Just wanted to update all of you. The workout & diet routine is going very well. I have to keep telling myself it's definitely a "push and pull" experience. Trying to find the best balance in diet as well as keeping physically active is difficult. Discovering a good fit is still a work in progress but I feel like I have overcome some hurdles.
I've created a short question / answer flow sheet, I try to utilize, every time I get hungry. Being an emotional eater, I felt this was very important to analyze my hunger, rather than just try to subdue it. I think this tends to be another aspect of my obsessive personality, but we will not address that now, besides do you really want to hear all about MY problems. :) So here is my Hunger Algorithm.
#1. Is my hunger physical or emotional?
a. When did I eat last?
b. Identify emotion - bored, tired, anxious, upset?
c. If it has been more than 3hours without eating, plus I am not experiencing eating related emotions, I can have a light, healthy snack.
#2. If hunger is based on my current emotion, then consider alternative coping mechanism.
#3. Drink a bottle of water.
#4. Find an activity or project that is "hands - on". Keeping my hands busy, keeps them from putting food into my mouth.
#5. Chew some gum.
#6. Talk a walk, play with kids, GET ACTIVE.
#7. Call a friend.
#8. Review my top ten reasons why I want to loose weight.
#9. Reassure myself, that being hungry will not kill me. I will not die from hunger. And if I can make it through 10 minutes of a hunger pang, it will typically pass.
#10. Go back to #1.
I'm not going to lie, there have been times already I absolutely do not want to go through these ten steps, BUT if I do them, 9 times out of 10, they work. And sheesh that's 9 too many food items I didn't consume. So yea! Hope this maybe helps some of you who are also trying to battle the bulge!
Later friends!
1 comment:
My favorite thing is drinking a bottle of water or chewing gum!!! Gets your mike d right off of food. :). Keep up the good work!!
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