This week I was on vacation and had to guesstimate how much I was eating because I did a lot of eating out. I tried to offset the extras with exercise and also with vegetables in the evening as much as possible. I did eat some cake a few times, and some ice cream one time, but for the most part I tried to stay on track. I guess it worked to a certain extent, since I lost a half pound over two weeks. But I'm glad to be back to my old routine where I can control what's on the menu.
Otherwise, I'm putting along at my one-pound-a-week pace. I've been trying to pay more attention to each bite, slowing down the meal. It's pretty difficult at times, but I know that it will help to not eat unconsciously.
One thing I learned the past week is that I'm not ready yet to have desserts on hand because I have a hard time saying no. I bought some trail mix at the airport because it was the cheapest food I could find, but I then had to admit I could not eat much of it because of the high calorie count. So I've decided to offer it to my coworkers to get rid of it. Otherwise, I'd be tempted to eat it.
I guess this is kind of a boring report this week. No big revelations. But this is what change consists of, after all. This is the middle, the diet doldrums--a dangerous place because it's tempting to give up when you're making such slow progress, or to imagine you've got it down and that you can start eating the things you've refrained from all these weeks.
Though it's week 32, I know I'm not ready yet to stop recording my intake or to stop paying attention to my attitudes toward eating or to let myself go crazy with high fat or high sugar foods. So I'll plug along, and I'll see you in week 33!
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