rivardstarr
Learning the hard way.
Feb 19, 2008
I had such confidence in my commitment to adhereing to the Barix program. 10 months out and I found myself grazing nonstop for 2 days. I haven't figured out my I did this to myself. For the past several months I have vasilated between 142 and 138 lbs. I find my exercise program gets started and then falls apart.
In the latestest OH mag for 2008, I learned not to weigh food but, to measure the volume to maintain portion control, and not to eat until I feel full, because this will cause me to gradually eat more and more as I stretch my pouch. This is exactly what I have been doing.
Work is the hardest place for me to control my eating. I was so used to years of snatching food on the go while caring for patients, and then snacking my way through my charting time, and continuing to snack my way through the rest of the shift. This combination or association of pairing up eating with all other activities is very deeply entrenched in me. I know I need to stop this behavior. It is so hard with all the junk food that is always there at work. I am very disapointed in myself. I could be so much farther along, and could have reached my goal by now if I hadn't back slided these past few months.
What I do know: I like being normal weight. I like when people call me skinny. I like shopping for clothes and wearing normal, smaller sizes. I like not taking up so much physical space. I like the higher level of energy I have. I am proud of the accomplishments that I have achieved so far. I don't want to be fat or unhealthy again. I don't want to feel like a stuffed sausage.
What I need to do: Get back on a schedule for exercise daily. I need to follow strict portion control, and not pair eating with any other activity. Now if I could just win the lottery so I wouldn't have to deal with the work situation. I need to stay focused on my goals to lose these last 20 lbs.
In the latestest OH mag for 2008, I learned not to weigh food but, to measure the volume to maintain portion control, and not to eat until I feel full, because this will cause me to gradually eat more and more as I stretch my pouch. This is exactly what I have been doing.
Work is the hardest place for me to control my eating. I was so used to years of snatching food on the go while caring for patients, and then snacking my way through my charting time, and continuing to snack my way through the rest of the shift. This combination or association of pairing up eating with all other activities is very deeply entrenched in me. I know I need to stop this behavior. It is so hard with all the junk food that is always there at work. I am very disapointed in myself. I could be so much farther along, and could have reached my goal by now if I hadn't back slided these past few months.
What I do know: I like being normal weight. I like when people call me skinny. I like shopping for clothes and wearing normal, smaller sizes. I like not taking up so much physical space. I like the higher level of energy I have. I am proud of the accomplishments that I have achieved so far. I don't want to be fat or unhealthy again. I don't want to feel like a stuffed sausage.
What I need to do: Get back on a schedule for exercise daily. I need to follow strict portion control, and not pair eating with any other activity. Now if I could just win the lottery so I wouldn't have to deal with the work situation. I need to stay focused on my goals to lose these last 20 lbs.
