Day 30 --- Husband's day off and he's driving me nuts. I gotta try really hard not to eat in reaction. Ergh....
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Day 29 --- somewhere I lost count and today is the REAL "Day 29"
I find that on days that I have to wake up early (because I don't get up early unless I have to), I want to eat more. I'm not sure if this is because I am tired or because the day is longer or what. Both Saturday and Sunday (today), I had to wake up and get going earlier than usual (for a weekday, and much more so for a weekEND).
Saturday I went to watch my friend run a race. Sunday I worked at a ministry table at church for the earliest Mass. Had more coffee than usual too, but I find myself fighting the "munchies".
That's ok though because I am determined to stay on track and committed to my diet and weight loss program. So far, I'm still within calorie range for being after lunch and so if dinner is reasonable, which it should be, then I should be just fine.
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Day 29: You know, I may not even go to that stupid dysfunctional family reunion on Day 50, but I continue to count down anyway...
Had a great game today at girls' softball! It was so hard at the end, hot and tired, and the girls get those Hostess cupcakes (and a juice box) for their treat. Oh my, I can't even remember the last time I had a Hostess cupcake. So I came home and had a Fiber One bar instead. Probably about the same amount of calories, maybe a little less, but the FO bar has 9g of fiber! BornToCry would be proud. *sigh* I miss her here on Diet Diaries.
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Day 28: Totally feel back on track and super motivated to STAY on track. Focusing on vegetables and fruit and fiber.
I see that gas prices will be affecting the price of milk (all dairy products) and meat soon, so I may be switching to vegetarianism just because that's what we can afford to eat!
Exercising is going so well. I've been focusing on doing slower workouts with more resistance on the elliptical, to get those super toned (skinnier) legs that I so long for.
AND I started weight training my upper body again! Yesterday was the first day since the April challenge ended. I've been having some shoulder/arm aches so I stopped doing that for a while. But now thanks to my new close and personal friend, Tylenol, I'm able to do some weight training with light(er) weights.
Rock on, Donkey!
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Day 26: I did pretty good yesterday until after dinner when I had a dish of sherbert. I'm thinking about cutting out sugars like that altogether. Seems as though many people dieting do that, the all-or-nothing routine. And I think this might work better for me because having sugar in moderation just doesn't seem to to work.
The weight is still coming down from my visit with my mom. Just not as quickly as I packed it on. I'm just not feeling as motivated as I have been in the past. I don't know why. I'm wondering if it's because I am unable to maintain my losses. So eventually it becomes "why bother?" because somewhere in my mind I "know" it will come right back on.
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Day 24: Up, down, up, down... that's how my weight goes.
I went to my mother's over Memorial Day weekend and I swear, the minute I walked in the door, I started to eat and I could not stop. So I essentially put on everything I worked so hard to get off. However, I'm giving myself a week to recover (weight-wise, emotionally) to weigh in again.
My daughter was sick with a fever all weekend long. Very frustrating.
I felt all out of sorts until I went to the gym this morning. That really seemed to set things "straight" in their place (my routine) and now I feel much stronger and back on track. I can't continue to let myself get derailed by changes in routine. That's part of life, so why do I have such a hard time dealing with change?
I also realize I need to be more vigilant with my Diet Diary. I can't believe I went a whole 7 days without an entry. That's bad. If I'm serious about losing weight, then I need to be accountable and that's why I'm here in the first place!
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Day 17: I am back down to my "current weight" after Sunday's Day of Eating.
Donkey is having a great day today!
I have decided to take Borntocry's advice and steer myself towards more fruits and vegetables and then to moderate and measure the other food groups. Can't really go wrong with eating more fruits and vegetables - especially the vegetables.
After my Day of Eating on Sunday, my appetite seems to be back to normal. I try to focus on being aware of hunger. And if I ask myself "Do I feel hungry?" I'm surprised to find that I am often not hungry. I've gotten into such a habit of eating and eating and eating and given times throughout the day. But am I feeling hungry? Not necessarily (though sometimes yes).
Should we eat when we are not hungry?
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Maybe a good compromise would have been for my parents to insist on everyone's presence at the table without necessarily forcing us all to eat whatever was on the table, too. Because I still think it doesn't make sense to eat when you're not hungry. I used to think that it helped ward off hunger pangs later, but it doesn't. You digest the food at the same rate whether you're hungry or not. And it tastes better when you're hungry.
