self-intervention
It's not a diet. It's a change of lifestyle.
If I think of it that way, I think I can be more serious about continuing and sticking with it.
I don't want to diet. I don't want to eat healthy until I reach a goal and then fall back into old habits, or feel like I'm denying myself food that I want, or cheating if I go out to dinner or have a soda at work.
I also don't want to have to micromanage my days. I don't want to live by numbers - counting calories or carbs until my head explodes. I don't want to obsess over portions and servings and calories and carbs and sugars and so on.
I want to live healthier, and by extension be healthier. I do want to lose weight, but I don't want obsess over how much weight I'm losing over how much time. I have a goal, but I'd rather be healthy and lose weight at a rate that is not detrimental to my body than lose the weight I want to quickly.
I know how to do all of these things, but for years I've put off doing them. But not anymore. I need to do this, because I've rapidly become the one thing that I said I'd never be - grossly overweight. It's affecting more than just my ability to wear cute clothes. It's affecting my health - my sleep, my stamina, my strength, my face...and more. And if I don't change this now, I may never change.
So that's the goal. We'll see how successful I can be. The winter/holiday season probably isn't the best time to start this - but if I can do it successfully then maybe I really can change my life.
If I think of it that way, I think I can be more serious about continuing and sticking with it.
I don't want to diet. I don't want to eat healthy until I reach a goal and then fall back into old habits, or feel like I'm denying myself food that I want, or cheating if I go out to dinner or have a soda at work.
I also don't want to have to micromanage my days. I don't want to live by numbers - counting calories or carbs until my head explodes. I don't want to obsess over portions and servings and calories and carbs and sugars and so on.
I want to live healthier, and by extension be healthier. I do want to lose weight, but I don't want obsess over how much weight I'm losing over how much time. I have a goal, but I'd rather be healthy and lose weight at a rate that is not detrimental to my body than lose the weight I want to quickly.
I know how to do all of these things, but for years I've put off doing them. But not anymore. I need to do this, because I've rapidly become the one thing that I said I'd never be - grossly overweight. It's affecting more than just my ability to wear cute clothes. It's affecting my health - my sleep, my stamina, my strength, my face...and more. And if I don't change this now, I may never change.
So that's the goal. We'll see how successful I can be. The winter/holiday season probably isn't the best time to start this - but if I can do it successfully then maybe I really can change my life.