Went for my 1.1 mile walk - felt harder today than it did the first time. I even cleaned the bathroom, too which was has to burn off at least a million calories, right?
I'm working on making healthy experiences rewarding experiences in order to better train new habits. To that end, I made myself a pretty water with lemon slices to come home to after my walk.
I'm reading "The End to Overeating" and it's got a lot of really great information on how the cycle of overeating works, how food draws you in and strategies on how to change it. I really identify with a lot of the addictive eater attributes the author discusses. It's all about your brain's reward system - super tasty food is addicting (for some people) in much the same way drugs are. I'm looking forward to reading about the strategies I can use to combat the bad habits I've created.
So far I've eaten a Weight Watcher's fiesta soup (like 1 point, I think) and a couple pieces of toast with margarine and a diet coke. I've also discovered some awesome low-cal recipes in a cookbook that I forgot I had. Curried cauliflower soup? Yes, please. I think soup may be my new best friend.
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