Today is the beginning of day 6. I have tracked every bite for the past 5 days and pushed myself to exercise daily. 5 days seems ridiculous in some ways but for me that's huge. I wish weight could come flying off as soon as you start eating well but with wanting it to be healthy and sustaining it will take a bit longer. And that's ok. (Rinse and repeat).
One of the biggest things I have noticed is my association with food. Similar to quitting cigarettes where a person (including myself) has to break the habit of having one after ______ or while _______, I am finding food to be the same. If I am in the car early I want a breakfast sandwich. If I am at the store, I always want a "treat." Which may be several times a week. I go on an hour drive, I want a snack. Watching a movie, snack time.
Paying attention to these cues has been big for me these past few days as I am becoming more and more aware of how reliant, and dare I say, addicted to food I am.
I love food. I will confuting love food, but in a healthy manner. Enjoying cooking a meal for my husband and others is different than cramming a box full of processed snack food in to my gullet. So I am breaking the latter and focusing on the former. Making my love of fresh, tasty ingredients the focus...and eliminating or greatly reducing the crap.
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