Updates

It's been nearly a month since my last update and I have some good news to report on my "last diet journey." I've lost 8.2 pounds. I've been combining weight watchers points system with choosing whole foods about 85% of the time. For the last few years I've honestly felt like it won't work for me. I've tried all sorts of things and been fairly unsuccessful but I am feeling like it is possible again.

So what am I doing differently? I think it's the little self talk moments where I have been succeeding lately. I ask myself questions before eating. Questions like, is my body hungry? If the answer is no I say it out loud. "I am not hungry." "My body doesn't need food right now." "I don't need to eat." When I want to eat anyway I have been grabbing carrots. Crunchy carrots have been feeding the need to feed when I'm not hungry. I know from experience there will come a time when carrots won't be enough but for today I am grateful for the crunchy snacks.