Good Day

Today I did pretty well. I didn't eat at the Student Union or buy any extras there, so my lunch was what I had brought. I did have a granola bar instead of a fruit for a late afternoon snack, and I had a little extra fat at dinner, but otherwise I think I did okay, weighing and measuring and trying to eat slowly.

Good Start

Today I went to see my doctor who is a little concerned about my blood pressure. She advised me to get more exercise, eat healthfully, lose weight and avoid salt. Those are all things I know I should do but it was nice to know someone is going to be checking on me.

I did pretty well yesterday and today. I avoided eating cake at work and cheese at supper. I measured and weighed my food today, too, which was very satisfying to accomplish. And since I had to fast for a while this morning, I did well not to eat something bad after my doctor's appointment.

So, off to a good start!

Summer's End

Okay, so, that course of action (see below) didn't work either. We're dealing with addiction here, so it's not surprising that such timid steps did not prove durable. Summer's nearly over, so what now?

Well, back to the old notion of taking it one day at a time. Today is a day for beginning again.  I'll eat a normal breakfast and lunch and measure and weigh, for a change. Also I'll try to eat slowly and savor my food. Supper will be made by me, so I can control the amount of food I make. Weighing and measuring are important for doing that, so I'm going to do that today.

After supper will be a challenge since I have gotten used to eating sweets at that time.

Maybe the old paper tally would work better for me than trying to do it on the computer. Too time consuming, I think.

We'll see what happens. Can I make it through today at least? We'll see . . .

Something to look forward to . . .