May 23, 2013

Day 7 of Phase One......so I weighed today just for kicks to see what a solid week of being "ON" would translate to...and was amazed to see "303" which is 13 pounds less than last Thursday. Really amazing, although I know it isn't "real", a good part of it is...and I've proven to myself that if I stick to something 100% it will work. And, to be honest, that's really what I wanted to see happen..

Dr. Phil today popped out a couple of comments that were "Aha" moments. He was working with a mother/son and their dysfunctional relationship...at one point, he told them they have to hit the RESET button...which just hit a chord with me....It struck me that for too many years, I have been hitting the "REWIND" button. I have spent too much time beating myself up for my diet failures.....I lost 150 lbs on Optifast in my late twenties....but failed at keeping it off....then had gastric bypass and failed to lose as much as I should have....it's so easy for me to slip into the self blaming game....I always get myself out of by telling myself "the past it done" but it creeps in there anyway....so, I love the idea of hitting a "RESET" button whenever I find myself starting to slip into that "rewinding the past" mode....

Then, he told them "You will never solve today's problems by using the kind of thinking that got you into those problems"....Bingo on that....definitely need to change the thinking and believe that I can be successful instead of getting into a downward self critical spiral....

So. luckily, the first week for me has been easy. I haven't been hungry and have had a quiet week where I've been able to pretty much stay home and away from the temptations that are out in the world. It's been a good week for building a foundation and proving to myself that I can do it....now just gotta keep the momentum going....