Diet Derailment

Yes, it's true - I derailed myself from healthy living for a few weeks. I've avoided blogging about it out of shame, but as I've mentioned in the past I'm about letting go of the shame around eating. Shame is a dead-end street - at first glance some may think it leads to change. "Hey, if you feel bad about it then stop eating so much." Wow. It's true, but it's not that simple. For me, crappy carbs and sugar are a drug, pure and simple; you can't just stop without a clear and workable plan.

Thing is, the plan works if I work it. I wasn't working it - I wasn't eating enough, and I wasn't eating a variety of foods as I should have.

Ok, enough of the "shouldas"

I've given it alot of thought, and I think I need to adjust a few things which I touched upon a few weeks ago.

1.) Work out! Exercise is mandatory.

2.) Keep more food in the house. Eating out is dangerous. It's like a drug addict taking a stroll through a neighborhood of dealers.

3.) Eat more, and often! Too many times I've made myself too hungry by the end of the day, and stuffed my face with the first thing I saw. Bread, potted plants, you name it!

So, here I am at a self-induced weight loss plateau. I haven't weighed myself yet, but judging how my pants fit I think I gained a few. It's quite okay! I have Jimmy Moore's Livin (La Vida) Low Carb Show on my ipod as my secret weapon for the upcoming 2 weeks of "re-induction".

I'm going to report my progress this Saturday, good or bad.

Until next time...