re-re-re-recommit

There should probably be more re's than that, with as many times as I've said I'm jumping back on the wagon or really getting serious or whatever. But it doesn't matter how many times I've recommitted in the past nearly-two years...as long as I keep doing it.

Here's the new and improved plan:

1. Modified* WW Core plan, and eat every couple hours. Over time, I've noticed that my biggest food problem is boredom eating. Food isn't really about comfort for me (that's what shopping is for, but that's a whole 'nother post)...I don't run to the fridge after a bad day, or drown my sorrows in Haagen Daz. I eat because it's something to do, something to occupy my hands and mind. Eating every 2-3 hours should keep boredom at bay, since I can usually find something to entertain/busy myself for that long. It also keeps me from getting too hungry between meals--another major overeating trigger.

2. Plan meals. Oh, how I hate to say this one. How it pains me. I hate planning. Well, I take that back...I don't hate planning. I hate following through on planning. I love to make lists and write menus and document things. I just hate actually doing those things on the list. However, nothing derails me faster than having 11:30 roll around without knowing exactly what I'm going to be eating for lunch. Ditto for 5:30 and dinner. I also need to start spending a whole lot less money eating out (see previous post), so part of this planning needs to be planning to take Core-friendly leftovers to work.

3. 2L water. I've brought this down to 2 liters per day, because there's some weird stuff happening with my mouth right now. I can't say definitively what caused it, but the right side of my mouth splits almost constantly now...even on days when I drink nearly a gallon of water. So my theory is that I'm drinking too much water. I'm probably totally wrong, but buying two cases of water per week is killing me too. It's easier (and less guilt-ridden) to pilfer 4 bottles from the company fridge in a day than six.

4. Move that ass. Cardio, 5 times a week. Seriously. Even when I don't want to. Which is often.

5. Strength training. I know I need it, and I know I hate to do it. It's haaaaard. So twice a week...baby steps and all that.

Can I do it?! Yes I can!

(It's a shame Noah was too old by the time Bob the Builder came out. I had to settle for Big Comfy Couch...which wasn't a bad show either, as I recall. At least he was also too old for Teletubbies. *shudder*)

*My plan is sort of the love child of WW Core Plan and South Beach. My core foods include the 1% milk and low-fat cheese from the South Beach list, and do not include potatoes. Because, hi? I can totally abuse potatoes. In fact, anything on the core list that's limited to one serving per day is not on my core list.