
Just today, I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. And I’ll weigh myself & use the tools and guidance from The Hacker’s Diet to help me reach (and keep) my goal.
Yesterday morning flew by and I didn’t have a chance to focus on my affirmation. It lurked in the back of my mind as I conducted a couple of online conversations and touched base with family members about a recent death. But that’s a dangerous behaviour. It’s so easy to tell myself that today is different. That it’s ok to slide today because the circumstances are extraordinary. But everyday is special — if I’m going to do something everyday, I can’t be making excuses for not doing it.
I began the week sort of excited by the challenges of a week I knew would be different. But, I had no idea what I was in for or just how deeply I’d be challenged. From Sunday through today, this has been an intense week filled with out-of-town family, accidents, death and loneliness. Which was enough for me — I took refuge in eating, mostly eating take-out.
I wish I could report that I carefully measured my servings and put the extra portions away before I ever started eating. That would be a wornderful thing to say. But it wouldn’t be true. The fact is I ate way too much just about every evening. Except for one thing it was just like the old days. The one good thing I did was to weigh myself everyday — I did that and I posted the result to my Hacker’s Diet Log. For those keeping track of such things, it is possible to gain 9 pounds in a week. In fact I ate so much that the weighted-moving average (the real number reported by The Hacker’s Diet tools) went up a whole pound in just 5 days. PLUS, other unpleasant side effects emerged. Eating that much put a real strain on my gut in a way that I’m not used to anymore.
It’s so tempting to crawl into bed or off in a corner with a book and a bag of cookies. Except it’s not. That is what the old me, a year ago would have done without a thought. But I’m not really tempted to do that — at the grocery store last night I didn’t even go down the cookie or bakery aisles.
While it feels like I’m back at square one, I’m not really. John Walker says (and I’ve GOT to get ready for a funeral so I’m not linking to anything this morning) that there will be times when we start to gain some weight. But that we can control it if we:
Who would have thought that a brick wall could be a safety net? I’m not totally out of the danger zone. I’m still dealing with most of the factors I mentioned above. But Just 4 Today, I’m going to try to add a layer of focus and attention on my health.
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