Cammy (yes, frequent source of inspiration) recently posted about visualizing what she and life would be like while maintaining a healthier lifestyle at a healthier weight. Starting at the end helped her to make the small changes she needed to get there.
I can attest to the positive things this kind of visualization can create. By looking at my goal, I already know that I am going to be more active. I am also going to cook more often and visit the shops for fresh ingredients more often. I’ll also still be eating pasta. 
Looking at things as a lifestyle has still continued to help me since I first talked about it. The biggest difference would have to be not getting so down on myself about mistakes. Oh, I feel really full, which means I ate too much. That kind of thing used to throw me into a depression where I criticized myself until I got distracted by something else. Now? I just remember that I don’t need to eat that much at dinner because I am satisfied with less.
I have a writer’s conference coming up this week. While it is only about five days (two of which I’ll be eating at least one meal at home anyway), I am a little nervous about eating. But, unlike before, it’s only a little nervous. This is perfect practice for healthy social eating (and drinking!), so I’m excited to see how I go.
All in all, I’m reeking of positivity most of the time. That’s a bit strange for me…
Oh, thank you for the mention!
I wonder why we were so hard on ourselves for overeating. I know plenty of people who eat healthy foods that still overeat on occasion. Their observation: “I overate.” Mine, before? “Something’s very wrong with me. Why would I do that? It’s wrong!wrong!wrong!”
Now, I’m somewhere in between. I still wonder why I would overeat, but it doesn’t last last as long.
Enjoy your conference!