The Little Engine That Could said something like, “I THINK I can, I THINK I can,” enabling him to get to the top of the mountain. I’m feeling cautiously confident that MAYBE I’ve broken through the plateau from Hell I’ve been on for a couple of months now.
The chat counselor was helpful, looking at my NuMi log. She said, (I’m paraphrasing and putting a bit of my own spin on what she actually said) –
- It didn’t look like I was eating enough (I had skipped the Powerfuel serving at breakfasts, for example)
- My snacks didn’t have enough calories many times, giving my body the message that it “needed to store fat for the winter”
- It might be a good idea to switch lunches and dinners – giving me ‘heavier meals with slightly more calories earlier in the day
I did these, and they helped a bit, but didn’t actually impress the scales or the tape measure much.
The message I’ve gotten is that I need to shake things up some, since doing the same thing each day expecting different results is stupid.
I’m changing WHAT I’m eating for snacks, thinking that the variety will cause my body to take notice, rather than acting like a slug. I’m doing my yoga each day, but I’m also changing some of what I’m doing for exercise, thinking that will also get my body’s attention for the better.
I started these changes 3 days ago and I’ve lost weight the past two days. It’s early to think I’ve found the answer, but at least it seems to be PART of the answer for me. I’ve been old and sedentary for a long time. I’m still old (and hopefully getting older!) but I CAN do something about shaking things up and moving more effectively.
“I THINK I Can….”
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