Lindell's 30 Day's Of Practice - Day 19/30
Is it day 19? I'll have to double check.
How am I feeling?
Bloody fantastic!
My energy levels are more consistent. My urges are fewer, my plans are super helpful and I continue to work on the belief "this is exactly how I want to live my base plan life forever". It's a rhythm I can do and I feel great doing. There will be 'temptations' and 'urges' but nothing I can't feel and pass.
Anytime I have an urge it's a big feeling. I can allow it then neutralise it with the urge blocker techniques.
Have I been following the 6 steps?
1. Know what you want ✅
2. Set a plan ✅
3. Train your brain ✅
4. Allow your feelings ✅
5. Show up to your plan ✅
6. Evaluate and Celebrate ✅ (Will do more celebrating because I'm using the 6 step process, I feel amazing and I'm living my life exactly how I want to live it).
Go me!
Weight down -300g
Plan for today:
2 coffees and 2 teas.
Lunch will be pie and salad.
Dinner - spinach and fetta pie? I've got to get some fetta and I forgot to put my grocery order in. Bugger.
I'm going to have to go to the shops I think (hate going to the shops).
Otherwise it will be salad and meat.
Chocolate after. I square.
Yoghurt and mango if I want with coconut on top (no nuts today).
That base plan still feels luxurious and free. No 'bad' or 'naughty'. Just choices I make that I love how I feel. The food is delicious and my body is nourished. Gosh I feel great.
I want to have 1 beer or wine saturday and 1 beer or wine sunday and the rest be my base plan.
No special desserts or chips etc.
I've been working hard in the office and ON the office this week and I've not had the thought 'treat yo'self). So I will be curious through the weekend to observe my brain.
I did notice the thought yesterday when I was feeling discomfort and had decided NOT to have a wine "oh you can have a G&T instead, that's lower in carbs" ha hah a. That cheeky brain of mine.
Ok, I'm set. Off to round the kids up, drop them at school, go for an ocean swim then straight to work. Got a big day today of projects and meetings. Bring it on!
Afternoon, feeling great. Had a moment of wanting the kids chips or finding something as a reward because I passed up the chips.
Ended up having a little bit of coconut flakes that I would have had if I had mango and yoghurt so it was on my plan anyway.
I heard my brain tell me to have fava beans because they are usually what I put on my plan when I want to add something 'snacky'.
Lunch was leftover pie from yesterday and some lettuce from my garden.
Feeling calm again. Had a cup of tea instead.
Just deciding what I'll do for everyones dinner. If my husband ate the rest of the pie I'll have to make another one. If he didn't I can just cook meat pies for them and have leftovers again.
Dinner is done. Same as lunch, same as dinner yesterday haha I've had the same meal 3 times in a row. That's unusual for me. Lucky it was delicious. I added fetta to my salad.
Forgot to check in with the hunger scale. I'm about a +3 on the hunger scale now though. Feeling super calm and had forgotten to have chocolate. I'll have a cuppa, see how I feel and if I want chocolate, I'll have a piece.
I did have a little more flaked coconut when I was cooking dinner. What's that about? I wasn't hungry, I think I as looking for entertainment or something to do. Like I needed something. It was mindless and I didn't really realise until after I'd eaten it.
I think I'll start using a plate and only eat sitting down from my plate. That might help me with that? Worth a try.
I certainly need some power thoughts.
Breath.
I am calm.
I am intentional
I am living life like I want to live.
I caught the thought earlier today "It's so unfair, if I have one thing off plan my weight will go up. I can't eat whatever I want. I need a break from this". That's such old fashion diet trauma.
When I challenge my brain to tell me if that's true it comes back with "no, it's not true. It's when I eat lot's off plan that my weight goes up. I could have ice cream and my weight could stay the same. I CAN eat whatever I want as long as it's on my plan. I don't need a break from living life how I want to live. I Don't need a break from feeling AMAZING and proud of myself. No way. This IS exactly what I want.
I have to remind myself that this is easier than eating whatever I want. Because when I eat whatever I want I then have to deal with the negative self talk, the very harsh words and judgement, the disappointment and discomfort in how I feel. I have to deal with the constant mind chatter about what to eat, what I feel like, if I should eat it etc. It's exhausting.
It's so much easier to set a plan, feel any discomfort that comes up and show up for myself.
There's hard moments but life is so much easier when I use the 6 step process.
I want to set some intentions for the weekend.
We got a stick of duck salami from our farmer this week. Actually it was last Friday. I totally forgot it's been that long. I've seen it and wanted it so many times but keep forgetting to put it on my plan.
I'll put it on my plan for tomorrow along with a beer or wine or G&T. The rest will be standard base plan.
Then Sunday I'll put a beer or similar on my plan, the rest base plan.
I wish I'd put a wine on my plan for tonight ha ha.
oh forgot to celebrate, kids got corn chips out this afternoon with their friend. I could smell them. They smelled AMAZING. I enjoyed the smell and that was it. Didn't have any at all. SO proud of myself. I didn't even have an urge to have any. Like it didn't really cross my mind. I wonder if it's because the kids friend was here and I like to eat corn chips messy stuffing my face (seriously, who doesn't stuff their face sometimes) or that I just didn't want any. I think it was the latter. Because their friend left and there was still chips in the bag and I didn't think to eat them .
Ok, off to relax with the family watching Lego Masters.
What a great week so far. Looking forward to an awesome weekend. Monday morning me is going to be SO darn proud. I'm already so darn proud and feeling so darn awesome. Might go for a run... nah 🤣
