Now comes the rain! Things have been dramatically hot for weeks and now it breaks. Hopefully the hottest part of summer is over. It’s done wonders for my appetite though. I am currently working through the idea that I should only eat when I am physically hungry. Part of weight control is to reconnect that link to physical hunger. Many people who are gaining weight have learned to link the good feeling that comes from eating to emotional needs. That is no good. Find an appropriate outlet for your emotional needs. Find the right outlet for your physical needs too.
My food intake and calorie count
Breakfast – 2 plums (30); mac and cheese (200);
- 260 calories
Lunch – bratwurst (260); half Ole wrap (30); baked beans (130);
- 420 calories
Dinner – 10oz chili (350); 3oz guacamole (135); 1.2oz chips (170)
- 655 calories
Snacking – none yet (0);
- 0 calories
Total for the day: 1335 calories (limit 1700)
Walkies
I walked three miles today, more or less, quite hilly too. It was a humid day, quite overcast, but I enjoyed it. It was nice to see what people have been doing with their houses. There’s so much remodeling going on right now!
I have been trying to walk more now that I don’t have access to a pool. Yes, I haven’t had access to the pool since March and haven’t done much about it. But it’s not too late. I feel like there is something to the idea that even a little exercise is better than none, so I will walk a little every day. Maybe it will take me out of my weight loss rut – one pound per week! That’s not good enough considering the effort I put into controlling my body’s weight. This also means that after I reach a weight I like, I should keep walking or swimming, if I can. This Corona virus stuff is getting annoying.
The first six months of 2020 have been quite a pause in my weight loss, and in blogging. I’m not sure what suddenly changed for me about a month ago, but I started maintaining my calorie count better and lost some more weight – slowly. But now I feel enthusiastic about being The Doctor again. I can’t even blame the pause all on Corona since I stopped losing weight in December and just….paused. Corona became a thing in March.
So much of controlling your weight, and staying in charge of your life, happens inside your head. Don’t neglect it.
-The Doctor