Weight has always been an issue for me. Big surprise since it IS for most women, to one degree or another. For some of us though, we have let our weight get way out of hand and the reasons are usually private and deeply buried. I know what my reasons are. Early loneliness and insecurity were the driving force. Long after I have reconciled myself to those companions and made peace with them, the pattern of eating for comfort has stayed with me.
Whatever our reason(s), we are left with a lifetime of pattern eating that effects us one way or the other - hyper overweight or terribly underweight. In either direction, we are under nourished and we are putting our health at extreme risk. I've spent decades going up and down and trying to break the cycle and find the balance with food, activity and gaining a healthy weight.
Healthy weight to me means getting to a weight I am comfortable at, a weight I can live with. It isn't a weight that is dictated by an ideal clothing size. Nor is it dictated by a chart in a medical office or on a gym wall.
So how do I get there? What are the patterns of eating that seriously sabotage me? No question about it - eating out is a big culprit. I CANNOT ever successfully lose weight and keep it off if I eat out on an almost daily basis. So what changes?
Lunch out. Simple. Economical. It goes on the chopping block. I have determined that 4 days out of 5, I will go home for lunch. Going out to lunch that one day will include companionship. Elaine and I get together over lunch. Perhaps Biene. Bev in Modesto. Whoever. If there is no company, I go home.
It's a baby step. It is a positive action I can take to start getting this problem in order. I can focus more on fruits and vegetables when I'm at home. I can balance between protein and veggies or carbs and veggies. I can make decisions to not have too much of one thing and not enough of another.
So, today is day one. I'm going home to lunch and while I'm there, I'm going to have Don instruct me on how to use the treadmill he purchased last week. No more excuses.
2 comments:
You are correct in your eating problem statements. Every time you begin again, you will come at it with more information, gleaned from previous attempts. Eating out with a friend can be a deserved treat, and can be a motivator. It'll work, you'll see. b.
One day at a time, One meal at a time.... Elaine :)
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