It seems that everyone who succeeds in T.O.P.S. has some sort of food journal. I know this, but I don't do it. Sometimes, I use the T.O.P.S. App, where you check off how many portions of each food group you eat. But like my attempts at journaling, I don't even make it through one day.
The biggest reason is the time it takes. Next, I don't think of it. Then again, there's tomorrow.
Anyway, I don't do it. That's why I read with interest Mark Arsenault's article in the Boston Globe Magazine, "Write it Down." I laughed while I read it. T.O.P.S. uses the same reasoning and I actually am attempting to write down meals, appointments, and housekeeping chores, ever since the New Year's. It's my New Year's Resolution. I'm not perfect, but I haven't given up.
BTW, I know my picture is sideways, but the picture in My Pictures on my iPhone is not. I don't know why it posted sideways but you can see that it's the aforementioned article stuck to my refrigerator. Mark Arsenault's advice was:
All resolutions must be written down. That's it. But not written in pixels on a phone. It must be something real, such as chalkboard or a wall or a piece of paper.
Once put to paper, your aspirations are literally brought into the physical world. And if posted where you can see them--and they can see you--they will not be ignored.
My name is Faith and I also have a lot of hope. This time I will succeed. I will. This time I will keep it up. I will. I know I will. I will.
