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outlier_lynn) wrote2004-09-28 07:58 pm
outlier_lynn) wrote2004-09-28 07:58 pm
Interesting unconscious decisions
I've been watching closely what I've been eating and, more importantly, what the defaults are when I'm just grazing or involved in some routine eating. I've changed my tastes over the last several years. I didn't intend to, but I have.
Several years ago, I always drank coffee black without sugar. The only time I would add milk was to make bad coffee bearable or to cool it down. I would add sugar if the coffee was bitter enough. But doing so was a conscious decision each time. For the last year, maybe two, I've added creamer and sugar to every cup. I don't like it better that way, it's just become a habit for some reason.
I've noticed other things, too. In restaurants (diners and coffee shops), I go for the menu item that is the most food for the money. The Denny's Grand Slam Slugger, for instance. And I eat the whole thing. Must be 3000 calories for that one meal. And I don't even like it that much.
I'm not "on a diet." I'm not on a weight loss program. I'm losing weight because I'm paying attention to my food choices and I'm not eating when my body isn't interested. I've dropped 20 pounds in 2 months.
This has been a good exercise. Partly because I'm losing weight (my knees will thank me), but partly because I'm more and more conscious about other areas of my life. Areas where I've slowly adopted some default ways of being without paying attention. And there are a lot of them!
Well, back to coding. Why work at this time of night? Because I can tune out the audio from The Simpsons playing on the other computer in this room.
Several years ago, I always drank coffee black without sugar. The only time I would add milk was to make bad coffee bearable or to cool it down. I would add sugar if the coffee was bitter enough. But doing so was a conscious decision each time. For the last year, maybe two, I've added creamer and sugar to every cup. I don't like it better that way, it's just become a habit for some reason.
I've noticed other things, too. In restaurants (diners and coffee shops), I go for the menu item that is the most food for the money. The Denny's Grand Slam Slugger, for instance. And I eat the whole thing. Must be 3000 calories for that one meal. And I don't even like it that much.
I'm not "on a diet." I'm not on a weight loss program. I'm losing weight because I'm paying attention to my food choices and I'm not eating when my body isn't interested. I've dropped 20 pounds in 2 months.
This has been a good exercise. Partly because I'm losing weight (my knees will thank me), but partly because I'm more and more conscious about other areas of my life. Areas where I've slowly adopted some default ways of being without paying attention. And there are a lot of them!
Well, back to coding. Why work at this time of night? Because I can tune out the audio from The Simpsons playing on the other computer in this room.