Oh the temptations that make us break...

Monday, March 07, 2011

Over the weekend I was really feeling the cravings coming on. I think this had a lot to do with the abrupt change in my diet. No peanut butter nor piece of fruit I ate would overcome the cravings, and thus I caved in. I ordered takeout Chinese. While I didn't order the usual amount of food I've ordered in the past (2 entrees plus 2 appetizers), I did order tempura shrimp and 2 fried spring rolls with egg drop soup. I don't believe the egg drop soup was horrible for me, and the spring rolls themselves are around 120 cal each. The shrimp tempura, however, was a bad decision and made me go over my calorie intake on Sunday.

I felt guilty immediately after eating it. It also didn't satisfy my hunger and within a couple of hours I was feeling the "pains of hunger" again. I also didn't get to exercise over the weekend like I wanted. I must resist these cravings and make time and effort for my exercise if I can going to achieve my goal of losing 7 lbs by the end of March.

One positive is that I packed my snacks/lunch for work today - yogurt, vegetable spaghetti, a banana, a kashi bar, and a pb&j sandwich. I have been eating throughout the day and hope this helps keep the hunger and cravings at bay. I'm hoping the spaghetti for lunch and pb&j this afternoon also gets me some additional energy during my workout this afternoon.

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And here we are at the start of something with amazing potential.

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Losing this weight that has crept on in the past few years has always been a goal. Alas, like most people with INFP personalities, the grandiose goal outweighed the small accomplishments I made. Frustration would set in when I didn't see the results I wanted. I found myself slipping back into old habits and turning to old vices. Impatience has won out in too many cases, and I will not let it succeed anymore.

I've watched several friends lose the weight and know their journey was not easy. I, too, must take the road less traveled by and work to lose the weight that holds me back socially and physically. Knowing that with every passing year that goes by the weight will be harder to get off motivates me to action now. It won't be easy - especially in the beginning. I'm at the point though where the short term gratifications must be sacrificed for a longer term want of health and longevity.

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