Day One

That was yesterday or I should say it has been until yesterday. Yesterday I went to the dollar store with my daughter to buy some supplies for a project at school. While searching for the supply we had to check the books area (as a side note, dollar stores sell books that many people might find useful if not great for $1). Anyway, yesterday I've found a new diet book. I don't like the whole book because the diet itself is not healthy in my opinion but I like its psychological insight.

Nevertheless, I bought the book. I bought it because while skimming it a little at the store, I've realized that the problem with my weight was actually my relationship with the food. Add in the picture an irregular meal schedule; stress; lack of sleep; lack of professional satisfaction; my work involves long hours of sitting, etc and you have the almost perfect image of what I must feel. To have the perfect representation of my situation, I need to mention that: my body carried two babies, I have switched continents about six years ago (the differences between European and American foods impacted my body in a dramatic manner; I used to walk for hours in Europe, but changing the continents meant having to drive instead of walk), and my exercise schedule is as irregular as my meal schedule. These being said, the only detail left out is the total of my extra pounds (50). I have been trying to avoid weight gain; I have been trying to lose weight; I have been trying to live with myself like this sadly, nothing worked.

So, yesterday I've come up with a plan; a combination of ideas coming from my education; my extracurricular readings, my life experience, and the book I've bought yesterday.

Therefore, this is my plan:

- take a picture of myself; find an old picture of myself; create a collage; print the collage and post it inside the cabinets in the house. This should serve as a reminder of what I am and where I want to be;

- fight my sugar addiction;

- learn how to control my emotions without food;

- log what, how much, and when I eat so I can determine the best meal schedule;

- write how I feel before and after each meal;

- exercise daily between 7:00 and 8:00 am (indoors or outdoors).

As a side note, I should say that my food is mostly organic, about 80% are whole foods that I prepare at home; I am already eating large amounts of fruits and vegetables. Accordingly, I only have to watch the intake amounts.

The last thing to say is that I've ended the day with a 1.61 miles bike ride.

RODE 1.61 MI ON 8/29/15

DISTANCE

1.61mi

DURATION 

20:11

AVG SPEED 

4.8 mph