Log: Day 28
So, my diet definitely gives me the best possible framework for a very specific plan (something I need), but I think perhaps the reason I’m not losing as much or as quickly as I have in the past is portion size. My first go round with this diet plan (when I had significant weight loss), I measured and weighed every item. I was totally careful, and I think I need to return to being conscientious about portions. Some things are fairly open – salad, for example, but I haven’t been careful about vegetables or measuring “special” carbs such as brown rice and pasta; nor have I been checking meat/fish weights. Time to buckle down.
Other issues? Adding other snacks just because I’m under my calorie count. I keep saying I won’t cheat, but I can’t seem to stick to that (this stuff is really hard to admit, I hang my head). It’s not like I’m eating a bag of chips or loaf of bread, although heaven knows I’d like to! But what I am doing is eating extras – a handful of almonds, or a box of raisins, or three halo oranges … not unhealthy foods, just too much of them. This week I am going to stay with the plan … exactly. That’s right – no extras, no add-ons, nothing but the plan.
This whole experience comes down to focusing, one day at a time, on getting to where I want to be. A friend reminded recently me that a person can do anything for just one day. And then the next day. And then the next, until it becomes a habit not a burden. Remembering what matters, I simply must renew that commitment every morning. Can I do it? Yes! (practicing positive attitude J) … just .285 lbs per day, that’s the goal. Remember the bigger picture? 2 lbs per week, 8 lbs per month, and in 15 months … 117 lbs gone. Or maybe even more?! Wouldn’t that be fabulous? So I’ve created a weight chart – positive reinforcement. And I printed my “why” list – so just glancing at it can remind me. And of course my blog page – the picture of the very river we’ll be on in September of 2018.
I read other weight loss blogs, inspirational blogs, exercise blogs … you name it, I’m reading it. And what I’ve discovered is that I’m a lot older than most people who are trying to lose weight, publicly at least. I don’t know if that’s a comment on people of a certain age being more private … or they’ve just given up. In addition, I have health problems that mitigate my approach to weight loss. I am limited in what I can do with regard to exercise. I have to manage pain while trying to stay active. I also have to remember that I can only do what I can do … not what others do, or what others think I should do!
Weigh-in day tomorrow.
