The food journal lasted about a day and 1/4 so that obviously is not the technique for me to use in order to maintain a healthy weight and mind. So, I asked myself on the ride to work this morning, "Marcy, what DOES work for you?"
And it easily came to mind that I am really tremendous at following rules.
To the extent that it will sometimes make my SO (significant other- boyfriend just sounds stupid at 30) crazy!
SO!
I'm actually pretty good at getting to the gym or running (although, I should also increase this with future rules to come) so I thought that I would start by brainstorming all of my major food vices so that I could prioritize which rules to set in place. Thankfully this blog format has an unlimited amount of characters you can type...
*Chocolate *Cake *Candy
*Muffins *Cookies *Did I mention cheese?
*Cheese *Pizza
*Bread *Misc desserts
*Wine *Fried seafood/FF (so hard to stay away at the restaurant)
*Beer *Coffee- I'm keeping this one for life though...
Ok, that's enough...starting to feel really ____________ (fill in the blank)
The good news is that I don't smoke cigarettes or crack cocaine, although muffins may be my crack
These vices are in no particular order- and it looks like some of them can actually be combined into a few groups- Sugar, Cheese and Sugar-Cheese Carbs :) haha
They say that you need to start with manageable and attainable goals = one vice at a time...
My plan is to begin with knocking out the sugars. I've done this before successfully so I know I can do it again. The sugars are everywhere and there is always an excuse to imbibe so I'm making the hard and fast rule that I will not eat any more sugary/desserty/pastry like foods until further notice.
For now I plan to keep the alcohol (because life sucks too much to take it away :) and keep up with my current exercise/running regime. Maybe adding to it here and there when possible.
I'll do subsequent weigh ins to see how this is working for motivation.
Wish me luck!
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