So now I'm on day three.. so far so good.. I've tried to keep portions small and eat slowly.. it took me a good five minutes to finish a piece and a half of toast this morning.. granted by the time I was done it was cold (which I hate) but at least I didn't wolf it down like usual.
I'm still trying to ease myself into making healthy choices and not letting food pushers influence me too much.. but it does feel liberating to not have to keep refusing everything because of my crazy no-carb no-dairy high-fat diet.. I will probably jump on the scales on Tuesday when I'm back in London to see where I am, and then again in a few weeks just to make sure that this method of eating is not going the other way and making me pack on the pounds! It sounded so simple when I first came up with my change of plan.. now I'm worried it -might- not be so easy!
I've got my plane reading.. its a book about YoYo Dieting.. I'm not sure if it will help but perhaps it will have some good tips.. I don't think I'm an emotional eater but I do eat out of boredom and just because things are there.. Ally has been giving me some tips about food too, emphasis on eating slowly and compensating.. its fine to have a treat during the day but not ALL day.. yesterday I tried to keep portions low but did end up having a bubble tea (half sugar and skim milk..and still tasted so sinful!) and a piece of home made pizza :/
I think once I get to the gym regularly I will be a little bit more relaxed about it all too.. I plan on trying some yoga.. maybe a little bit of Zumba..and improving my running time - especially if I want to get around to those half marathons and even marathons one day!
I've also been reading that it's unadvisable to go below 1200 calories a day.. even that amount might be too little.. studies have shown that it can make levels of cortisol - a stress hormone - in your body rise and these lead you to gain weight.. there's a lot of information out there.. and a lot of it contradicts the other.. some people say 'don't weigh yourself every day'.. others recommend you do.. -sigh- who knows what to believe and what to stay away from.. with my tendency to want the quickest fix it's hard to not go for the advice which recommends that I eat 1000 calories a day to lose 2 lbs a week (yess.. goal in less than a month).. but deep down I know that restricting so much is not going to be good for me in the long term..and so I will take the tortoise route.. till then.. loose fitting clothing and Spanx in an emergency!!
I started reading the Beck Diet Solution, it actually only suggests that you follow a diet plan after 2 weeks.. but that you should see changes in yourself much sooner than that because of how it aims to tackle your eating ways.. however, as I don't plan on following a particular eating plan - with the exception of perhaps eating around 1300 calories a day and eating mindfully, I don't think that really applies to me. I'll try to update what it suggests as I go along.
Now with my flight 5 hours away it's probably best I start to dry my hair and put some slap on.. I have to take some passport photos and as I have a bad history with those I need all the help I can get!
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