My moral structure had to be changed in order for me to actually lose 120 pounds and then keep it off. “Being thin” was not in my top 10 moral considerations, or even top 100. Now, it is in my top three at all times. It doesn’t make me a better or nicer person, but it does put a shape on the future. That shape is a thinner me.
My food intake and calorie count
Breakfast – 2 x Spanish tortilla slices (166); half bagel with ham and cheese (360)
- 700 calories
Lunch – 2 x slices of Pizzeria Uno thin crust pizza (170)
- 340 calories
Dinner – Reuben sandwich (600); french fries (400)
- 1000 calories
Snacking – tea with half and half (80)
- 80 calories
Total for the day: 2120 calories (limit 1800)
A brief word
No picture today! I was too busy.
I was a little disappointed Saturday because I thought my weight would be down more. My calorie discipline was very good. I was suspecting that I had some water weight gain and to check this I weighed myself again this morning – 265.0. I didn’t eat enough yesterday to gain two pounds! So that is encouraging, in a way. Next week I might have gotten over that.
My observation continues to be that there is no such thing as a person who is naturally thin. So don’t be hard on yourself. Being thin and maintaining that weight has a price. That price is constant effort. Two things I am prepared to do for the rest of my life are: keep regulating my food intake (calorie counting) and keep weighing myself weekly. I will become thin and stay that way.
You can develop a system to make staying thin part of your routine, but being thin has to perch at the top of your moral hierarchy if you are going to stay thin. It is best to come up with a lifestyle that contributes to your being thin and also makes that satisfying and enjoyable. Otherwise, why put all that effort in? Losing weight, and staying thin, take a lot of effort and it is constant. It can’t be something you dislike doing. Reward yourself for doing it, reward yourself constantly. That will make it satisfying. The struggle gives you meaning. Do that. It is a system that works and I am telling you how it goes!
-The Doctor