My "journey" isn't starting off with a bang, that's for sure. I utterly failed to follow my schedule I so carefully outlined for last week. I have so far failed to follow my schedule for this week. I am so utterly lacking in will power of late. It's distressing.
However, even writing all about failure and lack of will power is falling back on bad habits. I'm supposed to have a positive outlook, no matter if I reach my daily goals or not. I'm reinforcing my negative opinion of myself, which is counter-productive.
So, I have made some very good decisions during the past week. I've had several opportunities to overeat, and did not do so. Case in point, I received a box of chocolates from hubby as a sort of post-Valentine's day gift (he was out of town for the holiday). I had a few of my favorite chocolates out of the box and then gave the rest to the kids. That act saved me several hundred calories. Last night, I really wanted a snack and my first desire was pasta with meatballs, which would have been more than 500 calories. I looked for an alternative snack but couldn't find one that was appealing. Recognizing that I'd likely want to keep eating until I had a similar treat to the pasta, I asked hubby if he wanted some pasta and of course he did. So, I put a very small amount in a bowl for me and gave him the rest. I was satisfied, both with my snack and with my solution.
My weight has been holding - I'm very good at maintenance. :)
I am very close to finishing the first draft of my book, so my only goal today is to get some writing done.
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