the weight isn't going to come off in one day. I'm a self-professed yo-yo dieter, self-sabotageur. This time around I'm doing things differently. I'm taking it one day at a time.
1. My mindset is different. As soon as negative thoughts about myself come up, I immediately change my thinking or I'll go down a bad bad spiral of negative self-thought.
2. Habits are hard to break. I'm forgiving myself if I have a bad meal or snack and instead of beating myself up and falling down the failure trail, I refocus for the next meal.
3. I'm trying something different. I'm going to record my weight once a week but I'm weighing myself everyday. I don't know if I'm going to like this method only because so far (first week trying this) I see the tiny up and down of the scale. This could drive me crazy. But, at the same time, I see it as a good reminder of what I need to do that day to stay on program. If I go up, I am reminded first thing in the morning that today I need to be more strict about program but if I do well, then I just need to keep doing what I'm already doing (on program). Good feedback, I think.
4. Exercise. Ah, exercise. It's a love, hate relationship. I hate to do it, but I love the feeling I get afterwards and sometimes during. It's a stress reliever but I get bored easily then I quit. So, I'm taking it one day at a time (sometimes moment). Yesterday I wanted to go to a new aerobic class at the gym but because of its time (7:30) I almost didn't. I kept thinking about dinner and how if I ate before I'd get a cramp and if I ate after I would be eating so late that I wouldn't feel great when I sleep. But I knew I wanted to go. So, I ate dinner because I was hungry but I went to the aerobics class afterwards (gave myself the standard 30-40 minute wait time). I'm glad I went even lthough I did feel a little crampy. Next time, I'll be sure to eat a lighter snack and if I have to have another little snack when I get home. The teacher herself, was a motivator to keep exercising. She made us guess her age. I would have guessed 25 but I think she must have been in her 40's because when someone said 32, she blushed and giggled and said we were very kind. I would love to look like her in my 40's. Makes me think of Dr. Oz's "You on aging"... another topic for a different thread.
Today is another day. I'm staying on program today (even though I didn't plan ahead and prepare my food last night) because I want to be healthy and be joyful about my life.
