Overhaul 2015

I've got to stop the mindset of "all or nothing".  Especially when it comes to my body and losing weight.  Every weekend, I think "I'll start my diet on Monday" so I binge.  Instead, I should just think-I'll have this doughnut but that is my one slip today.  I am going to try to start the 17 day diet again today.  I think that I'll be okay and if I slip up, I won't throw in the towel and binge.  I'll try to get back on track the very next minute.  Because this other mindset is costing me dearly in the gaining weight department.  I'm at 195 and I've got 200 in my scopes.  I've got to change the way that I think about food and eating.  My grandmother enjoyed cooking but she cooked for others.  She didn't eat huge portions and I so need to do that.   In fact Rob Brezny's post said it best

The average serving of pasta on a typical American's plate is almost 480 percent bigger than what's recommended as a healthy portion. So says a research paper titled "The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the U.S. Obesity Epidemic," by Lisa R. Young and Marion Nestle. Muffins are 333 percent larger than they need to be, the authors say, and steaks are 224 percent excessive. Don't get caught up in this trend, Libra. Get what you need, but not way, way more than what you need. For that matter, be judicious in your approach to all of life's necessities. The coming phase is a time when you will thrive by applying the Goldilocks principle: neither too much nor too little, but just right.

Another good quote:  One old wive's test: If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you're not hungry Food is a costly antidepressant.


Prayer for Today:

Dear Lord, if my life isn't going to be easy, then please give me the strength to handle it. That means please help me to become healthy and strong.  Please help with perseverance and consistency.  Help me not to fall back into my old ways but stick to my new ones."  I feel like this is a fairly humble prayer.  I'm not asking for money or luck, just strength to change my habits that are giving me bad luck.