So a friend made a comment the other day that I thought was kind of interesting. According to him I've actually been a lot happier over the last few months on this diet than I had been before. Obviously that's just his impression of me, but it did get me thinking a bit. Initially I laughed it off, because it seemed kind of silly. While I've changed my eating and exercise habits, my basic personality hasn't changed obviously.
What I did realize though is that I have generally become a lot more active, people in general have been complimentary, and above all else I have had a steady series of accomplishments on the diet. If those aren't recipes for being happier, I don't know what is. I can point to a few other life changes as well, of course. I'm doing well at work, living on my own for the first time in a few years, and otherwise have seen some unrelated positive changes in my life. But I wouldn't be surprised to discover that the diet, and more importantly the success of the diet, is carrying positive changes over to the rest of my life. Pollyanna-ish, sure, but plausible.
Gave myself a night off from exercise tonight though, and ate a little more than necessary: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), granola bar and some chips as snacks (200 calories), steak and french fries for dinner (1200 calories). Exercise was just a lunchtime walk (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2200
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 900
Total Points Earned: 187745
Points to go: 12255
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