I have been unable to continue my weight control lifestyle for nearly two weeks. So I haven’t been posting, either. I am blaming stresses in my personal life for this lapse. For whatever reasons, I have a habit of medicating those kinds of stresses with food. It’s pretty amazing watching it happen from inside your own head. I’m not as much in control as I like to think!
That also means I haven’t been weighing myself for the last two weeks. It’s just too frustrating, when you know you have been overeating and letting yourself down. I will probably have to pay for all this, with another two weeks of successful weight control, before I come back to normal. You can see why people gain weight over the winter holidays!
My food intake and calorie count
Breakfast – tea (80)
- 80 calories
Lunch – white rice (100); beef and broccoli (150); chicken (100); hummus (70); wheat wrap (50); olive spread (30);
- 500 calories
Dinner – 1/4 Spanish Tortilla (500); mayo (100); vegetables (25);
- 625 calories
Snacking – tea with half and half (80); crackers (170)
- 250 calories
Total for the day: 1455 calories (limit 1700). Walked today, Fitbit predicts 3660 calories burned and recorded over 20,000 steps!
Sleep score
Last night was daylight savings time. I was careful to take it seriously and went to bed a little early. Maybe because of that, my sleep score was 84. That’s better than usual, my sleep score is usually in the 70s. I did feel well rested.
Anyway, as I was saying. I just had two out-of-control weeks and now I have to pay for them. Did I enjoy the two week indulge-fest? Well, not as much as you might think. There was a lot of candy involved (thanks Costco!). But there was a thought in the back of my mind that I would have to pay for all the overeating. I don’t dare get on the scale even today. I’m not looking forward to Saturday! And my pants started to feel tight. I’ve noticed before that you get important feedback from your clothes. Amazingly, when your clothes are close fitting, even eating one big meal provides instant feedback.
Anyway, I am ready to start being responsible for my body again. That means paying the price: two good weeks to make up for two bad weeks. Is that a waste of four weeks? Hard question. I’m just glad the way forward is clear. I’m glad I have a system that works and that I want to come back to.
Step one: I don’t like the way things are going and I can change that. What is my reason for eating?
Answering honestly is steps 2 through 99.
-The Doctor