Falling Into Old Eating Habits
in Food & Nutrition
as brueggers, diet, noodles, old habits, overeating
One of the early tenants that I wrote about in my weight loss blog last fall was how I was optimizing the meals I was eating at restaurants. For example, I wrote about how I had changed my standard meal at Noodles from 2400 calories down to 390. How I had gone from two bagels down to one. This meal optimization took time and patience. It did not happen overnight.
Regrettably, falling back into old habits does pretty much take over night. It happens fast. So while I had actually reached a point with Bruegger’s where I wasn’t going anymore at all, this week I found myself there twice, and both times I had two bagels, soup and a cookie. Right back to where I was before my diet. I also went to Noodles and instead of just a small bowl of soup I had the large sized noodle dish, with a salad and for dessert a stop at Cold Stone Creamery. It’s like I’m not on a diet anymore.
So, I’m writing this to remind myself how hard I worked to get these bad habits improved and as a reminder for how easy those good habits I worked so hard to develop can sour. It’s not too late to turn it around again, but this time no more slow going – I know I can kick the Bruegger’s habit, for example, and so I am doing it. No more for me.
It’s a start, any way.
Busting Through A Plateau
in Issues in Weight Loss
as diet, exercise, plateau, weight loss
When I posted here about my December Doldrums last month I didn’t know the half of it – they would continue for another 3 weeks or so. I had a tough 6 weeks but I hung in there pretty well. This week with a 4 pound loss I can finally report a 30+ pound loss since the beginning of my Journey From Fat to Fit back in August. I got my first unibased compliment, I’ve booked now a 31 pound loss and overall I’m feeling great. It’s a great start to 2008!
I wish I could share with you the great secret for busting through the plateau I was on but I really can’t. I didn’t do much differently this week that I’ve done other weeks, and in particular I barely exercised, which is not something I want to get into the habit of. Rather I think the real key was simply to fight through the thoughts of failure and giving up while on the plateau and just have that patience for when something triggers and your body decides it’s ready to give up a little weight.
For those of you who have recommitted to your own 2008 weight loss journey – good luck, and don’t forget to share your stories.
December Doldrums
in Confessional
as december, diet, exercise, holidays, weight loss
This sure has been a tough month for me. And the scary part is the real tough part doesn’t come until next weekend when the Holiday feasts start in hot and heavy. As I wrote in my update today, I gained a pound this week and am now back to where I started the month [...]
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