I stepped on the scale this morning and 134.8. So, I rechecked only to see 135.8...ouch. Funny though, I am not alarmed. I am going to survive this. It can teach me many things...right?
So maybe pizza for dinner and chocolate chip cookies son had to make for school wasn't a great nudge in the right direction but hey, it is the holidays. I do get extra sympathies since I had a birthday and Thanksgiving in the same week and only 3 or 4 pounds made its way onto my behind. Heaven help me when the fudge hits!
Wednesday
Thee Check List of Weight Loss
Below is a list of the most common ways to lose weight.
Deal with hungry
Eat when you are hungry
Exercise
Be able to speak when you workout - don't overdo it
"Feel the burn"
Weigh in everyday
Throw out the scale
Follow a strict diet
Listen to your body and eat what you want
Eat organic
Just count calories - eat whatever
"it's a lifestyle change"
Chew gum
Eat smaller portions of the foods you crave
Go for a walk to curb a craving
Eat whatever then burn it off
Fake-it-till-you-make-it
Wait for the desire and motivation to come
There are many many more I am sure. My answer to all of them would be "yes, that is true". Each person has to have their own balance of all of these truths. There will never be an exact way to do this. It will change from time to time and even minute to minute. The real key is to have the mindset that says "this is what I am doing" and then believe in yourself. For some, the trust in yourself is in disrepair and needs work before anything else. For others, you need to give yourself some love - you is hurting and food has been your medicine. But, in the end everyone that wants to lose weight will have to decide which truths are theirs - independent of anyone else and without fear about getting it "right". The ahah moment comes when you take that bull by the horns and never look back. You got this!
Deal with hungry
Eat when you are hungry
Exercise
Be able to speak when you workout - don't overdo it
"Feel the burn"
Weigh in everyday
Throw out the scale
Follow a strict diet
Listen to your body and eat what you want
Eat organic
Just count calories - eat whatever
"it's a lifestyle change"
Chew gum
Eat smaller portions of the foods you crave
Go for a walk to curb a craving
Eat whatever then burn it off
Fake-it-till-you-make-it
Wait for the desire and motivation to come
There are many many more I am sure. My answer to all of them would be "yes, that is true". Each person has to have their own balance of all of these truths. There will never be an exact way to do this. It will change from time to time and even minute to minute. The real key is to have the mindset that says "this is what I am doing" and then believe in yourself. For some, the trust in yourself is in disrepair and needs work before anything else. For others, you need to give yourself some love - you is hurting and food has been your medicine. But, in the end everyone that wants to lose weight will have to decide which truths are theirs - independent of anyone else and without fear about getting it "right". The ahah moment comes when you take that bull by the horns and never look back. You got this!
Tuesday
Food Matters
I recently watched the documentary Food Matters. I like watching these kinds of shows, they motivate me to be a little better. I can't and won't do all of its suggestions but I can improve a little at a time.
Thursday
What is the game plan?
As we go into the holidays what is the game plan?
Survive!
Survive!
I love love love Thanksgiving. I love the smells, the food and the memories. I cannot wait to sink my teeth in some pumpkin pie with real whipped cream. I love the leftover turkey on a roll a few hours after the initial gorge followed by another piece of pie of course.
Then it is on to the Christmas celebrations. The fudge, the toffee and the caramels are always a family must around here. During the month of December the sound of the doorbell makes my mouth water a little. I love it all.
My over all plan is to enjoy the season. I will try at all times to pay attention to what goes in my mouth. If it doesn't make my mouth water I will skip it. That may mean that I have some sugar cookies for breakfast but I am ok with that. I guarantee veggies will be mouth watering at some point.
As long as I am fully in the moment, fully enjoying myself (not medicating) I will be alright. I may have a few pounds to shake off at the end of it all but I will be so proud if I can remember every bite of those pounds.
This morning's weight was 131.6 (oh that 129 is calling at me but I am not going there. I just smacked myself)
I will post my after weight ... yikes!
Tuesday
Change
I recently took my kids' pictures and as I wondered through the house trading 2, 5, 9 and 11 year old faces for 4, 7,11 and 13 ones, I had this thought. Even though I loved those 2, 5, 9 and 11 year olds with all my heart, I am eternally grateful for change and what has come because of it. I was not sad to remove the old pictures and replace them with new ones because I love the here and the now. Looking back, I bet their mom would have cried at the thought of having a teenager or graduating from babyhood but their mom now welcomes the changes.
I think change has such a negative forethought when the afterthought is much different. Sometimes change, even good change, is scary but if we go into it with the understanding that in the end we will embrace it, trying seems a little more doable.
Take a few moments and ask yourself why you are afraid to change your eating. When you have answered ask "why?" again. Keep asking the question why until you get that tingling sensation on the back of your neck. You will learn a great deal about what is going on inside that gorgeous head of yours. The more we can clue in to ourselves the more free we become. Try it!
I think change has such a negative forethought when the afterthought is much different. Sometimes change, even good change, is scary but if we go into it with the understanding that in the end we will embrace it, trying seems a little more doable.
Take a few moments and ask yourself why you are afraid to change your eating. When you have answered ask "why?" again. Keep asking the question why until you get that tingling sensation on the back of your neck. You will learn a great deal about what is going on inside that gorgeous head of yours. The more we can clue in to ourselves the more free we become. Try it!
Friday
isn't there a song about waiting a lifetime for a moment like this?
It is amazing to me that it can take years and years to figure things out and only a moment to "get it". Keep working on that figuring out - journal, meditate, pray (for understanding about yourself not to be thin). Those moments of thought add up and one day all the stars will align and you will understand and have the motivation and have peace about it. Believe, people!
Thursday
Logging
A lot of people have questions about logging. When I go to log, I type in the exact thing I am eating. For example I make a yummy rice dish called caribbean chicken . The first time I logged it I typed in caribbean chicken and there was a lot of choices but as I scrolled down sure enough there was a homemade caribbean chicken (it is fun to type caribbean). I clicked on it and it said 1.5 cups was 283 calories. Now, I know that my calrose rice (I usually mix half brown and half white) is about 300 calories for 1/2 cup of rice (before cooked) which is what I usually eat so I will say that I had 1.5 servings or even 1.7 or whatever I feel like I need to get close to reality. It is not perfect but I know that it has to be within close range.
Today I added homemade sweet potato fries for dinner. It says a serving is 71 calories. It is unsure how much comes in a serving but I know that sweet potatoes are not too caloric. I added two servings just to be safe.
I believe that the actual logging is far less important than the attention paid. I never look at logging as a punishment or a threat but a way to learn about myself. When I have good days I can think about what made them work and when there is a bad day I look at why it wasn't good. That is why this is a journey, I will never stop learning and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Today I added homemade sweet potato fries for dinner. It says a serving is 71 calories. It is unsure how much comes in a serving but I know that sweet potatoes are not too caloric. I added two servings just to be safe.
I believe that the actual logging is far less important than the attention paid. I never look at logging as a punishment or a threat but a way to learn about myself. When I have good days I can think about what made them work and when there is a bad day I look at why it wasn't good. That is why this is a journey, I will never stop learning and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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