Looking in the mirror has always been problematic for me. I have never felt that I like myself or that I look good enough. When I began the FT I literally forced myself to look in the mirror. Not that it was easy, because I had convinced myself for such a long time that I was not fat, that I looked passable. It was hard to honestly look, but so worth it, because once I looked, I really SAW.
And today I really SAW. Once again.
Once you see the problem, once you admit it, then you can begin to SOLVE it. Since then, the mirror has been my scale. I have made myself look, and photograph too, so I can look again if need be.
For me at the moment the solution will be two fold. First, get back to the FT basics that fell a bit by the wayside as I struggled through the holidays. It doesn't take much to get off track, which is of course the major disadvantage of this way of eating. You have to keep going, on the straight and narrow, at least 80 percent of the time.
If not, the belly returns, slow but steady. Go over that 100 carb limit, and what Mark calls slow and insidious weight gain will be your reward. All I can say is, he is right.
So back to basics once again. My second solution involves tight pants. Tight pants keep you honest, and remind you every minute you wear them to be vigilant. So, tight pants it is.
All my size 8 skinny jeans still fit just fine, and I want them to stay that way.
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