Day 43

There's a big difference between "tastes good" and "tastes good enough". I think that's where many people encounter problems in the post-diet period. It's very rare to find anything "fat free" or "calorie reduced" that is as tasty as the original version (although I find diet pop an exception). When given the choice of eating something purely for the flavour, most people would go with the full calorie version every time. Everything's different when dieting. When you're dieting, you are sooooo happy to have something even remotely tasty that you'll gladly take the low cal version rather than do without. A piece of fat-free cheese is still cheese, so it will do. When that magic time comes that you've graduated from 'having to eat the low cal stuff' to 'having the option to choose either low cal or high flavour yet more fattening stuff', try and remember those fat days when you wondered why there was a kind of exploding sound every time you unbuttoned your jeans, and choose the low cal option at least some of the time.

Day 43
Current Weight: 190
Weight Lost To Date: 16

Well, I don't want to jinx myself, but I'm clearly on the brink of a new milestone.... the 180-somethings! I'm also on the brink of a much more exciting milestone....the "Have you lost weight?" comments! BC said it in a recent comment on this blog. My wife says it when she hugs me. It's starting to show, and it feels GREAT! The best form of encouragement is positive reinforcement, so when it comes genuinely, it puts fuel in the tank for the next stretch. Thanks to my support team!

Feeling a bit under-exercised during the holiday season, I was back on the bike this morning and set a new PB (that's hip talk for "Personal Best". You're welcome.) I've never been an outdoor biking kind of person, but riding the stationary bike in front of the television seems to work wonders for me. I can get lost in the program while the miles roll by, or I can close my eyes and gun it during the commercials without fear of hitting a wayward skateboarder or the back bumper of a not-gunning-it-as-fast-as-me Ferrari. And best of all, when I get too tired to continue, I'm already home!

Don