Eliana's post resonates with me. (In fact I just apologized to her in another section of the forum for over-analyzing one of her posts!
) I am very much an over-thinker, and very much that perfectionist type who would rather abandon a project entirely than do a less than flawless job at it. I struggle with it in every aspect of my life!
You know the old saying that insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results? And how it applies to those of us who have tried to lose weight in the past is that we have to think of ways to make this attempt different. Well the things I am trying to do differently with my weight loss this time around are (1) be okay with not being flawless and still carry on with my plan after I slip up; and (2) keep it simple, stupid. Don't be a lazy pig, carter, just eat less and exercise more. I am trying not to fret about precision measurement of my daily calories, not to fret about nailing exact distributions of fat, carbs, protein. I know what wholesome healthy foods are and I like them; I just have to exercise a little discipline and planning to make sure I always have them and eat them in reasonable amounts.
I know some people enjoy the precise tracking of every calorie, macro- and micro-nutrient, that it helps them keep their heads in the game. I understand that - it's been true for me, in the past, but only up to a point. About 4-6 months into that sort of behavior, I tend to burn out on it and move on to other enthusiasms and obsessions. So this time around, I had to make my weight loss plan
not depend on that sort of precise thinking and tracking.
Knock on pixels, but so far, so good. My weight loss hasn't been blindingly fast but I've stuck to the plan longer, so far, than I've ever managed to stick to one before. And that, to me, is the most important part.