Phase One, back on the wagon

I am back on phase 1 of SBD after a couple months of weak stick-toitiveness
and major rationalization and cheating. I gained about 5 pounds back but it
feels like 20 cause it's sitting on my waist. Starting today I am cutting
out everything but caffeine--there are some things you just can't live
without.

This time I am determined to not start cheating after the first bout of
significant weight loss-I get overconfident in my loss and start adding bad
things back too quickly. So that is my goal--to not rationalize cheating
because "I lost X amount of weight so I can afford this cake, blah blah
blah."

Okay--I can do this!

(started Oct 2003, 5'3", 159/149/130) lowest weight, 143 in November 03

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I am back on phase 1 of SBD after a couple months of weak stick-toitiveness
and major rationalization and cheating. I gained about 5 pounds back but it
feels like 20 cause it's sitting on my waist. Starting today I am cutting
out everything but caffeine--there are some things you just can't live
without.

This time I am determined to not start cheating after the first bout of
significant weight loss-I get overconfident in my loss and start adding bad
things back too quickly. So that is my goal--to not rationalize cheating
because "I lost X amount of weight so I can afford this cake, blah blah
blah."


Wow. I could have written this post word for word.

Last night I had a long talk with myself and decided it's time to stop
screwing around. I signed a "contract with myself" wherein I pledged to:
1. Take a minimum of two thirty-minute walks daily
2. Get back on program and stay there.

I started my day this morning with a walk to Chinatown (it's about a mile
away), stocked up on all my vegetables, and am back on Phase 1 as of
today.

Good luck Elizabeth. I, too, can do this. I *will* do this!
--
Donna Rose
A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are