12/09/2015
steps 6909
water 5
weight
197
A
funny thing happened this morning as I stepped out the door to warm
the car up for a quick trip to McDonalds for coffee. I suddenly
turned around, grabbed my coat, and phone, then headed out the door
and walked there.
That
new habit of counting my daily steps was beginning to take hold, over
riding a habit I've had for decades, of driving to the local diner
for coffee.
Of
course I would much prefer a nice quiet diner in a small college
town, but this is Conneaut, Ohio, and I'm stuck with Mickey D's.
Now
I'm choosing to walk instead of drive. Just what my Diet 1 is
designed to do.
We're
not “dieting",
as in
following meal plans, eating special foods or forced anything.
What
we are after here is Habits.
We
are overweight and sedentary because of habits that we've had, often
since childhood.
Starving
yourself for a few weeks doesn't work because first of all, your
system will fight it. Second, because from the start, you are
planning time to be done with the diet, unconsciously you are just
planning to go back to “business
as usual,”
sometime in the near future.
Even
“Good Diets” fail because the overwhelm you with responsibility.
Eat
this, don't eat that, count calories, heart rate, time, steps,
exercise, etc. memorize charts, lists and recommendations, and always
making you feel guilty if you don't.
In
the long run most diet good plans are trying to change your lifestyle
and habits, but they force it, trying to dump too much on you too
soon. Remember were on a 1
year
plan, slow and steady.
This
is not a two-week fast, or a 6 week "Get ready for summer"
quickie. This is 1
habit at a time. Over the months a leisurely stroll through the
world of dieting, slowing down on food intake while increasing the
energy we expend.
By
the way, who remembered to weigh themselves this morning.
Not
me, but it's only the second day.
Always
remember, new habits take about 90 days to sink in.
KRASH
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