The easiest thing in the world for me is to be hard on myself.
Every dieter understands this. It is EASY to get mad at our hunger, at our “failures” to stick with a plan, at our inability to lose weight. You get it. I know you do. So I’ve decided to take it easy.
First off, I’m taking one day off a week from this blog, either Saturday or Sunday as the mood strikes. Writing is easy for me but sometimes it is good to lay off the pressure cooker mentality of it.
Secondly, I need to remember that not adhering to the schedule precisely does not mean “EPIC FAIL.” That is part of what undid me last time (amongst all the trauma-drama of life): everytime I did not dose at exactly the time I had planned, I just wrote off the day. MISTAKE! Even later is better than never; and just having a schedule helps remind me to try and stick with it.
As for food and all that, Sunday was a banner day. I kept my food portions small (basically, HALF of what I normally eat!) and generally well balanced (more salad) and I did not get hungry. I had a few handfuls of popcorn while watching a movie with MiKE, but I did not have any complusion to stuff my face with it. Now that is my definition of an SLD Success Moment!
Today is smooth sailing — a little late on my SLD dose, but I drank it during my weekly therapy appointment so all good. Juiced some fruit for breakfast, and just drank my veggie juice for lunch. I’ve got a slimfast here if I get pecky from something later, but that bowl of holiday candy over there on the corner of my boss’ desk? Untouched, unwanted, and not needed. WHOA! *is very pleased*
