It's Friday once more and, again, my hardest day of the week health wise. Not only that, we're about a week and a half into this experiment and the excitement I felt at the beginning is starting to wane. Typical of my brain, after the first week or two it tends to get bored with the whole "life style change" thing and it wants to revert back to its original ways - chowing down on chips and dip and regular, full sugar, full fat ice cream and so on. If I don't have those things on hand, I have been know to just eat anything I have in the house - and since the power went out on Wednesday night and all my food went bad, that ain't much! Normally, I might just try to fill myself up with some big glasses of water, but today I can't even do that. Due to the terrible storm that knocked out the power Wednesday night, we have also been told not to drink the tap water. That leaves me with skim milk, V8 Juice and diet ginger ale. All good things, but they all make me want to eat something else when I'm done.
I think that I basically need some words of encouragement from my friends out there. What do you do when you have days like this? How have you combated the feelings of apathy and cravings? I'm seeking the sage advice and wisdom from all of you in Internet space.
Come on guys, help me over this hump!
Signing out,
Laura
Keep it up, you are encouraging me to make a change. Don't give up. I am proud of you for wanting to do this.
ReplyDeleteI suggest going ahead and eating whatever you want to eat as long as you keep the portions under control. Otherwise, you will try to tell yourself that you "shouldn't" eat this, end up eating something else instead, and not fulfilling that craving. So, go on, satisfy that craving BUT DON'T GO OVERBOARD! Then, when it's over, it's time to get back to work.... Also, I said that the 1st two weeks will be the hardest part. You've almost made it! Once you get through it, you'll be on your way to success. :)
ReplyDeleteTo all of you who gave me support today I can't thank you enough. The calls, emails, comments, thoughts and prayers helped so much. In the end, I didn't eat anything I regret today and I consider that a victory. Thank you. You're making a difference in my life.
ReplyDeleteOh Laura, I'm so proud of you for trying this experiment and I'm going to be reading closely to see how you are doing. You are one of my oldest friends and I love you very much! You're in my thoughts and prayers and stay strong!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Amy