Getting Sassy!

Today was my first day of following the fast forward of Sass yourself Slim by the amazing Cynthia Sass.
Breakfast  8:45 . Wasn't hungry but I am used to skipping this important meal each day. Otherwise feeling great, excited etc. Skipped my normal coffee with cream and splenda, didn't miss it at all.
Snack 1:45 Almost forgot to eat! I was meeting with a client when my stomach interrupted our session lol. Luckily it was a 13 year old girl who was awesome and said "you really need to eat". She pulled out a bag of crackers for herself and I grabbed my snack. Felt great that my body for once told me when to eat. I normally would have ignored these cues and went through all the rest of my sessions probably to hit up a fast food joint on my way home out of starvation. My mood and energy were still good.
Lunch 5:15 Finally after a ride home that was interesting (explained below), I hit my danger zone. Usually this is when most of my "diet" attempts fail but I put my lunch together . My 5 year old even asked me to make her a little salad and she ate a "snack" of spinach almonds and an organic ranch dressing while I ate too. Still good mood and energy and realized I was pleasantly satisfied physically but my mind was bugging me with cravings.
Dinner 8:45 I was actually hungry earlier than this but was at soccer with my 5 year old and so that distracted me and gave me a chance to really check in with my body. I did have physical hunger pains but knew my meal was coming up very soon. My tummy growled as I had my smoothie following the fast forward recipie. I finnished it all and drank a large glass of water and again am satisfied.
As I write this I am feeling a little anxious about the days ahead but only because I have started and quit so many times. I do enjoy all the foods on the fast forward plan though so I know I can tough it out. I just realized too that the only caffine I had today was from a glass of hot green tea. I was in a great mood all day and my anxiety (normal has peaks and valleys) was at a steady low. I have already known the extreme reaction my mental health has to sugar so it feels really good to stay clear headed.



Journal Topic from Sass yourself Slim - (fast forward day 1)
1. Personal unhealthy eating patterns I'd like to change and why -
I currently feel like I have a nasty pattern of anxious eating and excitement eating. If there is any kind of get together that is exciting and or joyful I want to eat or feel the need to over celebrate with food.I have also noticed that I eat when I get anxious to calm myself down except I usually binge on sugar which makes my anxiety worse. I noticed today on my way home that this is a key time when I have failed previous diet plans and I started to get nervous/anxious and all of a sudden all the fast food joints around me were standing out more, I started thinking it would be fun to go out to eat tonight etc. Then I really focused on my physical signs and what time it was and if I was really physically hungry or just getting nervous about actually following through on my promise to myself on getting a healthier relationship with food. I also found that it is very easy for me in my job to go all day without eating and then go "crazy" when I get home. I actually had to ask a client if they minded me eating my parfait today because I mismanaged my time and was in a session close to the 5 hour mark when my tummy began to yell at me.

2. Habits I feel represent a healthy relationship with food - Choosing healthy food options and not binging on bad foods. Eating a healthy well rounded diet with out connecting my food choices to every single emotion! This will be my biggest hurdle!