Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Thanks Liz- Im hopeful but will see how it all pans out.

Oops! Forgot to press submit and this post has been sitting here for quite a while unsent!

Happy Tuesday! I've already groomed my brother's dog and am taking a break before gettin on with my daily chores.

Ron is sick. He feels "like crap". Nausea and flu-ish. Time to pull out a covid test to be on the safe side. Ugh.... Not what I need the last weeks of summer. Hopefully, it is a 24-48 virus and will pass quickly. My BFF with whom I went to Disneyland is still dealing with the post covid lethargy.

Yesterday I sure had cravings for carbs! Not sure why, but I did. I partook to a degree, but nothing like in the past. Weight held.

Bonnie's post in TT about Habit Drift was an interesting thought trigger. I was more intrigued by what causes the habit drift, rather than recommitting to a fallen habit. I am wondering if habit drift happens when a habit is unsustainable for a particular person. I know there have been habits I have tried to adopt that were not sustainable for me. Things that have been easier to maintain (e.g. eating the veggies on my plate first vs. eating protein first) are still habits I follow. Trying to develop habits that limit me emotionally or trigger my eating disorder has never worked for me. An example is that I have never ever felt satisfied doing a weigh****chers diet because protein is too limited for my individual needs. I always felt cheated of meat. I also think that coming of age in the 1980s for someone like me with an unidentified eating disorder was unfortunate. 80s thinking about weight loss, obesity and macro/micro nutrients is so antiquated and scientifically incorrect. It is unsurprising to me that many, many people in my age range are so messed up around eating, food and body image.

Hope everyone has the tantalizing Tuesday she/he desires.

Weigh****chers has changed a lot - you are steered toward lean protein and good vegetables because they are mostly "free" (no points).

Greetings all

Sunny but windy here today. I delivered payroll early and then on to scrabble where I sucked. Lost all three games. No excuses. After that more errands taking stuff to the thrift store, taking a dog pen to loan to a friend and finally quick trip to the store for a few things including a deli sandwich . Home for a bit and then another errand to the gallery. Busy day for me. DH got more boxes moved so we have about half the crap out of here but it's on going.

Yep BB's comments on habit drift were interesting. It's a good description. Going from "I never eat chips " oh maybe just a couple" to "oh what the hell". But at least I could only do half the sandwich. Wondering if there is a way to habit drift back to where I was. Somehow I think it's like floating upstream vs downstream. A law of nature.

Liz hope you are well soon. And Peps hope Ron gets better and does not have covid. Not fun.

Shirley congrats on the new job. I am sure you will do great and if your old boss is a poop, so be it.

CC yikes that lightning picture from your house camera! I expected to see a frankenstein on a table! Enjoy the cool in Michigan.

We continues watching A Small Light last night. Still very good.

Cheers all. Diane S