So I’m having a great week… it’s not perfect by a long shot but I’ve got plenty of energy and I’m getting lots of little niggly things done that I’ve been promising to do for ages. I feel in control and so I’m less inclined to overeat. It’s not that I don’t have urges but they are much, much easier to ignore or simply say no to. It’s also not that I haven’t had a few indulgences. I have but I haven’t made them into a big deal and I’ve at least tried to identify some hunger each time. Work has been crazy busy and I think this too gives me an extra sense of self-worth or accomplishment which boosts my overall confidence and so emotionally I am more settled and the need for food is again reduced.
Of course life can’t always be this way and I need to learn to cope when things are not in control, when my energy is shitty and when work makes me feel like a worthless piece of crap! I think I’ll just enjoy the good week though and worry about that next week. π
I also had a minor epiphany today at break time. I was going to buy some chocolate for a treat but a conversation with my trainer this week jumped into my mind. He has asked me how my eating was last week and if I had many treats to which I answered yes, a few. He asked how many was a few…. was it 2 or 3 or was it like 7 !? I said 2 or 3 though my memory may have been a tad selective. His point was that 2 or 3 is ok but 7 (1 every day I assume) isn’t. Today before I picked up that chocolate bar I thought to myself I don’t need a treat every day. I sometimes get into that treating myself frame of mind, that “I deserve a treat” thought process. I had been slipping in to that a bit lately and today it really hit me that I didn’t need it. This expanded later on to the thought that it isn’t even a treat if you are having it every day is it?! A treat is something you have once in a while. If I have chocolate everyday I will enjoy it less because it will stop becoming a treat. This isn’t to say restricting it is the solution but just the knowledge that a treat no matter what it is isn’t something you have 7 days a week. It’s no longer a treat then it’s just habit or routine.
Now I’m not sure this thought process will work for me every time but today I realised afterward that I really wasn’t even longing for chocolate but was going for it because I had slipped back into the habit. The words “I don’t need a treat every day” really jumped into my head and actually made me feel ok about not getting the chocolate. I didn’t feel like I was denying myself at all!!
Ok I think I’m rambling now so I’ll stop.
Oh one more random observation… I so need to stop cursing. It’s just not funny any more. I blame the parents! π
ooh ooh one more!! TV is officially evil. The more the damn thing is off the more I get done!!!
I agree with the TV thing! π
I eat dark chocolate every day and I still LOVE it. I follow the guidelines of the Flat Belly Diet – a MUFA at every meal and dark chocolate is a MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acid) that helps burn belly fat. 2 small squares of Dove dark chocolate are extremely satisfying – I let them melt in my mouth one-half of a square at a time. Other MUFAs – nuts, olives, avocado and healthy oils. It has really worked for me!
Glad you are having a fantastic week! Keep making healthy choices.
Oh, one more thing. The HYC is not all about the scale. It’s about HEALTHY LIVING, including the food we eat and our level of activity. Lots of people who participate aren’t focused on the scale. π And you might want to change your profile info when you check in so it directs to THIS blog and not the other one. π
Thanks MamaBearJune. Was in a rush checking in last time so wasn’t thinking too straight!! π
Thanks for the support and tips too! I like dark choc but not if it’s too dark (over 70/80%). I don’t think we have Dove choc over here (europe), have never seen it anyway. Definitely don’t think I could eat dark choc every day though π I guess it’s the overall aspect or feeling of a treat whatever it might be that wouldn’t be the same for me if I had it everyday.
I was hoping to have the tv on less, but getting rid of cable did not = watching tv less π¦ Still struggle with that one.
Great for your NSV of staying away from snacks! And, for feeling better emotionally π
Oh I struggle with it too π it’s just been a bit easier lately.
NSV? Sorry brain not working well tonight.