Last week I decided I was going to finally start dieting again. Over the years it had been off and on, sometimes I was really into it, sometimes not. I had followed a number of different plans with success but all of them seemed to fail at one point, so I always end up trying something new.
My normal eating habits when Im not dieting are horrible. Im one of the ones that eats for taste, and gets the largest portion avaliable not because I'm hungry but because for some reason I want more. Also dealing with 9 years of depression I became a comfort eater, when Im sad I reach for those sweets.
When I decided I was going to diet last week I decided to do the 30 day juice fast to get it started. I would start out awsome in the morning, I would stick right to it, until it got to the late afternoon, then I would decide I didnt want to diet anymore, and I would pig out on other food. But the next morning I would try again, and the same thing would happen and so on. I was getting obsessed with loosing the weight, so if I did go off track I would feel so guilty and even get sad. After a week and a half of trying this I decided it definately wasnt for me.
So these past few days I have decided to try something new. Iv decided to try for 900-1000 calories a day. I know to some that doesnt seem healthy given that I am quite heavy, but as Iv been following this the past two days I have felt stuffed after every meal. I feel that this plan is definately something I can stick to because Im getting the required amount of servings from each food group.
I have never felt this good in a long time! I actually have energy now, Im actually motivated to stay on track. And not only that, since I started dieting last week and bouncing between the juice fast and the 1000 calorie plan I have lost 6 pounds
I set up little mini goals every 10 pounds, and when I reach them I will reward myself by doing something that makes me feel good and beautiful. Wether its get your hair done, or getting a new outfit, I think rewards are a good way to stay on track.