I've been stalled on my weight loss for a couple of months. I've lost a few pounds but really was hoping to lose more by the end of the year. I'm not giving up and I'm not changing the eating plan, because it's improved other areas of my health so much - diabetes and high blood pressure. However, lately I am getting a little tired of my choices, so I'm making an effort to look for new recipes and try new things that are within the plan to make it more interesting, hence the mushroom pizza the other day 
Yesterday I used some of my swagbucks to get 2 books at Amazon and some Miracle Noodle Shirataki Fettucini. It's a pasta made from the knojac root, so very low carb. Hoping it tastes somewhat decent, that will open up several recipe options for me if it does. I looked for it in the health food store and couldn't find it. Maybe next time I'm in town and near the Whole Foods store I'll see if they carry it - that's if I decide I like it.
So I was reading an article about a new diet and of course there is the usual claim, you can eat anything you want and lose weight. So I think to myself, "yeah if the only things you want to eat are fruits and veggies and not a lot of other things." But then I thought, that really is the trick, to get to the mindset where you only want to eat food that's good for you and all the unhealthy stuff no longer screams your name. I'm getting much better at that, the unhealthy food only whispers now and usually it's fairly easy to ignore. I'm still not losing weight fast or easily, but it's easier to eat right.
That's the same trick for saving money. The easiest way to save money is to not want things. I've reached that stage in my life, where I have enough and don't want very many new things. Because I want few things, those things are easier to supply. I'm not depriving myself and it doesn't take willpower to deny myself, I just plain don't want them. I'm waiting for the day when that's true with food.
I finished reading the library book New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb. Mystery - excellent.
the trick is ....
November 13th, 2011 at 09:04 pm
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And you are also so right about how it relates to money as well. I was just thinking about why we are where we are financially compared to others we know. It is because we don't want nearly as much stuff as they have!! We don't pine for the same stuff, or if we do we are willing to wait until we have the funds.
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