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Well! I didn't do great this weekend but I didn't do bad, either. I maintained even though I completely spaced on drinking any water. However, I was proud of myself a couple of times! I went grocery shopping, by myself. Key words are "by myself"! I don't know how many other people are like me, but if I'm shopping and realize I'm all by myself, no one else that I need to worry about answering to or feeling guilty if they see me...I suddenly feel this emotion sweep over me that says "Hhheeyyy! You're by yourself! You can get yourself a brownie! Or a 3 muskateers bar! Or a fancy flavored muffin from the bakery dept.!" Usually, when these thoughts run through my head...I actually justify it and cave in! Not this time! Both times I found myself at the grocery store, these thoughts ran through my head! And, for the first time, I didn't allow myself to buy anything other than what I was there for! Believe me, I walked past the candy section, on purpose, and I walked past the bakery dept., on purpose, but I kept telling myself that if I don't change my habits, how will I EVER acheive my ultimate me?
I suppose what helped me make this decision was listening to Dr. Phil again! lol This time I learned that I have some habits, of which I didn't realize, that are contributing to my weight. Some of the things I realized that I do is 1) hide food! I don't hide a lot of food, but I do have a drawer in my desk at work where I keep chocolate once in a while. I keep it there so my family doesn't know I have a weakness, I suppose. 2) I used to, late at night, sneak a bite of ice cream when everyone else was watching tv or in bed. However, I don't buy ice cream anymore because of that fact! 3) Sometimes I binge eat. I feel like I can only go for so long without a latte or chocolate that I "treat" myself to it. But, once I treat myself to it, I notice that I suddenly have a hard time leaving it at that one time. I find that the next day I want to do it again. 4) This is the biggest one! I don't have very good portion control. I tend to fill my plate and usually eat it all and then have a little more. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about this. I tend to forget to watch my portions. I think I might stick a pie graph picture on my cubbard door, in front of the plates, to help remind me how much of what foods I should have on my plate and to try and leave some food on my plate when I'm done. Basically, don't clean my plate!
It was interesting to hear how many pounds a year a certain habit can add to your weight. 1 donut a day, for a year, adds 21 pounds of fat. Binge eating, at night, can add 60-90 pounds a year, if you did it every night. I realized that I have some habits that I need to correct and didn't even realize I had them.
Well...here's to another week, another Monday. Good luck to me and everyone else! We can succeed!
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