I powered down my computer, and went to bed a bit early, as I have to work in the morning. Then it hit me...crap I haven't made my post for the day. Not that it would really matter that much. I could probably have just posted in the morning (I think I did that once or twice already), but the daily post is becoming a ritual.
If I've learned anything from this process it's that rituals are a big help when it comes to the diet (just like they're a big danger when the diet starts). Having a diet ritual, whether it's the food you eat, the record you keep of it, or the exercise you do with it, helps keep you focused on the diet. It also helps you to keep thinking about the diet without obsessing over it. It's too easy to obsess over every tiny detail (did the mini-gingerbread cookie today add to many calories? oh god). Like with my weigh-in philosophy I'm trying to focus on the bigger picture, the general patterns of how I eat and how I exercise. This blog really helps me to track that.
Does that mean I don't obsess over the foods I eat, or wonder if I've lost weight in the last two days? Of course not, I'm only human and obsessing over that sort of stuff is natural. But posting here helps keep it focused on the long-term goal rather than the daily minutiae. Weird that a daily blog keeps me focused on the long-term, but it works for me, so who am I to question it.
Food today: breakfast sandwich with a little extra cheese (350 calories), turkey sandwich at lunch (500 calories), some min-gingerbread cookies and a fiber bar for snack (200 calories) and lasagna and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories). Exercise was a walk around downtown again (100 calories)
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2050
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1050
Total Points Earned: 67030
Points to go: 132970
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