I've been surprised, you know. The maintenance plan is a 1,300 to 1,500 diet and I haven't felt deprived. I've felt full most of the time. I've had a few times I've had a craving, but it's been pretty manageable - AND I've continued to loose a pound or two each week. Wow! Hard to believe. In the next couple of weeks, the dietitian will give us a calorie 'prescription' to meet our weight goals. Many folks in the group want to loose quite a few more pounds, but for me I'll be wanting to pretty much maintain my weight 'as is'. It will be interesting to see what that 'prescription' will look like.
Last week was interesting. I had mentioned my struggle with ice cream. Ryan asked me to conduct an experiment - I had to buy some ice cream, serve up 1/2 cup and enjoy it mindfully. Well, I went to the store and bought the smallest container I could find (it just happened to be Haagen Dazs, which Sue tends to enjoy). On date night, we enjoyed this little treat - mindful eating and all. You know, it was Ok. Whereas in the past, I'd have served up a 1 1/2 cup cereal bowl, then gone back for at least one more bowl, instead I was satisfied with just that 1/2 cup. Normally I'd have gone back for more ice cream night after night until it was all gone (thus the smallest pint sized container - just in case), but this time I was Ok. A week later and I'd forgotten it was even in the freezer. Excellent. The next question is how often, and I haven't got that figured out yet. More to follow.
It is a weird thing seeing photos or videos of myself or even looking in the mirror. It's kind of like 'who is this guy?' Not a bad thing, just kind of an odd experience. There's this kind of reconciliation going on where I am coming to terms with this 'new me.'
Today in group we'll be talking about how to deal with restaurant eating. That should be interesting.
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