Drinking-water-during-dinner habit: Did well tonight. 2 glasses of water, took an appropriate amount of meat loaf and dinner salad. OK, I snuck a couple of extra leaves of lettuce at the end. I have found that with drinking more water at dinner, I wake up in the morning feeling almost hungry. Early on in establishing this habit, I did wake up hungry in the morning - that went away as soon as I had my coffee and started exercising (while drinking the coffee). The other days, I probably could have eaten but again, after I started exercising, that feeling went away.
With mixed feelings, I've started wearing colors to work again. This is because of the warmer weather - my spring and summer clothes are more comfortable. All my navy/grey/black is pretty much for winter. I had been wearing dark colors up until part of last week, and now fully this week I am into color again. *sigh*
Wearing dark colors has its advantages:
Dark clothes disadvantage:
Anyway, I'm not going to buy dark summer clothes as I have enough clothes now, but I had been wanting to write about the effect the darker colors were having on me emotionallly.
Progress as of today: 55 lbs lost so far, only -5 lbs to go!
I didn't have time to post much yesterday, just to vent about lunch (lol), so no more about that.
Drinking-water-during-dinner Status: Yesterday I did pretty well. I think I got in the 3 glasses of water. Took too much meat for my chicken Caesar salad, so I gave my husband some of it. Tonight I only got in 2 glasses but I did much better with my portions. I finished dinner before I could get that third glass in. That happens.
Tonight, though, I found myself at the table really trying hard to just slow it down. All I wanted to do was eat food. I didn't want to stop and sip water. I didn't want to stop and pause and talk. All I really wanted to do was shove food into my mouth. Maybe that's why I only got in the 2 glasses -- because I ate faster even though I tried to slow it down. Not sure.
During the day, it's go, go, go! Gotta get the emails answered, gotta send out the docs, gotta crunch the numbers, etc. Especially during the 4pm hour when I'm rushing to get as much as possible done before I leave for the day. I have a 15 minute drive home, which is somewhat relaxing, but when I get home, I'm still in "go, go, go!" mode, and it's hard to turn that off, especially if it's late, if I'm hungry, if I'm both. This only happens during the working week. On weekends, it's completely different.
I was thinking to myself at dinner that my husband and I should have a cocktail hour before dinner. Just to sit together, chill out, get away from the "go, go, go" and calm down. Great idea in theory but in the real world it wouldn't work. For one, I don't drink any more. For another, then we'd be eating dinner at like 7:30p which is just too late considering I go to sleep at 9:30p. It's bad enough already that I usually don't get home until 6p, and sometimes it's more like 6:30p.
Progress as of today: 55 lbs lost so far, only -5 lbs to go!
I ABSOLUTELY HATE EATING LUNCH WITH MY COWORKERS.
Progress as of today: 55 lbs lost so far, only -5 lbs to go!
if they say anything, say you like to walk outside. yes?
But this was the first cookout of the year, and they said they would get veggie burgers especially for me if I joined them. So how could I say no to that?
I just finished as soon as I could and went back upstairs to work. Thankfully, I went for my walk while the boss and Queen Bee were grocery shopping...
Yesterday was exhausting. Woke up this morning feeling almost "hung over" even though I had nothing to drink. I was so tired I could feel it in my muscles and eyeballs. I finally felt rested after watching TV for an hour at 4pm. Until then, I was pretty much on the go all day.
Took my mother-in-law to lunch for her birthday today. Unfortunately, the service was very poor, and the food was only OK. She cannot see and does not hear very well, so it was quite an odd experience, but I'm so proud of my son -- he did so well with her and kept the conversation going, because I didn't have much to say.
I ate dinner alone tonight, but continued with my drinking-water-during-dinner routine, and got in 3 glasses. I wanted second helpings on the baked eggplant, but I decided that I was already full, so I wasn't going to eat more, even though I know the eggplant wouldn't have done much damage calorie-wise.
Progress as of today: 55 lbs lost so far, only -5 lbs to go!
i do think that earlier start times can lead to weight gain for some people. ... anyways, the later start time is happily welcomed into my life :)
Oh YES, look at that weigh-in today - BOOM! Lol, actually, I'm just glad to see new numbers, in the right direction...
Today is definitely out of my routine. Daughter has a band concert down at the University of Illinois, so we're driving down to watch the performance this evening. So 3 hours in the car down, dinner, sitting at the concer, then 3 hour drive back home. Way past Donkey's bedtime, but this is something I *really* want to see/hear. Her band this year is really, really good, and this is the last year we get to do school stuff, because she's graduating this month... *sigh*
So this will be a forced relaxation day, with all the sitting I have to do, which is fine by me. I will be active up until we leave.
