Daily Food Diary – Day 9 of 365

Yesterday I wrote about how much accountability helps me to accomplish anything I set out to do.  Today I am going to touch on a couple of things that help me to accomplish nothing!

TRYING – As soon as I set out to try anything I have set a clear path to failure.  Back in the day (pre 2010) I tried to quit smoking.  At least a dozen times  I tried and every time I failed. 😯 In 2010, I decided to quit smoking.  I haven’t touched a cigarette since.  🤗

Result driven goals –  Over the years I have started out on numerous fitness and/or diet  programs.  They all started and ended the same way.  I set out with a goal to lose weight (10, 20, 30 pounds – whatever).  I would start with determination and go hard!  A couple of weeks later, with no results to show for my efforts, I would go harder.  A month later, little to no closer to my goal, I would admit defeat and give up.  When I started working out three years ago, I had no such goals in mind.   I decided to become more physically active because I had to  build up some strength and stamina.  I was a fat and flabby 160  pounds, but that was the least of my problems.   If I lost a few pounds and toned up a bit that would be great, but it was not something I was dwelling on.  Today, I weigh 132 pounds and I am relatively toned.  There is still room for improvement – at least 12 pounds of improvement, but that is not my motivation for moving forward.  It is all about doing what I have to do to  improve and  maintain my levels of health and fitness. And it works! 👍

Food Diary – Day 9

(1) c coffee

(1) Apple

(1) Square dark chocolate (with all the flavor of a tar roofing shingle – but lacking the delightful texture)

(1) Bowl of beef, vegetable, barley soup – the last of  a large pot made a few days ago

(5) Soda crackers

(8) oz water

(1) c tea

(1) Maraschino cherry chocolate

(1) Amazing salad with lettuce, Cajun roast pork loin, cucumber, red pepper, green onions, cauliflower, radishes, green olives, sunflower seeds, French’s Crispy Fried Onions (in lieu of croutons), and French salad dressing

(12) oz carbonated water

(1) sm ginger cookie

(1) sm peanut butter cookie