Tuesday, October 06, 2009

quitting smoking is nothing

changing the way one eats is much harder. learning to eat healthy food is not as easy as it may seem and i am he person who loves veg and fruit! but once in a while a girl needs something sweet and there better be something healthy in the house to fill that urge otherwise the first naughty food item that comes in ones way will be gobbled up and then the vast feeling of guilt comes over. overwhelming any common sense there may be in that human body. why is it so hard? because it is a habit, breaking habits is harder than it seems, this is why we struggle to quit smoking or using sugar, it is a habit not a need.
no the time has come to complete my change. i have eliminated cigarettes, then i eliminated sugar (well, as much as it is humanly possible), now the time has for eating healthy. so far my attempts have paid off with a 5kg (10 pound) weight loss. just anther 13 kilos to go and i will be a very healthy human being, with muscles, layer of natural body fat and skin that fits around me, as i am working out. but no one said it is going to be easy.

4 comments:

Richard said...

Do you really feel guilty after indulging? I Don't. Maybe it would make it easier to diet if I did, but, so far I am having a pretty easy time of it. Mind you, this is because I have no source of income and can't very well go to Sofia and ask for money for junk food - so this impulse is firmly leashed.

On the other hand, I spend a good part of my day walking (which worries Sofia since I am not working on any projects), which takes my mind off food. Spending less time in fornt of the computer definitely cuts the nibbles down. In fact, I notice I nibble most when on the computer or watching TV. So minimizing exposure to triggers is important too.

I cut out sugar in tea over 20 years ago because I fouind myself not feeling afterwards. Of course, I can still easily eat a kilo of sweets - but I certainly notice the negative impact on my body. Instilling restraint is hard - it is so easy to go from 1 piece of chocolate to the whole box. Another problem is shopping economically (getting the best bang for the buck) for sweets - this is one place were indulgence size needs to rpioritized over value (because I am just going to eat it all at one sitting anyway).

CG said...

Oh yes I feel very very very guilty. That is the worst part. Diet unfortunately does not help, because then I feel bad and guilty all the time, as I let myself gain all that weight and now I have to starve myself to get rid of it.

I also find that I snack most when I have nothing to do, it is like if I am eating out of boredom. So I always try to keep myself busy. Also even though I am earning money I am trying to save some for the big move so that stops me from buying sweets a lot...

I think walking is a great idea as long as there is time in the day to do it...

I cut sugar out of my tea too and the same as you that does not stop me from pigging out with sweets. I think you are right with saving and sweets, it is the only occasion where buying less means saving more!

Richard said...

I Am blessed to have the time to walk. And being out of the house keeps me from getting bored and eating. Keeping away from the computer and TV helps.

CG said...

yes you are! I am hoping to do some hiking in the forest once I am home. Dogs would love that!

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