Wow - it's been a crazy busy week but a good one. I have worked much of the week and taught a yoga class yesterday. Then we went out and tried something fun and new - snowshoeing!!! It was AMAZING! Just like hiking in the snow. Can't wait to go again - it was just plain fun. :)
I spent the week really thinking about eating only when I was hungry and, with just a few exceptions, I did really great! I haven't weighed myself - I will, but am not sure when. I know the weight will come off as I pay attention to my hunger and fullness as I eat...
This week, my goal is to eat only to a fullness level of an 8. Comfortable - definitely full, but not stuffed. I know from occassional past experience that once I get past the inital feelings of fear and discomfort when I don't have a full belly, I actually find that I really like that light feeling I have when I'm not overeating and feeling big and bloated all the time.
I spent some time thinking about some things this week - not dwelling, but just thinking about some stuff. I remember when I was a young girl, maybe 11 or 12 and my grandfather (my dad's father) told me my outfit didn't look good on me because I was too fat. I called my mom crying. Then not long after that, my step father calling me Crisco - fat in the can. Nice, right? Nope. And let me tell you - I was not even close to fat! I was, even before I reached my full height of 5' 10", taller than most all girls my age, so I was bigger, for sure, but by no means was I fat! Why did these people think it was okay to tell say things like this about me? I'll tell you that I am sure now that this was the beginning of my body image issues. It is so sad because I wasn't even fat, they just made me think I was, and I believed them.
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