I'm not consistent with this breakfast thing yet; I'm not much of breakfast eater, especially not within an hour of getting up. And when I do have breakfast, it often didn't include protein [which, according to my reading, protein is something that I don't eat enough of throughout the whole day].
There have been a few days when I've skipped eating in the morning, for no reason except for the fact that I couldn't get myself moving that particular morning. I have a chronic sleep problem even with using my bi-pap machine for sleep apnea and with taking a prescription medication for another condition that I have-which supposedly has a side affect of drowsiness. But many nights, I still wake up and can't get back to sleep-so instead of allowing myself to get too hyped up about it, I get up for an hour or more before going back to bed. [Like right now, I've been up since about 2:30 AM.] Thus, there are lots of mornings where I'm really dragging. Though sometimes I do have a snack while I'm up [that I keep here in my computer room] and now I try to have something that includes some protein. [example: trail mix that I make myself, peanut butter or cheese and crackers, etc]
I can see why the book says that most people often take a month or longer to make each step a habit. And she suggests working on each step til its a habit before moving on to the next one--so I know I'm not alone in having this take some time. Me, I'm usually an all-or-nothing sort of person: if I can't do it right from the start, I won't keep trying, saying to myself 'why even bother?'. So, learning to be patient with myself is something I'm NOT good at [in all areas, not just with eating habits].
Ok, I need to keep plugging away with this much before adding the last part of this breakfast thing [include a complex carb in the morning]. I hope posting here will help keep me accountable!
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Denise, I'm just beginning to read your blog and already I can identify a LOT with your feelings. I used to be an all-or-nothing person about dieting and exercise, too. But now I've learned that I do NOT have to be perfect. I just have to keep trying and making baby steps. I think a BUNCH of the extra weight I am still carrying around is because I was an all-or-nothing person for SO many years. Now I have learned that changing to healthier habits, even partially, eventually means progress in my weight and my health.
It's sooo hard trying to change from an all-or-nothing approach, that's for sure. How have you gone about incorporating the change in your mindset and make it stick?
Not too long ago, something made me think of something I read about what to do if we don't feel like working out because we're not feeling 100% in the mood. The author had said that even if we work out at even 10% effort, that sure is better than a 0% one! Now if I can only remember that all the time. Maybe I need to write it down and post it somewhere around my living space to remind me of it...
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