Dear Diary,

Happy first day of 2023. 

My resolution is to be a better eater. I already eat mostly whole, clean foods. I portion my meals although some portions are greater than others and I am learning to balance my plate. 

When I weighed in yesterday morning, I documented a 2.3 pound weight gain from January 1, 2022. That didn't look so bad, then I calculated some numbers; 222 to 215 in March, yesterday I was 225. I lost 7 then gained 10. That's not good at all. I haven't been below 200 since 2003.

I've contemplated intermittent fasting- IF- to add to my arsenal. My natural pattern is a 12/12; the kitchen opens around around 9 and closes between 7-8. On gym days I skip breakfast as I can't exercise on food. That gives me a doable 14/10. Today I read an article on IF the Mayo Clinic  Health System website then clicked on the bait to another and saw my eating doppelganger. For those of you interested 

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/keep-track-of-bite-lick-and-taste-calories

I have been an honest tracker, going back to my days on 'ediet' and 'Spark People'. I use Cronometer and I'm hit/miss with tracking. It is glaringly obvious when I document every morsel I've consumed that I overeat. The above article is me. THAT'S the me I need to change.

So, here I am. Back on the wagon, again. Back to weighing and measuring, which I found keeps me in line, again. Pulling up my big girl pants, again. Trying to shorten my eating window. Missing SP and hoping I find a bit of that here over time. 

Meanwhile, I will not run my finger along the knife to clean the mayo off and then lick my finger. I will not eat the 'broken' bits of cheese in the deli-slice container when I make a sandwich. I will not have 'just one' Triscuit, or cheese curl, or cashew, or anything else when my honey has his snacks. One more spoonful. Another of that or two of those on my salad. On and on and on.


Comments

  1. BarbJanuary 1, 2023 at 11:09 AM

    OH heavens. I can identify with some of those habits, too. Tackling them one by one.

    HUGS and good luck to you.

    barb
    1crazydog

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  2. OneKidsMomJanuary 1, 2023 at 11:59 AM

    Easy to do (have those extra "this doesn't count" bites)! And I'm about to close my eating window for today, as I read and write this, and sip my treat of a mug of biocoffee. Ahhh! Simple. From now 'til breakfast, the answer is "no".

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  3. MorticiaAddamsJanuary 7, 2023 at 10:59 AM

    I do I.F. and eat 2 meals a day but then I end up needing snacks as my blood sugar won't hold. I weigh and measure everything and track it. I start eating at noon. Would like to stop at 8pm but I don't. I go to bed at 11 or 12, whenever Benny will allow me to. He is a night owl.

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