I have been giving it more thought lately. Would I love to lose weight? Sure. But, I must not want to badly enough. You see, if I want to make something happen, I usually do. Sometimes to my detriment...and usually after someone says "It can't be done." Usually those few words are what makes me more determined than ever. '
So then I think, "Well, that's simple. Someone just needs to say, 'You will never lose weight.'" My answer would probably be, "Yep, you're right." Why is weight different than anything else that I do?
Recently, I read an article that said be aware of what you are putting in your mouth...and journal it. So as to not to jump to the extreme too fast, I decided I would just start with an "awareness" step. ...kind of the "zen" of weight loss.
I've been doing the awareness thing and decided that some of it is convenience....and other of it is comfort. Convenient food is not always good choices--processed, packaged, easy...and bad for you. The other C of comfort is I crave (oh wait another c word) sweets...and then salt...and then sweet...treats when I'm stressed.
"Now that I have some awareness, I am going to take it to the next step," I think to myself. Except after this week. It simply is one of the busiest weeks of my "real work" year.
Until then, I will sit and eat a piece of banana cream pie while I watch the female Olympic athletes compete in track and field. "Hmmm....I wonder if there are more fat grams on my plate or on the female athletes on the tv?"
Next week. I will go back to the gym and do meal prep. Next week.