I need a good solid layout so I don't freak out and eat everything/anything. I've realised I probably need to start thinking of this as more of a lifestyle change than a 'diet', as the word diet seems to send me into a state of panic. I need to find something sustainable that I can settle into and follow, and that might take a while so I have to be patient. It's been a while since I successfully restricted, but I have faith that once I'm over the 'three-day hump', I can do it.
Money is also really tight for me at the moment, as I've mentioned, so I need to be frugal with my food choices. I'm also considering giving up caffeine and nicotine for a while after tomorrow (party), to cleanse out my system and reset everything. So it won't just be saying no to bad food habits, it'll be saying no to smoking and drinking diet coke/coffee... hopefully they'll all tie in together and it'll be easier to say no to overeating (and easier to save money). My new plan is going to consist of a piece of fruit, maybe a low-fat yogurt or cheese and salad for lunch. Dinner will be simple, either a small portion of what's being cooked, or some cucumber sticks with fat free Caesar dressing. This might change once I settle into eating this way, but I'm sticking to a few definite rules:
-8 glasses of water a day
-Don't eat after 6pm
-Herbal tea and vitamins for breakfast
-No snacking besides gum
I'm also going to keep up the exercise and try really hard to control myself after I've worked out. It's easy to simply make some toast and butter when I'm being lazy but it's difficult to compensate for those choices later.
I just have to try to gear myself back into that mindset wherein food is unimportant, just a mechanical thing you do a few times a day. I pin so many emotions on food and use it for a whole host of reasons - whether I'm happy, sad, anxious or celebrating, I'll eat. That has to stop. Weighed 156.6 this morning and hoping for 156.0 tomorrow.
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