Progress
7 October 2009 | 13 Comments
The whole point of writing down or keeping track of what you eat is to be able to visibly see the good choices and the not quite as good choices. I keep trying to write down my food but then you know, I eat a bowl of cereal and I just bail on the entire thing. I make one mistake and I just throw my hands up in the air and say "I give up!"
The whole point of this journey is about learning and you can't learn without achnowledging the mistakes you make. I ride my bike for a couple weeks, I go a couple days without doing it and I just give up. I cut down on sugar and feel better until I eat a few cookies and I decide to throw in the towel.
I need to show myself that the mistakes are important because that's how you get better, that is how you learn and how you change. I need to open my eyes and take notice of what I do because hiding from it doesn't make it go away. Hiding from parts of yourself only gives those parts the control. More than anything, I want control back.
So the last 2 days I've been again writing down the food I'm eating, sometimes I write a note about how I feel at that moment. I am not writing down calories and I'm not weighing everything. I'm just acknowledging what I am eating, that's all.
I never thought just writing it down mattered but a funny thing happened last night. I had my journal open and in front of me all night. I was thinking of getting a scoop of ice cream but decided I didn't want to write it down so instead of just giving up the journal I decided against the ice cream.
I think I'm in the lead.
Speaking of that, I joined Daily Mile. If you are on this site won't you add me =)
good job.
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Robin Reply:
October 7th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
@gemini, thanks =)
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This is exactly what I did in the beginning. I called it an emotions journal. I didn’t do it all the time, but it really helped me see where the emotional eating was coming in to play. And it was a lot!
Great job!
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Robin Reply:
October 7th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
@Diane Fit to the Finish, i feel good about it, i’m trying to just focus on minute by minute.
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I’ve had that exact feeling as of late. If it’s something i’ve always wanted then i should do at least one thing every day to move me that much closer to obtaining that goal =)
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Robin Reply:
October 7th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
@Krystal, that sounds like a good plan to me!
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Give yourself a break! If taking things one day at a time is taking it’s toll, focus on being good an hour at a time and build up from there. We’re only human, don’t beat yourself up!
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Robin Reply:
October 7th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
@Louisa, I actually thought I was being more optimistic in this post than as of late but then with everything I’m going through right now who knows how I am coming off. I am taking everything step by step, just focusing on the good from moment to moment.
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I would add you, but you beat me to it. I hope you find that site as good as I have.
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Robin Reply:
October 8th, 2009 at 7:50 am
@South Beach Steve, it’s very simple but also makes it really easy to give motivation and to find it, which I like. Now if I could just get rid of this cold thingy I could start getting back into it for real.
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Robin, this is exactly how I have felt… but on the up side I have also pulled the ice cream moment…. do I want to have to admit this? no, I guess I’ll grab some celery and eat till I’m full
as for the whoopie pies, they’re pretty good, but I think I like them because they were a childhood favorite… no other reason, as an adult they’re not quite the same:)
thanks for checking out my blog – I’ll keep in touch, I really enjoyed your comments – we’re hanging in there on the house.. it’ll come
thanks for the support
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Robin Reply:
October 8th, 2009 at 7:52 am
@my kashi diet, I was told that the 3 hardest moments in your life is getting married, buying a house and having a baby. I’ve done the first 2 and it’s VERY true. It’s worth it in the end, thanks for coming by!
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Robin 1, ice cream 0. Good for you!
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