Time to change strategy. The scales are still not budging one ounce! I've cut back on breakfast this morning, although I truly don't think I'm eating too much. I really think my body is being stubborn about giving up its fat reserves. I am trying to switch from carbonated diet beverages to drinking more plain water to see if that will help. I also need to speed up my digestive track which has predictably slowed way down. For that, I intend to use a psyllium product which is natural and which I've used in the past. I like Konsyl because it does not contain any sugar, dyes or flavoring (unless you buy the orange flavored version).

Although frustrated by the lack of evidence on the scale of weight loss, I do really feel better staying away from sugars and carbohydrates. I don't have cravings for them providing I don't eat them at all. One tiny bite and I would be craving all over the place. Tomorrow night, I go to a reception after work at which there will be an abundance of appetizer type of foods. I will have stick to the shrimp cocktail only, as the other selections will all be high fat, high sugar and high carbohydrates. Tomorrow is a pure protein day, so I cannot even indulge in any vegetables.

This is where a diet like this can become difficult. If I was doing Weight Watchers again, I would have more choices to select from. BUT, in some ways, having more choices makes the regime more difficult to follow because it is easier to cheat and convince myself that I haven't really cheated. Whereas knowing I can only eat lean protein, I will have no leeway to convince myself a food is acceptable. For me, that is good, because I am great at playing mind games when it comes to negotiating with myself about eating and food. It is why I believe I have a food addiction to carbohydrates-- it is like other substance and behavioral abuse. Addiction to food is similar to addiction to alcohol, drugs, violence, and power. When indulging in the substance or behavior of choice, it is almost impossible to recognize that abusive behavior of over-indulging. The abuser can justify to no end the indulgence. It is a vicious downward spiral to the depths of despair and destruction. The difference is we cannot live without food entirely-- we have to eat something to survive so we cannot abstain from our vice completely, making it very difficult to manage.