One thing I realized yesterday was that this week, with the warmer weather, I've been wearing capri pants to work, which are smaller than my usual baggy pants (but pretty much the same size of the new pants I bought recently - does this make sense?), and the capris still fit pretty much the same that they did last summer. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? LOL, I guess it's a good thing, because I don't have to buy a new summer wardrobe for work. BUT it does mean that there hasn't been many changes physically in a year. Is that a good thing or a bad thing, too? And I'm thinking this is also a good thing, because it means that I've mastered maintenance for a year, albeit not quite at the numbers at which I would like to be, but so be it.
Progress as of today: 55 lbs lost so far, only -5 lbs to go!
also, enjoy the concert...you could walk around the campus for a little before you drive back, unless it's late...and i think it will be...at least you are active until the concert. i miss watching band concerts!
I'm so glad that I finally have time and enough energy to post here! Yowza, yesterday and today were so busy - yikes! And I woke up with no energy. I'm supposed to start at 9am, and I'd be ready to leave at 7:45a, so I thought, Oh I should post in DD -- but then I wouldn't because it's better to just get to work early to get more done.
I'm getting the hang of this drink-water-during-dinner thing, and I don't know if it's going to affect the number on the scale this week, but this is something that I want to keep doing anyway. Like Gains and his 4-week plans, this is a habit that I'd like to do for 4 weeks and see if it affects the scale, so that I have an average from 4 weigh-ins, not just a single weigh-in.
THURSDAY REPORT: Had the 3 glasses of ice water. Had salad w/dressing, a side of baked peppers, and a burger (no bun) w/steak sauce. Could not finish the burger so -- and this is so bad ***see below***-- I asked my husband if he wanted it, and he did, so he finished it. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! But then I woke up hungry this morning. Still -- did not vary my routine, but had coffee and flavored water until I got to work and had breakfast (oatmeal) and 2nd breakfast (protein shake).
FRIDAY REPORT: so I woke up hungry but did pretty well throughout the day. The d*mn title company stopped by with pastries and fruit. I ended up having some of the fruit after lunch. At dinner: had only 2 glasses of water, but was very mindful of the portions I took, and this time, they were smaller than the last time I had the same meal. I wish I would have remembered Happy's recommendation to spice up my food, because then I might have gotten in a 3rd glass of water, but that's OK.
The weather has been much warmer here this week, and I've noticed that my water consumption has increased dramatically. Whereas I was only getting about 80 ounces a day, now I'm well into the 110-120 ounce range. (8 ounces is 1 cup)
I'm not sure thought that ANY of this will help me with the scale. My body is one of those where I do the right thing, and I gain weight. Eat ice cream, drop 2 pounds. But IDK I guess I look at it as a game, a challenge - and that's what I like.
***My husband has to lose a LOT more weight than I do --- 75 pounds at least --- so having him eat what I can't finish isn't helping him any. Had he said no, though, I would have definitely put the remainder of the burger in a container for today's lunch.
Progress as of today: 53 lbs lost so far, only -3 lbs to go!
Tonight's drinking-water-during-dinner challenge went well -- and no ice cream cake afterwards, as long as I go right upstairs after I'm done writing here. Tonight, I had only 2 glasses of water (2 cups) because I finished before I needed a third. This doesn't mean that I ate quickly, in my opinion, but just that I took less food.
BUT here is my problem: I got full and I still had food on my plate. What to do??? I feel that I cannot resign my lifelong membership at the Clean Plate Club (lol) -- especially with meat. With meat, I'm ever aware that an animal suffered and died so that I could have meat at my meal. So to throw out good meat is a sin. This is my strong belief.
Same thing happened at lunch, but I just put it back in the container I brought it in for tomorrow's lunch. I guess tonight's meat wasn't enough to really save. I suppose I could have put it in a small container to join with more meat for another meal... But at the time, I panicked. I didn't think this through, and I'm at the table with my husband and son, feeling very full and thinking, "Oh my gosh, what do I do with this meat???"
What I *SHOULD* have done is gotten up to have another glass of water.
It was literally a few more bites, so I just finished what was on my plate. Right now, about an hour later, I feel very comfortable - not stuffed or overfilled at all. BUT I think in the future, I will just put any leftover in a container for me to take to work the next day, even if I have to add to it, which is fine by me.
