Sure, my life has been sort of "abnormal" in that time ... the stress of my dad's death, a high-pressure time at work, a mini vacation. They all make for dangerous navigation of the eat well/exercise path.
But they're no excuse.
So I got thinking about what is really going on. What am I doing differently? What habits have I picked up or dropped to create a new pattern that's not really serving me very well.
And here's what I came up with:
- Weekends are sort of a free-for-all. I'm eating out on Friday nights, sometimes Saturday nights and a lunch or breakfast, too. Now they're not always terrible ... baked fish, Subway, etc., but I know I just eat more when I'm out. The baked fish might be all right if I didn't eat the French fries or the bread. I could skip the potato chips with the sub. You get the idea.
- I'm eating too many carbs for me. I am freaking addicted to those hard sourdough pretzels. I eat one. Then go back for another. Then another. I simply have to quit buying them.
- I'm sneaking too much chocolate at work. A couple of Tootsie Roll Midgets is OK every once in a while, but I'm eating them every day, with a piece of Dove to boot. Since I've been helping to fill the chocolate bowl, I know how to cure this one, too.
- I'm eating too much at dinner and in the evening. I finish my meal and then keep grazing. In my head I justify it because it's usually "good" food: pretzels, grapes, fruit, cheese, crackers, pickles. But too much is too much.
Hoping Step 1 plus Step 2 can equal 6 more pounds in a couple of weeks.
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