Since I last wrote here, I have been to McDonald's, been in the Terrigal sweet shop, watched the Wilons eat fish and chips, been to a bbq with fantastic home-made burgers and loads of chips and dips (and an outstanding chocolate cake and a pavlova for dessert), observed a quality RSL dinner and lunch at a great beachside cafe. And not once did I reach for a single chip, a nibble of steak, a taste of pav or a bite of a crouton. It's been absolutely amazing how easy it has been to resist temptation on this diet. I know it's still early days (although I am a quarter of the way through already), but it has truly been easy to resist the kinds of things that I love. This is partly to do with the fact that I know myself, and recognise that if I just have a "nibble" of that chip, it will be the whole bowl before I know it. It's so much easier just to say no and kind of "erase" these things from my field of vision than to try and rationalise these things away. That's quite an empowering feeling, actually.
I need to be careful of that feeling, though, because an unintended consequence of socialising on this diet is that I don't always get the time I need to finish each meal (drinking 800mL of a solid fruit/vegie smoothie can take me up to 2-3 hours overall), and so I don't get through enough calories. I have even skipped meals because it's been easier than setting the whole thing in process. In addition, I haven't drunk nearly as much water as usual. This has meant that tonight, after three days of eating 1-2 low calorie density meals a day, I sometimes get headspins or coloured spots when getting up from a reclining or seated position and when I went for an evening stroll my legs were feeling quite leaden. So while I hardly feel that I am a strong candidate for an eating disorder, I also know that I need to listen carefully to my self-talk and the messages I am giving myself about my calorie intake. I also need to get back into eating three meals a day so that I am getting the broad range of nutrients my body needs. If I plan on going to the Wilsons' for a long weekend, I will need to ensure that my day will allow me to eat slowly and over a long period of time so that I am getting all the calories and nutrients I should be.
Tomorrow will provide me with weight and body-fat measures since Friday, so we'll see what's been going on there. My pants are definitely slightly looser, though.
Current feeling: Strong mentally, slightly weak physically
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