It's a Brand New Week!

Here we are on Week 2, Day 1. It's a brand new week, so if last week didn't go too well, you have the pleasure of starting over again. I am doing quite well on the Diet Pepsi front. I had one 20-oz bottle Saturday and two today. But I am sucking down water like there's no tomorrow. I also managed to lay in a supply of yerba mate tea and started downing that today as well. I took a very hot walk on the beach...long enough to produce a sunburn. And if I sleep tonight, I may actually get my rear in gear and do the Death March in the morning. I need to deliberately walk a minimum of two miles per day above and beyond my normal routines in order to start losing weight with any continuity.

I also need to have more control over my craving for carbohydrates. I am completely addicted to Craisins, dried cranberries. I know they are loaded with antioxidants, but they are also loaded with sugar. They are only marginally less sweet than regular raisins. And if I could restrict myself to one serving, that would be great, but I can't seem to do that. So for the foreseeable future, they will not be allowed in my house. I am also no longer going to use Zone Bars as meal replacements. I tend to over do it with things that taste like candy. When the current supply is gone, no more Zone Bars.

And I will be trying a new-to-me technique to eliminate food cravings. It is called The Callahan Technique. I will report to you on how well it works. M.E.