Checking In

I haven't gone away (much to the chagrin of many, I'm sure).

Just taking a break for a while. I didn't weigh in on Wednesday, but I'm happy to say I'm back on the proper nutrition plan.

I've just decided to take a couple of weeks away from the scales. I want to get my mind right again, focusing more on the proper eating habits.

As I'm sure you've noticed, when things go poorly I have a tendency to obsess. One bad meal becomes two. One bad day becomes two. And on and on.

A year-plus into the process I figured I'd have willpower the size of Gibraltar.

Instead, that part of the battle seems to be as tenuous as it was on Day One.

I guess that's why some say fighting a weight problem is akin to an alcohol or drug addiction. John even mentioned it in a reply to my last post. I never really believed that. In fact I thought people who said as much were being overly dramatic.

Shows what I know. Despite cracking triple digits in lost weight, I can't shake the habit of obsessing over each little setback. And with me, the obsession leads to bad decisions. And that leads to weight gain.

So, as mentioned I'm trying to refocus. Not worrying about the number of pounds for a couple of weeks, but paying more attention to the proper food intake and schedule.

It's worked so far. For the most part anyway. The last 2-3 days have been much, much better.

And so it goes. I've written it so often I should have it quick-keyed. But here it is again:

One meal at a time. One day at a time.

Ad infinitum.