What do you do when boredom sets in? And I don't mean just plain old "I'm tired of eating salads" boredom...I mean sheer unadulterated "why the hell should I bother" boredom.I've been following a controlled carb diet for nearly a year and admittedly, I weigh 10% less right now than I did at this same time last year. So despite the fact that I have gained back some of the weight I initially lost last summer, I think I can safely say that this way of eating really does work for me.
But I'm so darn tired of thinking about it all the time.
Why wasn't I born with that ability to just eat whatever my heart's desire was instead of having to plan and think and all that other nonsense that goes along with dieting?
ah..."to sleep, perchance to dream."
or more accurately... "SNAP OUT OF IT."
OK, I'm back now.
Perhaps it is that I've been playing around with the same 6 pounds for about 2 months now. It would be SO easy just to say "screw it" and go back to eating a big bowl of ice cream every night but then I'd have to face those size 8 pants in my closet just mocking me.
Rationally, of course I know that stalls are temporary and that I just have to stick with it...not cheat and this too shall pass. The goal of the moment is to drop these stinkin' 10 pounds by April 4th. That will be the one year mark of starting on this low carb journey. If I can lose those 10 pounds (or more) by then...then I can mark the anniversary 30 pounds lighter. That's only 2 months away... 10 pounds in 2 months. I can do that
If I can just get past the boredom.
