Personal Evaluation
1. Have you made a plan of what you will eat and when you will eat today? You can use your food journal sheet as a worksheet. How do you think this will assist you in remaining on the PRISM program? Today I struggled a bit with planning what I was going to eat. The past few days this week I've been really good about planning ahead and preparing my meals for the day in advance so there was no guesswork and last minute rushing to grab a lunch and snacks for work - today was different. As a result, I had to buy a salad for lunch from Subway, and while I do think I did an excellent job of working with what was available to me, I'd rather avoid situations like that again. As for food journalling, I know that it works. I know that I feel more confident in my decisions and appreciate looking back at my days and seeing where I went right and where I went horribly wrong. There is always an opportunity to grow and learn, as well as an opportunity for improvement. I feel like food journalling gives you back the control that us overweight people feel like we've long forgotten.
2. What new foods would you consider trying that you do not normally eat while you are on a diet? Use your imagination! I've already started trying new foods: salsa, hot sauce, edamame, chickpeas, black beans, brown rice, whole wheat flour, onions, tomatoes, etc. I'd love to get into eating more berries and melons, as well as become a vegetable junkie. I'd also like to try tofu, just once!
3. In what ways will calorie counting and food journaling prevent you from repeating mistakes you have made on prior weight loss attempts? I'm sort of a lazy calorie counter - if it won't be easy to look up and record, I'm less likely to eat it. I'm especially less likely to eat something if I know I'll have to manually add it into my food diary, as opposed to just searching for it in the database. Additionally, a food journal will let me know where I went wrong on days before, and will allow me to reflect on what foods make me feel better and which ones make me feel worse. Overall, it keeps me accountable to myself.
4. How will being disciplined and following the first KEY PRINCIPLE benefit you? When I don't have the discipline and structure, I fall through - I don't finish what I set out to in the first place, and I end up disappointed and frustrated. With a structure and guidelines, I know that there are set boundaries that I'm restricted to. There isn't wiggle room or cheating allowed... you either commit or you don't. It's as simple as that.
5. Which of the above benefits are most important to you? Why? I know that in time, this will become second nature to me. I want a renewed sense of self and a new outlook on food and eating. I don't want to return to my old habits, and I want to become the person God created me to be. I'm tired of being this way, of looking heavy and being unable to do the things I want to because I'm obese. I want to hike mountains with my husband, and play baseball with my in-laws. I want to love working out every day, and visit the grocery store every week for new fruits and veggies. I don't want to grow old and fat, and pass it off as 'genetics.' I am the change I want to be.
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