I spent most of yesterday doing my studying, sent off an assignment for my weight consultancy course, and caught up on some much needed work on the NLP course I've signed up to. I wonder if it's going to be the key. I'm only on the introduction to NLP, have yet to start the practitioners course and it's fabulous, it makes so much sense and has so many practical applications in all area's of life. I read a little quote the other day that fits well with the NLP - always seek to be a little bit kinder than is necessary. The thing that struck me yesterday about the NLP is about how we view others - in a nutshell our brains get bombarded with so much information that it's impossible to process everything, so in order to "see" another person (as in what you think of them) - you have to have that particular "thing" in you in order to recognise it. Makes sense to me and is perhaps a good time to reflect on why I think bad of some others sometimes - ok, quite often I guess - and that's me owning that information (another part of NLP!).
So, how does this apply to following a vlcd? I think it does in many ways so far, and probably many more to come as I continue my study. Not least of which is how I've previously reacted to my perception of other peoples posts - maybe we are too similar and can see those not so nice things reflected from ourselves and seek to be (naturally) defensive of our own position... anyhow, another old quote comes into play here "if you don't have anything nice to say... etc" - all food for thought if you'll pardon the pun. NLP talks about responsibility and excuses - do you have things done to you or do you do things. It made me really realise, and I say really realise as I already know this, but before it feels as though I recognised the package it came in, but now I've opened it up to see exactly what is inside - that I, and only I am responsible for making the decisions about what goes in my mouth and in how great a quantity.
Which is great news! Because I am therefore 100% able to make all future decisions about what goes in my mouth. Will I offend someone if I don't accept their piece of cake? It's unlikely, but if they are, then do I really want to be accepting a piece of cake from someone who is so easily offended? Another quote - and one of my absolute favourites - "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission" - Eleanor Roosevelt. That says so much, and I think now that I really know what that means. My decisions are made by me.
And so, back to the vlcd. I only realised this evening when I got home that today I've not had any coke zero, not only that, I didn't even think about it, not only that, I even went to the shop for a bottle of water and didn't even think about it. Go me!
I think we actually might be making some decent progress. I think I should give myself a little smile :)
And then...... after a really great day does a wacking great mackerel come and smack you right across the face, just when you were least expecting it. Nothing diet related, a personal thing, but it's entirely possible it was a terminal mackerel and it's also entirely possible that I'm ok with that too. Of course I may still be more than a little bit annoyed/let down/disappointed/really very angry... we'll see, some time is required here at the very least I think.
Todays food -
Vanilla shake
Chicken soup
Cheesy pasta with swede cubes and leek
Cookies and cream shake
591 calories.
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