Progress as of today: 53 lbs lost so far, only -3 lbs to go!
i am also a member of the clean plate club which is not the weight loss club lol. the weightloss club would be the "mindful eaters" rather than "clean plate club..." i wouldn't worry about the animal suffering, etc....worry more about YOU :) if YOU are full, it's ok to stop... :)
it's so hard to break habits!
I foresee me using a lot of containers in the future, as I try to slip into this new habit. (smaller portions)
Happy May! Yes, I weighed in today just to monitor my weight throughout the month. I have another challenge going on in Gmail. I don't really fit in with the group, but the homework assignments make me think. Anyway, today's weigh-in was the same as it was on Saturday: 133.5 --- So I won't chanage my tracker.
Very warm here in Chicagoland -- yes, even us way out in the northwest suburbs!
Establishing the drinking-ice-water-during-dinner habit went much better today. In fact, it would have been perfect had we not been celebrating, belatedly, my son's birthday, with Oreo Blizzard ice cream cake for dessert.
I almost forgot the water at dinner, but got up and made myself an 8 ounce glass with ice. Drank that, filled it up again. Got towards the end of the meal and stretched it out by getting up for another cup, which I finished with the last bites of my meal. No seconds, felt full, well done.
But then came the cake, and of course I had to have a slice - yes, I did. I know it wasn't really an obligation, and my choice, but I was prepared for this all day, so be it.
I seem to do OK with ice cream indulgences, believe it or not. The scale either doesn't move or actually goes down. Go figure, right? So I've given up trying to understand ice cream.
Went for a brief walk outside after dinner -- 25 minutes? That's another habit I'm trying to (re-)establish this month.
Progress as of today: 53 lbs lost so far, only -3 lbs to go!
weather is nice and sun is out longer...wonderful. i've been adding in the walking also :) i wanted to get involved more with running but just doing more walking has proved most beneficial at the moment!
The running i'm working on but still not in my work week routine...soon..
Ironically people do lose weight because their distributor takes so much time and energy to support them to keep them buying... just don't sign up or buy the business to "save money" on product. I'll go in on a lifestyle blog with you before I would see you do that. Please, please, please. I've seen the inside of these companies.
Very short on time - my son is coming home tonight!!!
I wanted to document that I think I'm on to something here with this drinking more more water, cold water, during meals. I catch myself forgetting to do it several times during a meal. Yesterday, I took seconds instead of drinking more water. I realized it once I had put the meat on my plate. I probably could have saved it for tomorrow, but ate it instead. Didn't do so well at dinner tonight either. Did OK with it at lunch.... Hard to do when I eat lunch at my desk *sigh*
Progress as of today: 53 lbs lost so far, only -3 lbs to go!
Happy Homecoming to your son!!!!! Keep him positive, he can go far!!!!!!! He should look for a job, asap for now, i'd say..and perhaps still work out...or if he doesn't look for a job, he should at least look up when applications are for the civil service type jobs.
My dinner "date" with my husband turned out to be a disaster, but I did learn something about my eating habits that I believe will be very helpful to me in the future.
I don't drink nearly enough water during my meals. And not flavored or carbonated water, but just plain (ice) water. If I were to start each meal by drinking more cold water (cold - by either the temperature of the tap or an ice cube), and took drinks of water between each bite, I would fill up without eating as much. This might sound like "DUH" to you, and I think we all know this recommended habit, but it wasn't until last night when the lightbulb went off and I realized, "Hey, I *don't* do this, and I *could* do this, and it *would* help."
Also, I came to the realization that, during the week, when I come home late, and we're eating dinner at 6:30p, I rush through eating -- and thus, eat more, because I don't give my body the time to feel full naturally -- so that I will have more free time available before going to bed. THAT is counterproductive.
Bottom line, I eat too much, and now I can see what in my habits makes that so. This week, I'm going to challenge myself to consciously change this habit and see where it takes me.
Progress as of today: 53 lbs lost so far, only -3 lbs to go!
Hmmm keep on you sound good and I hope you continue your relationship always with your daughter !
I may go visit my parents next weekend :-) being with them I prefer lately to my friends lol but I also miss them :)
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The dark clothes and dark feelings make a lot of sense....one of those AHA moments!
horn_of_plenty on 05/10/2018:
sounds like you don't even want to buy dark summer clothes! i'd say keep doing what you are doing...and wear the nice colors! i have been starting to take a closer look at what people wear in NYC...still i can't come up with any good advice or even fashion sense...seems women are all different in what they wear - that's a good thing! so i'm sure your clothes are fine...you can always buy 1 new top if what you want is something new :)