Alison blogged today about how we need to rewire our thinking if we are going to have any chance at long term success with healthy living. She said that I am rewired, and I think for the most part, that is true. I still crave and eat bad things from time to time, and I have this whole journey, but I don't go overboard, and I don't make a habit of it. I don't give myself permission to eat unhealthy foods because of any reason I can think of - I eat unhealthy foods if I want them, not becuase it's a holiday or a wedding or a vacation, etc...At the wedding on Saturday, I had one miniature piece of bruschetta (about 1.5 inches squared), a bite of strawberry soup, 2 oz of beef and 4 asparagus spears. The person next to me asked me if I didn't like the strawberry soup (which was very creamy), and I said I liked it, but I'm watching my weight, so I just wanted a taste. She said, "It's a wedding!" I think those associations are dangerous. You can find any excuse in the world to want to eat bad foods, and those excuses will add up to an unhealthy lifestyle.
I wasn't in the mood to eat unhealthy on Saturday night, but yesterday at breakfast, I had a half of a pastrami sandwich on rye. The mood struck. It's fine - I didn't really eat anything else for the rest of the day, so I was well under my 1000 calories per day, but I had it because I wanted it.
I believe I'm down another lb. It's coming off slowly, but it's coming off. I'm continuing to shrink - Alison noticed yesterday. I'm just going to keep on keepin on, and I know I'll reach my goals.
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You ARE shrinking, it's great!
and 1 meal yesterday... not good but I know you rarely do that.
I think you are totally re-wired, you naturally crave and gravitate to healthy foods.
You can't be good all the time.
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