Well, it's here. The best/worst day of the year. Other addicts don't have to deal with this sort of thing. There's no National Heroin Day. No Aerosol Sniffing Day. No Drink 'Til You Drop Day. Oh, hang on. That's Christmas.
Point being that there is about to be an absolute parade of calories marching through our front door in a number of hours. We're having 25 people over this year. Last year we had 18, and this was one of the tables of food:
Appropriately named "Carb Island"
I'm going to try to control myself. I'm doing everything I can - blinders, throat guard, shock collar, the whole shebang. Even still, I am going to eat. But no seconds. Except maybe on the mac n' cheese. And I'm cutting myself off after one pie.
So yeah, today will be rough. But I'm off to a good start. Down over three pounds after week one. Have been eating well for the most part, limiting intake quantity, and have gotten my butt to the gym several times, including once when it was cold and raining. I had agita the entire way there, because usually I'll only drive under those conditions when I need to take someone to urgent care.
Things are going well in the writing department as well. I finally finished the last draft of my novel and formatted it so that it's submission-ready. Getting it into the hands of an editor next week, into the hands of an agent the week after that, into the hands of a publisher the week after that, and into the many hands of my adoring fans the week after that. Don't forget to pre-order your copy on Amazon.
One thing that's been helping me, I think, is that I've been meditating each morning. I'm not sitting on any pillows, or going full-lotus, or doing any "om"-ing. Just a few minutes at the start of each day to focus, remind myself of my short-term and long-term goals, and make a mental list of everything I want to accomplish before my head hits the pillow (for my afternoon nap). It seems to be working. But we'll see how long I can keep it up. That's an awful lot of time to spend with myself.
Okay - Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Stuff your damn faces. Don't forget to breathe in-between bites.
Starting weight: x lbs
Day 7 weight: x - 3.2 lbs
Total loss: 3.2 lbs
I am very rooting for you, Todd! I have been dieting my entire life. No joke. That said - about the numbers you are not sharing. You look the same no matter what the number is - so share it. Whether you weigh 160 or 260 or 560 - you look the same. The number is not important.
ReplyDeleteSo share the number, and take pleasure in each pound dropped.
Congratulate yourself at 1% and 5% and 10%!
Those mini goals, those shared mini goals will help you feel accomplished beyond just X pounds so far.
Hugs and love!
Deborah L.
You're stopping at 1 whole pie or one slice of one kind of pie? Just wondering. ;)
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