Long term success

The Assaraf program concentrated on the following this week for long term weight control:

1 - use a program that is sustainable (no quick fix)
2 - create a lifelong habit
3 - create a healthy obsession

That is great - but they still don't actually give you a diet to follow which is both fantastic and annoying. Prescribed diets don't seem to work in the long term so maybe that is why they only talk about healthy eating.
Creating a healthy obsession is very interesting because I was definitely obsessed when I came back from fat camp and lived in Pt Coo.  I was on every day.

Need to think about my priorities.

Monday Motivation

I am the queen of excuses so I really like this one.

Sunday Weigh In

More of the samesey - 241.6. I am trying to focus on my wins.

Both yesterday and today I walked the Tan. Yesterday was in the rain with Penny. Today in the cold with Lisa.

I am spending a few hours today just concentrating on my program, planning and working out.
How cute is my new cold weather Nike gear?  It was my present for completing all my workouts over the last few weeks.

Devils food

I have gone most of the last sixteen years without onion rings. While I love them, Australians don't serve them as a rule. Unfortunately, they are becoming more popular in the burger bars so I have been ordering them occasionally.

I noticed on my last two orders that I got sick afterwards. My stomach gets extremely achy.  I made a decision - no more! I shouldn't be eating them to begin with and they are making me sick.

Yesterday at lunch, the client ordered them for the table. And...guess who ate the most? Of course - ME! And my stomach hurt so badly afterwards, I just keep repeating "remember this feeling". I want to remember how AWFUL they make me feel on top of the fact that they are empty calories and bad for my health and diet.

NO MORE RINGS!!!!

Funny Friday

another milestone

I hit 150 days of tracking my food. I am really proud of this but there is no sense in tracking if I am going over on the food constantly. I am going to really try and stay in the 1400-1600 day.

dinner out

I had bookclub tonight and had three little mini wins:
1 - had fish for dinner
2 - skipped dessert
3 - a mini cookie came with my tea.  I had a bite.  Didn't like it to actually left the bit of cookie!

I thought I made a good decision ordering soup to start but it was very creamy. Also started with a glass of champagne.

The book was great! :)