Calorie Restriction
I am finding it difficult to get back to good CR. I know how it makes me feel, wonderful, and know how to do it, easy, so why can’t I?
I have successfully stopped doing destructive things to my body in the past so I know I can do this. I have stopped smoking, stopped drinking to much wine, stopped eating chips, drinking diet soda and lots of other crazy things. So I know I can do this.
I have decided to count my calories and track my nutrients faithfully for one week to see if I can do it again. Since I enjoyed it so much when I was doing it I hope I feel the same again. Since I don’t do great being hungry for any length of time the plan is to eat my maintenance calories and gradually get myself down to 15% less than that. One day or week at a time. Once I get there I should have no problem staying there. I did it before and feel confident I can do it again.
I remember when I started eating more calories, it was so stupid of me to do that. I read a darn book about metabolism and I thought I needed to fix mine. The idea was to eat more food more often. So I tried it. It was even hard to eat more food for me but I sure did manage. I managed to good. One lousy carb led to others until I just can’t get off the crappy things. I have a bottomless pit, I sure miss that wonderful full feeling I used to get on CR. I remember that too.
So here it is fruit season again and I am really hitting the farms buying wonderful cherries, strawberries, blackberries, apricots, peaches, all the good stuff. Wish I could eat just one. The farms are off limits for me now. I need to lose 15 to 20 pounds. That is far to much weight to gain in one year. I am still lighter by 80 pounds but sure don’t feel it right now.
I am looking forward to tomorrow.
I have a new hair style and color. I love the color but don’t love the style. It just has to be short for me. The darn Greek keeps telling me to let it grow, what the heck does he know anyway.