Day 25

Well, 25 days in and I feel like Im really starting to "get it".  It seems as though Im eating a lot of things I would normally eat except in smaller portions or with fewer "frills".  For example, last night I had a 4 oz tilapia fillet seasoned with a lemon pepper herb blend and 1 cup of those delicious oven roasted turnip "fries".  The tilapia I would have eaten anyway but probably would have had closer to 6 oz before with probably 1.5-2 cups of turnip... and the pre-diet turnip would have been tossed with olive oil instead of just spraying it with olive oil spray.  So I really havent been feeling deprived, aside from my undying obsession with Easter candy.  I honestly dont think that will ever go away.  I could be told that a Cadbury Egg contained deadly poison with no cure and Id still consider eating it.  And while death by chocolate would seem appropriate for a fat person, I dont want to be fat anymore so as far as Im concerned all Easter candy is poisonous (to my diet). 

A lot of people have mentioned to me in the past 3+ weeks that they admire my will power and couldnt live without bread/pasta/rice/etc. but I dont plan on living without it forever.  This style of eating is a great short-term solution to a healthier me for the rest of my life.  If I can utilize the tools given to me by the Medi-Weightloss clinic and successfully reach my goal weight then Ill be prepared to enter a phase of my life that does include all of those delicious carbs.  And Ill be better prepared to incorporate them into my diet so that they are a healthy addition to my meals instead of being extra empty calories.  I mean, I love a giant mound of buttery mashed potatoes as much as the next person but have I ever really needed it?  Im not starving (then or now).  I dont need to overeat.  I just need to make sure my body has the nutrients required to function normally while losing weight or maintaining my goal weight.  And before, I was overloading my body with junk.  So, a low-carb low-fat diet is the punishment for overindulging.  It really could be worse.  I could have given myself a heart attack if I had kept eating poorly.  And that is just part of the motivation I have within myself to avoid those carbs that everyone loves so much.

Is it hard to stick with it?  Of course!  But every time I feel like it might be too difficult to toe the line, I remember what my butt looked like in the mirror 3 weeks ago.  I didnt recognize it.  The thought entered my mind, "I couldnt possibly be that fat".  And then I realized how long it had been since I had really taken the time to admire myself in a mirror... a long time.  It doesnt take long to transform your body.  And that is true whether youre gaining or losing weight.  So... I keep telling myself, "It wont be long now."

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