07/02/2016
steps
5409
weight
190
My
weight is going back down. Walking is down, as I meander through the
Diet 1 doldrums, or it seems that way. Most days now, I feel
Diet 1 is going nowhere, and I find it hard to even keep up
these meager blog entries. It's been weeks since I've posted any and
most days are just a couple lines on what I did and a very general
description of what I ate.
Any
of you following along, may be in the same boat, thinking it's going
nowhere and way beyond the 1 ½ lbs a week schedule I planned
to meet my 170 lbs deadline in November.
Then
I look at the graph the VA kindly prints out for me at regular
intervals. As you can see, the line is slowly going down. A pound
here and a pound there, but always down.
Nearly
20 lbs. at this point.
That
is our goal. To lose weight slowly and permanently.
Slowly
and Permanently
Those
are the key words to focus on here with Diet 1.
Since
I started last November, there have been millions of people out there
that crash diet it in one form or another, for the holidays, spring
break, summer vacation, etc., etc. They starved themselves for a few
weeks to lose 5, 10 or 20 lbs, then they went back to normal
habits and normal eating and most have put the weight back on, some
even more.
We
are not dieting here. Our goal is changing lifelong habits
that caused us to gain and hold more weight than we need. It may
seem slow, dull, and not going anywhere fast, but it's permanent. We
are changing how and what we eat, and we are even changing how we
think about it.
We
don't do seconds anymore. We take smaller servings. We actually
think about taking half our food home at a restaurant, not after we
are stuffed and just can't get anymore down, but as we order or when
it's served.
At
this point is no longer dieting, but lifestyle.
Breakfast
– banana and cereal
Lunch
– canned beef stew
Dinner
–
Snacks
– ice cream, pretzels,
popcorn
Remember!
1
bite at a time, and 1 day at a time!
KRASH
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