It's officially day 7 today, I'm still feeling really happy and motivated to be making this change in my life. I'm sure once a few more weeks have passed I might not be feeling quite so chirpy. In reality I'm yet to face any "real" challenges when it comes to food.
As it was a long weekend last weekend, most of my friends were out of town. Whereas on any ordinary weekend I would have several social outings to deal with. Weight loss is so much easier in a controlled and temptation free environment. No wonder those people on the Biggest Loser manage to shed so much weight.
In any case, I though I'd mention one little saying / mantra that helps me get by. Hopefully if I reflect on it in times of temptation, I can get myself through:
What I choose, is my choice.
For those of you who are music buffs, you might recognise this as a line from the Smashing Pumpkins song, Disarm (obviously I'm taking it out of context here!). At the end of the day, I have arrived at the weight I am, based on my choices, there's no blaming anyone else for making me fat. I am the one who chose to eat each extra mouthful, to have seconds and not to exercise.
It's time to take accountability for my actions. If I want to lose weight, I have to choose to lose weight. This means eating right and exercising. If I choose to give way to temptation, then I need to be aware of the consequences.
For anyone who has been susceptible to binge eating (which includes me), it's easy to have a bit of calorie blindness. It's almost like if you eat it quickly, or in secret, the calories don't count. This is obviously crazy talk! By recognising my choices I can hopefully gain control over my eating habits and learn to eat more consciously.
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