Day 16: I must have forgotten about my mean family (aunts, grandmother) and the upcoming reunion yesterday. I made a conscious decision to eat more yesterday but I went a bit overboard as the night progressed. Therefore, no official weigh-in today (or yesterday).
I'd been eating lower in my calorie range all throughout the week, with the exception of one day and then yesterday. I don't think it's a good idea to eat the same calorie level every day. Maybe I'm just making excuses and feel free to call me on that. So I think 4 days of lower calories and then 2 days of higher calories (but not 2 days in a row).
I dunno. Maybe I'm thinking about this too much and should just focus more overall health. Donkey must think this over...
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
In my opinion, focusing on your overall health is obviously the best thing to do for your health, but not necessarily the most effective way to lose weight, and I think geevee and Umpqua (two people with very healthy diets) will back me up on this. A few healthy lifestyle changes can be a great way to jumpstart the process for people who have a lot of weight to lose, but for someone like you, who is already in the healthy range, I fear it won't be enough.
I suppose what you could do is go for a healthy, low-carbish diet. If you concentrate on filling up on fruits and vegetables, you can't go wrong. It's just that for me, I can so easily overdo it on "healthy" foods like nuts, whole grains, etc. that I can't give myself the green light to eat anything I want as long as it's healthy!
Day 14: Doing very well with the diet and exercise. Most of my summer clothes fit now. I don't like my clothes to fit tightly. I wonder if it's a sensory issue. One of the problems with this is that baggy clothes make me look bigger than I am (shapeless). So I am wondering... when I felt that my clothes did not fit me before, did they REALLY not fit me, or was it just that they were snug, and tighter than I like but that they "fit" by society norms?
Did that make sense?
Anyway right now, I"m kind of pissed off (pardon my vernacular usage of language here). I had thought that we'd take the kids out for an informal dinner (and probably not too nutritious either), but I found out that Husband took the kids out for ice cream on his afternoon errands. Without me! :-( Not that I really *wanted* Dairy Queen, but I feel very left out. So of course, I did not want to go out to dinner with him. So we had tacos for dinner instead. I could not finish mine, because I realized that we could have been having a nice evening out, but instead had to settle for Husband's crappy tacos.
I hope the scale will reward me tomorrow.
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
Maybe you husband was trying to be considerate and helping you avoid temptation by taking the kids out for ice-cream without you? Not very likely, huh?
Thanks for your comment. I guess the binge started because I was just really hungry. But after realising that a mere two bowls of cereal had already put me at 800 calories for the day, I gave up and thought I might as well indulge in a whole bunch of cookies as well. (My brother gave me a hamper of gourmet treats for my birthday - my fault, I asked him to get me something to eat for my birthday!)
Good luck on the scale tomorrow!
Day 12: Made a recovery from my frosting encounter, as you can see by my current weight.
Today was the last day of assessment testing for my son. I am so relieved. I do think that we will be getting a second opinion. Neither my husband nor I have a very high opinion of the testers or their qualifications, but we decided to finish the procedure anyway. We will not receive the results in time to help my son this year in school, however, which is unfortunate.
But not having to go back to this clinic is a huge relief. Every time I go, I get into some kind of confrontation with the staff. And I think my son is happy that it is over too. While he was in testing today, as a treat, I bought him a bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper (we do sugar-free here) to celebrate. I got myself a cup of coffee as I had the worst headache and I thought it would help.
After dropping Son back at school, I went straight to the gym - NO LUNCH. I did pretty well considering I had an empty "tank" and a headache. I so wanted to leave after my usual 65 minutes on the elliptical, but I knew that I needed to do weights too, because chances are I would not have time to do them tomorrow (Friday). (Husband is off of work on Friday and when he is home, my schedule and routine are hopelessly thrown off.)
I hope it will be a nice weekend. Husband has the whole thing off so he can go to my Daughter's softball game, go to church with the Family (us). All that usual family stuff that we often do without him.
I don't want you all to think I skipped lunch. Skipping meals is a very bad thing to do to your metabolism. I just finished a big salad and a deviled egg (oops). Now I will shower up and wait for the kids to get home from school.
I am looking forward to this evening. The kids have Tae Kwon Do, then we come home to a hamburger dinner that Husband will cook (he likes to cook) and then Son and I will head on off to the public library for his Chess Club. He really likes that, and I think that is just great! :-)
Progress as of today: 8 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
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i know the feeling! thank you so much for the encouraging comments. i also eat in reaction...and i learned that my 67 year old colleague does it too. i always thought she had NO food issues...well, i was wrong. its something we can work on!