Lately it’s seemed a little weird to keep listing everything I’ve eaten on a given day. Although I think there’s value in keeping track of what I eat, it doesn’t seem like it’s helping me right now, so I’m going to try to be more generic for a while. Yesterday, I had both lunch at work and dinner after work. Both meals contained too many carbohydrates but not a ridiculous amount. I did avoid sugar yesterday, although lunch included some bread, so I didn’t avoid flour.

I’m somewhat alarmed that I’ve been at this project for over a third of a year now and haven’t yet come close to my goal. The past two months in particular have seemed to mostly consist of  my normal (unhealthy) eating patterns. I don’t think I’ve fasted for an entire day during that time, and my sugar and flour consumption have been out of control. It’s no wonder that I’ve regressed.

Beginning next week, I’m going to eat healthy Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday will be a cheat day, and, while I’ll try to behave myself on Saturday and Sunday, I’m not going to worry too much about straying a little bit on those days for now. I just need to be a lot more disciplined for the majority of the week, and eventually I’ll return to fasting on Tuesday and Thursday.

At least I have a plan. The question, of course, is whether I can stick to it. I’ve observed and become pretty well-acquainted with my most problematic eating behaviors, but still I’m not very good about reigning them in. I’ll have to refocus on being more mindful every day and hopefully the weight will start coming off in a regular fashion again.