Well,
I must say I consider week one of "eating mindfully" a success. Lost
one pound - not a great loss, but a respectable one. And for me, personally, a
realistic one. Would I have liked to have the scale show me a bigger loss? Of
course, but I am taking a different road this time to my goals - I'm taking "no
gain" as a success and any loss as a big success. I'm preferring to see
things in a positive light, rather than "gosh, I could have done
better". I'm sure I could have, but beating myself up isn't going to fix
things. I'm actively trying. Not just eating whatever and hoping and praying I
lose a pound, lol. That right there I also consider a win! So, yes, I am taking
this weigh-in as a win!
I especially learned that I eat a lot out of boredom. This past week I really took
the time to figure out if I was bored, or truly hungry. That stopped a lot of unnecessary
mindless snacking. I was actually surprised to discover how much of that I did. It's absolutely a truth that you eat more than you think you do,
lol. Keeping track - actually logging it into a food diary, proved it to me!
And by logging, it kept me accountable - really made me take a look at what I
was eating, and whether I was hungry or not. Not only the "hungry/not
hungry" thing was discovered but the poor food choices I'd been making was
discovered as well! And all because they were the "easy" solutions.
That
"easy" thing comes from my lack of pre-planning! I am hoping that,
along this journey and within the next few months, to rectify that - find
things I can easily plan ahead with for snacking, breakfasts and lunches. I can
say for sure though that I am hot on the trail of discovering what I can do to
facilitate eating smarter and putting in better fuel as often as I can! And
it's actually a pretty fun challenge - one I'm enjoying!! I love tracking
things down and trying new recipes, even if they flop it's fun!
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