Many, many years ago, I remember my parents went on a diet that always made sense to me. The underlying idea was that you were really, really good on Monday and Tuesday, reasonably good on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and then one day a week you had a day off your diet. That sounded like something I could stick to, because it meant that I never, ever completely denied myself anything forever. And that’s sort of how I’m thinking I’m going to structure this one, for the long term. Mondays and Tuesdays I am very strict; the rest of the week I get to be good, but a bit more lenient, and I get one day a week that just doesn’t count.

Unfortunately, yesterday was the day that didn’t count, and today is Monday. So I have to be very good.

 I worked through the first 3 days of the Foundation in the COH book today, deciding on which two behaviors (my book recommends only one) I was going to focus on, and developing my yes’s and no’s. Since I’m sharing all this with you, I guess I have to tell you that the two main behaviors for me are limiting snacks, especially in the evening, and increasing my aerobic exercise. So today I walked briskly for an hour. And I haven’t snacked as yet.

And my yes’s and no’s? Maybe I should explain a bit first. Well, for everything I decide to do, I’m deciding against something else. For example, if I decide to watch TV in the evening, I’m deciding not to read. So here are the yes’s and no’s for my diet:

I am saying “yes” to:

• feeling good in the morning
• losing weight
• looking great in jeans
• increased strength, energy and endurance
• confidence and pride

I am saying “no” to:

• more than 1 glass of wine in the evening
• my pot belly
• Spanx and girdles
• aches and pains, and feeling tired all the time
• apology and shame

So there we are! Only being an inveterate overachiever, I’m not really limiting myself to only those two aproaches. I’m also watching what I eat at meals as well, even to counting calories for breakfast and lunch today. And I figured out how to cut 100 calories out of my breakfasts without hardly noticing it. Every little bit helps!

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