March 3rd - Get Thee Behind Me Well, just to further drive yesterday's point home, let me tell you what happened at dinner tonight.  Flopsy ordered the fish of the day and extra vegetables, and when the food was brought out, a small plate of chips was placed on the table.  He questioned, and was told that they came with the fish.  Then (with the strength that so escaped me yesterday) he placed the plate of chips on the far corner of the table and proceeded to eat his meal while completely ignoring the plate of chips.  I am happy to say that I didn't feel the slightest inclination to eat them either. So, there you go.  An unexpected temptation was placed before him, but his resolve stood unshaken.  We chatted about it, and I was talking about the issue of beliefs (or a word that he preferred to use - attitudes) and how much this affects our ability to remain motivated.  This is a theme that is also discussed at length in various parts of Fred's (one fat man) journal. What I mean by that is that if this whole thing is a constant struggle of self-denial, if you're constantly thinking how much you wish you could eat this, that or the other, I think you're pretty likely to go off the rails.  To use a timely proverb, you can't have your cake and eat it.  You can't spend your life wanting to eat unhealthy food, and also want to have the body of a healthy person.  It's a choice, take your pick.  I know there are some people who eat whatever the hell they like and stay thin, but they aren't people who struggle with their weight.  This is YOUR dilemma.  If YOU are a person who puts on weight when they eat unhealthy food, YOU only have two choices.  Health or not-health.  If you choose the first, your food choices will logically flow on. I sound harsh again, but it's a reality that I have really had to come to terms with.  My yo-yo weight loss in the past has been a result of wanting to lose weight to look good, not to be healthy.  And because of that, I was looking for ways to sneak unhealthy choices all the time.  I've lost weight in the past while eating chocolate every day - but I did this by excluding nutritious food so that I could afford the calories.  That's not something that's desirable or maintainable. So, to reiterate a point made elsewhere in my journey - health is my goal and this seems to be keeping me well on track.  I didn't want to eat the chips tonight, not because they would make me fatter, but because they would detract from my healthiness. And the doughnut from yesterday?  I enjoyed it, but I think it will be a long time before I bother wasting four points on something so small (and so high in fat) again.  Lesson learned. <<Back     Home    Next>>