I’m getting back on track today. During the past three days, I’ve strayed off-course, primarily because I’ve been eating more than once per day. It’s a slippery slope when I start getting away from my original plans (once I’ve flattered, it’s so much easier to falter again), so I need to exercise some extra self-discipline to get back on track.

I did manage to lose almost a couple of pounds yesterday (despite eating very similarly to the day before), and I’m officially down 12 pounds from a week ago. Today will be a fasting day, so I’m hoping to lose an additional three to five pounds. I’ve struggled with general “unease” in my stomach and my brain the past few days, which contributed to wandering from the path. Fasting is similar to exercising, though: you have to get used to it.

The other contributor to my slacking off is that I’ve been away from work for three days. I always have the weekends off, but I took Friday off as well this week. Maybe my subconscious mind decided that I deserved to take it easy on my three-day weekend, but more likely I just didn’t stay busy enough. Diets are harder when your brain isn’t sufficiently occupied with other things. I have plenty of things on my list of things to do, of course, but it’s at my discretion when I do them, and that’s what’s different from the days on which I work.

I’m tired and grumpy today because of the change to the irritating and archaic practice of Daylight Saving Time. My brain still isn’t completely awake, so this will be a short post. I should have more to say tomorrow.