Experiences of the past month
About a month ago I had a two part physics test. I take school pretty seriously, so I studied, and studied and studied for it. I was very stressed by it, so I didn't worry about food and ate horribly. I had tater tots and frozen pizza and late night delivery food. When it was all over I took a deep breath and realized that eating that food essentially made me feel like crap.
I didn't make any drastic goal, and I didn't plan anything out. I just decided I would make a concious effort not to eat things that did not make me feel good. I also woke up one morning and went to the gym for the first time in probably a year.
Its been over a month since that, and I feel great. I don't know if I've lost much weight, but some of my clothes feel loser, and overall I just feel more comfortable with my body. I'm not obsessed with food like I used to be. I've gone to the gym inconsistantly - when I have the time, I go, and when I don't, I don't guilt trip myself about it.
This is so different than any other time I've tried dieting - because it's not dieting at all. It's making a concious effort to improve my health without worrying about how fast I lose weight or if I slip up (which I have, twice - and I haven't felt bad about it).
So that's where I'm at now. I love it, I hope this can continue for... forever really. I'm pretty convinced this is the way to be.