I have made it 20 days without cheating ONCE, drinking a HALF GALLON of water EVERY day, and exercising about 5 days a week. Enjoying my nordic poles. Had to splurge and get new sneakers and orthotics - feet hurting too much.
My sister-in-law is on the same warpath, struggling to beat the same enemy. Her daily battle gives me inspiration. Certainly no one in THIS house can relate in any way to what I am going through. It is hard to be alone in this fight. Knowing someone else is trying too makes it somehow easier and gives me more willpower to do it. Of course, she isn't hungry. I am hungry much of the time. I just think some people are that way. I eat high fiber, drink the water, etc., but it doesn't work. My mom says my dad was hungry all the time he dieted, which was for the last 20 plus years of his life. So maybe it's a gene. Anyway, the hunger makes this miserable.
And when I'm not hungry, I feel deprived. Don't get me wrong - I actually LOVE a plate of roasted veggies and turkey...or spicy black bean soup. My foods are delicious. Believe me, if I'm going to eat some calories, they better be good!!! So, it's not that the foods aren't good. It's just that they are not what I really want.
But what I really want will not leave me filled (as in full).
It's just that what I actually get to eat doesn't leave me fulfilled.
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