Made it through day 2 and half of day 3. No major cravings, and only a minor headache last night, though that could be due to a number if ither factors like my chest cold, going to bed too late, or not eating enough (unintentionally). I'm a little fog brained but again all of that could be attributable to the aforementioned factors.
Two eating notes:
1. Ate a turkey burger slider with two small portobello mushroom caps as "buns" ... Uh YUM!! Slippery and messy but utterly delicious. Used the free Northwoods Penzeys spice sample to season the turkey. It was wonderful. Should have made two.
2. This morning I had not one but two cups of black decaf coffee and it didn't suck at all. Didn't see that coming. While not really a habitual coffee drinker, I listened to a Podcast this morning on the science of comfort and it talked about warm beverages putting one into a more benevolent mood. Figured it was worth a try.
I do keep reminding myself of four key points.
1. This isn't hard. Fighting cancer and losing loved ones are hard. Not eating bread or drinking milk isn't hard.
2. If I don't drink that milk or eat that bread today, my life will go on and tomorrow I'll have forgotten about it. I've realized that eating happens only in the present. Looking back on today from tomorrow, it won't make a squadoosh of difference (mentally) what I ate today. It's gone from memory. The flavors and tastes and sensations are forgotten in the past. However the physical effects linger for better or for worse.
3. I can stop whenever I want. No need to panic about the rest of my life or food (sweets) I haven't eaten. If I change my mind, I can bake and eat a cheesecake anytime I like. It comes with consequences felt immediately only by me, but nobody and nothing is stopping me but me.
4. Keep it to micro goals that can be achieved easily and painlessly. Rich signed us up and paid for a cruise in January. While I'd love to look and feel great heading into that, I also need to focus on this one day, hour, moment. Big goals overlaid by tiny micro goals. That will get me where I need to be.
As Melissaism says, one day, one hour, one minute at a time. One by one, it all gets done.
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