Trying to unstall

[muck_a_luck]

I totally stalled out on weight loss after I lot my Lenten motivation. I haven't gained much back, whichc is great, but the goal is still 10-20 pounds away, dependingon how accurate teh office scale is (and I now have reason to believe it is about 7 pounds light, dammit.)

I am again trying to mentally convert calories into weight. That's sort of the trick. If food is something yummy, I want it right now. If food represents extra energy my body does not need and weight to be lost, I don't desire it as much, or I have an easier time ignoring my snacking urges and my sweet tooth. (All within reason of course! For everyone out there who will immediately have some sort of kneejerk reaction to this and think I'm going to develop an eating disorder. ANd yes, that IS the reason I left daily_exercise, why do you ask.) Anyway, having some success today. Hoping I can get some momentum rolling this week that will carry me through the weekend. Weekends kill for diets. *sigh*

That's the essence of willpower, of course, denying the immediate for the long term. Substituting the gratification of the short term goal for the fulfillment of the long term goal.

Too bad it's so hard to do!

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[princessofgeeks]

right there with you. am recommitting and recommitting and recommitting. i too need to lose about 17 pounds and am pretty stuck right now.

sigh. it's a process. and aging makes it that much harder.