clrmehppygrl's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FitDay, Fit Me, Fitting it all in After my entire freakout over my health, I found something called FitDay thanks to the lovely Alix. This place keeps track of all you eat and the nutritional value of all of it. It shows you the vitamins, the calories, everything. A little obsessive about it, yes, but I think it's something I need. So far, things are going well. I bought myself some yummy organic chocolate mint cookies for a treat and some super-sweet Canteloupe (spelling optional) for a vitamin boosted yummy. I'm not going to go the denial route this time around. Last time I dieted, it was nothing yummy, really. It was all very restricted and routine and measured and hard to do. Don't get me wrong, I'm measuring my food out this time, just so I can come to understand what a cup looks like, what 2 tablespoons of something looks like so that I can get used to eating just that. I'm not anal about it, if it's just a little over, or a little under, that's okay. I'm trying to be very forgiving with myself. Even last night, I wanted some chips, so I ate SOME, not the whole bag as I'm accustomed to. I want to be sensible. I don't want to try to kill myself with this. If I want a cookie, I get a cookie... but just one or two, not 10. I've also been keeping my mind busy more now than I used to. I've bought a few cross-stitch patterns so that I have something to do when I get bored. Boredom eating was a HUGE part of my problem. This is a process. I know I yo-yo a lot. And that's completely unhealthy for me, or anyone else for that matter. This is a lifestyle issue, not just something for the time being. I'm working on this slowly and I'm sure there will be some days where I slide and binge. But the trick is getting back to reality the next day and getting back to my healthier eating. No candy bars for dinner every night. No handfuls of hard candy at work. No sugary bubble gum whose flavor lasts a minute. No heaping bowls of ice cream or 2-3 ice cream sandwhiches a day. If I want something, it's a small amount, not anything huge. So far, I'm satisfied. So far I don't really feel like I'm denying myself of anything, and so far it seems to be working. I could be wrong, but I feel like my pants are already starting to loosen up. Oh, and this time? No scales, no measuring tapes, and no before/after pictures. This is a no pressure thing this time around. What happens will happen, period. But I will say, I'm still in my 24 pants, I just bought some today and they fit. So I managed to keep the weight off that I originally lost... or at least most of the bulk. If you want to see what I'm eating every day, I'm going to see if I can put a link to it up on my links side, but here it is for now... My Fitday Journal. Thanks! 11:57 am - 2005-07-04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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