Being satisfied...

Being full is not the same thing as being satisfied.

I feel full most of the time, which is good. However, I am noticing the head-hunger and the non-hungry desire to eat and today I gave in to my old 'frenemy'...chocolate.

I am full of excuses: chocolate is 'mushy' and it's 'that time of the month' and it was one of those little bars. If I would have stopped at one instead of eating 3, I would not have worried.

My goal is to eat one bit of something lovely,to taste and appreciate and enjoy it, and then be satisfied. But that will take time. I have to reverse some long-standing habits. So for now I need to avoid chocolate unless it is Opti shakes or diet cocoa or something like that.

I am disappointed that so early in this journey I am falling down. But I am getting bak up. I enjoyed the chocolate and it is over now. There is no more. I'll accept my shortcomings and move on, starting now, remembering that 'tomorrow is another day, without any mistakes in it yet'. Even this mistake does not need to be a problem since my total calorie intake is still less than 1000.

I think planning is key. Tomorrow I will have a protein shake for breakfast, some tuna and lowfat mayo at lunch and a bit of salmon for dinner. And I will exercise--a good 45 min walk with the pooch. Things are looking up already.