Happy to be on a diet?
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Happy to be on a diet?
This morning, as I was filling a bowl with Cheerios and whole milk, I sighed and thought, "I'm so happy to be on this diet." And then I laughed, because I have never thought that before, and I've been on a LOT of diets. I may have been enthusiastic and fired up, and excited to think I was going to lose weight, but never happy or relieved. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I also realized last night that I need to get a life. A big, empty space is starting to appear that apparently has always been filled up with worry and guilt about eating. Honestly, it feels like there's more room in my brain.
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I know what you mean. It is sorta "freeing" to know that all you have to do is eat three normal meals, drink lots of water and exercise. DUH...Who knew?
I always got up in the mornings, started coffee - grabbed the box of Vanilla Wafers or some other "kinda good for me cookie" and ate about a dozen with my coffee - then maybe a cereal bar "kinda good for me" and more coffee, maybe a few animal crackers "good for me, got keep 'em around for the grandkids", a small glass of "good for me" 2pct milk, etc etc etc
Mind you, this is while I am playing around on the computer, checking email, etc. in the early morning - LONG before I eat my "good for me" breakfast.
I have been so "good", I need to lose 15 pounds.
I always got up in the mornings, started coffee - grabbed the box of Vanilla Wafers or some other "kinda good for me cookie" and ate about a dozen with my coffee - then maybe a cereal bar "kinda good for me" and more coffee, maybe a few animal crackers "good for me, got keep 'em around for the grandkids", a small glass of "good for me" 2pct milk, etc etc etc
Mind you, this is while I am playing around on the computer, checking email, etc. in the early morning - LONG before I eat my "good for me" breakfast.
I have been so "good", I need to lose 15 pounds.
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Ah, yes, computer-snacking. I realized as I read your post that, if I weren't NoSing right now, I'd be picking at (euphemism for eating cold straight out of the styrofoam container) my leftovers from the restaurant last night as I type this. I also just realized that my keyboard is going to stay a lot cleaner now, lol, without all the cookie crumbs, salsa, etc.StrawberryRoan wrote:...Mind you, this is while I am playing around on the computer, checking email, etc. in the early morning - LONG before I eat my "good for me" breakfast....
Re: Happy to be on a diet?
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I could have written your post.TunaFishKid wrote:This morning, as I was filling a bowl with Cheerios and whole milk, I sighed and thought, "I'm so happy to be on this diet." And then I laughed, because I have never thought that before, and I've been on a LOT of diets. I may have been enthusiastic and fired up, and excited to think I was going to lose weight, but never happy or relieved. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I also realized last night that I need to get a life. A big, empty space is starting to appear that apparently has always been filled up with worry and guilt about eating. Honestly, it feels like there's more room in my brain.
Another thing I've noticed is that I'm starting to achieve a more moderate mindset that I never achieved with any other diet. For example, yesterday was a red day for me, and normally when I used to fall of the wagon with other plans, I'd beat myself up and continue to pig out for a few days before I got so disgusted that I'd start back on. However, I realize that by focusing mainly on habits rather than numbers on a scale, that one red day among many green days isn't bad.
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When I had that same feeling of happiness that you describe a few weeks ago, I wondered whether I was happy because I found No-S, or whether I was able to find No-S and incorporate it into my life because I was in a happy stage.
But last night I was NOT happy (about my boss) and I was DISAPPOINTED (about my daughter's schoolwork) and I'm still HAPPY and just plain RELIEVED that I found no-S and that it's so easy.
Liz
But last night I was NOT happy (about my boss) and I was DISAPPOINTED (about my daughter's schoolwork) and I'm still HAPPY and just plain RELIEVED that I found no-S and that it's so easy.
Liz