time to re-assess

Jul 24, 2012

So many changes in really a little bit of time.  I mean time is really relative in the scheme of things, right? When you focus on this or that instead of the other, you can lose track of where you are.  I think I've done that a bit.  I thought I'd not be able to slide back into pre-surgery habits and I see that I was laboring under some kind of delusion.  Now I find myself taking stock of where I am and preparing to get back on track.

Bread--a lifelong pleasure really has no place in my diet.  Just today I got the image of bread as a hypnotizer. You eat it (in whatever form) and you become oblivious to your body.  I've decided it put me in a spell so that I do not notice what I am eating, or not eating. I snapped to recently and I see that I need to let it go in order to take the reins of my weight loss firmly in my hands. So, without wanting to be dramatic I plan to begin letting it go.  By bread--we've had so many good years together. But now I must give my heart to a healthier way of being in the world. I'm not growing (in the right direction) with you, so for now, let us part ways amicably. No tempting me with delicious sandwiches, or pizza. In fact, I'm toying with the idea of giving up most grains, too.  Of course, this will take more planning, thought and effort.  I don't want to overwhelm myself with change, especially when I still have a lot of change going on in others areas of my life.

If there are any folks out there grappling witih this area of your healthy lifestyle plan, let me know how you do it. I can use all the help I can get!  Meanwhile...

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