Inch by Inch
08-12-06, 08:23 PM
Ok, I'm 42 years old and I've never in my life have I ever started a journal/diary. But, I guess its about time. I've always heard that keeping a journal will sometimes help you sort thru different emotions and get you thru the difficult times...as well as other people of course. On second thought, if it doesn't, I think it will be nice to talk with others about similar things that are going on in our lives including our dieting.
I had actually started on my diet almost two weeks ago, but I got called out of town and that kinda threw me off (I know it's an excuse) but my weight did remain the same so here I go again with it all....Monday :o you know how that goes!!!
One of the things I don't understand is when I first started dieting almost 3 years ago, I had all the will power in the world, I ate right, I exercised, I lifted weights 6 days a week and the pounds melted off at a tremendous rate and I almost never was tempted....even with a brownie which was my ultimate weakness. Well, I continued loosing the weight until I got to 156 and then I began to travel and that's when the pounds started coming back quickly, I was more involved in the job than in my health and not really paying close attention to what I was eating because I believe I had become to confident in getting any weight off I had gained. But, I'm not traveling anymore and If I do travel it will only be 3 or 4 times a year, so I have no excuse from this point to start getting back into shape again. But I'm disappointed I don't have that drive I used to, because it came so easily to me but maybe through my journaling I may one day make a connection as to why things are so different now.
Today, I've been busy around the house. Cleaning my sons closet took a good 3 hours just sorting thru toys, can you believe that? and then just doing things here and there have kept me pretty busy. But, I have enjoyed the day. I have to go for now, but maybe I'll get on later a write a little bit more.
I had actually started on my diet almost two weeks ago, but I got called out of town and that kinda threw me off (I know it's an excuse) but my weight did remain the same so here I go again with it all....Monday :o you know how that goes!!!
One of the things I don't understand is when I first started dieting almost 3 years ago, I had all the will power in the world, I ate right, I exercised, I lifted weights 6 days a week and the pounds melted off at a tremendous rate and I almost never was tempted....even with a brownie which was my ultimate weakness. Well, I continued loosing the weight until I got to 156 and then I began to travel and that's when the pounds started coming back quickly, I was more involved in the job than in my health and not really paying close attention to what I was eating because I believe I had become to confident in getting any weight off I had gained. But, I'm not traveling anymore and If I do travel it will only be 3 or 4 times a year, so I have no excuse from this point to start getting back into shape again. But I'm disappointed I don't have that drive I used to, because it came so easily to me but maybe through my journaling I may one day make a connection as to why things are so different now.
Today, I've been busy around the house. Cleaning my sons closet took a good 3 hours just sorting thru toys, can you believe that? and then just doing things here and there have kept me pretty busy. But, I have enjoyed the day. I have to go for now, but maybe I'll get on later a write a little bit more.