What a relief! Let me tell you there is just a wee bit of pressure when you post your weight loss in such a public format! I was already thinking through how a little weight gain was just another challenge to post about... but I am thrilled that that can all stay hypothetical at this point!
As you know I was very nervous about venturing outside of my controlled food environment and then with not working out.. I was fully expecting to go up a little. So maybe my metabolism is finally picking up?! I didn't go hog wild... when everyone else were eating bagels I only had half...I didn't eat most of the side dishes... but I did eat plenty of cake! I managed to keep my food diaries going (all but the last day) with the best calorie guesses I could make and was eating about 400 calories more a day. This might be a weight I could maintain at after all.
As an interesting side note Mr Furious gained 4 pounds. And not that I root for his dieting demise but it just goes to show that I have acclimated to actually eating in appropriate portions and eating consciously. On our drive to the airport he actually shoved a Grands Biscuit into his face (I mean in like literally 2 bites people!) and then turned into a Dunkin Donuts and walked out with a Big 'Ol Blueberry muffin. I said to him "just because you shove something in your mouth doesn't make it calorie free... are you even hungry?" Mr F responded by flashing a sheepish grin. That is going to be his hardest habit to break... he is quick to reach for an immediate hunger solution but often makes an impulsive and unsatisfying choice and then still wants to eat something else.
I was just watching the Biggest Loser from the other day and there is a female contestant who gave in to a food temptation and was just jamming food down. She ate an entire cereal bar in one bite! True... that was extreme... but it did remind me of how a lot of people approach eating... especially Mr F! There are times when I'm about to serve dinner and he is reaching for a snack because he is crashing and can't contemplate waiting even 2 minutes for food. But you better believe he eats just as much at dinner 2 minutes later as he would have. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I used to be the same way... I just used soda as my quick fix. Now I eat about 6 times a day. I eat 300, 200, 300, 200, 400, 200 calorie meals or snacks in a typical day. I am rarely hungry and when I am ... I eat. I don't drink any calories except in my morning coffee.. and I have learned to have an energy bar in the car where I need it! I almost never *crash* anymore. And it really isn't hard to do this, you just need to find your treats and snacks and stick with them.. so you can stop sabotaging yourself.
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I am actually down another .2 pounds
WOOHOO!!! That's awesome! And this post was excellent. Full of good advice and learned wisdom :)
Thanks Michelline!
Now if only I could get Mr F to actually do what I tell him to....
Now if only I could get Mr F to actually do what I tell him to....
Ha! When you figure that one out, tell me the secret.
"Oink. Oink"
That is all.
I am SO where you are when it comes to your eating patterns. Although I still have much more to go, I'm finally in that frame of mind and it's such an empowering feeling. Thank you for the fantastic post. And good job on the 117!
Christy,
oh.. you are welcome... and thank you!
If you have your eating down you should have no trouble reaching your goal! Plenty of people *diet* but if you don't focus on how and when you eat it is too easy to fall off the wagon. God knows it just takes one hunger crazed moment to sabotage yourself.. and then the guilt ridden aftermath can keep that cycle going. Keep on keepin' on... it really does just get easier and easier :) Good luck!
Good advice. I've been thinking about doing this for a while, that is eating more smaller meals. Now I usually have a good breakfast and lunch, but nothing else until I get home, by which time I'm starving and likely to eat whatever I come across.
"There are times when I'm about to serve dinner and he is reaching for a snack because he is crashing and can't contemplate waiting even 2 minutes for food. But you better believe he eats just as much at dinner 2 minutes later as he would have."
Oh Yes. We've been there.
Way to go on the .2!! 117. That's so incredible!
Chris & Katieo
Thanks guys.. I want to write back... but I am dumbfounded by this morning's discovery!
Thanks guys.. I want to write back... but I am dumbfounded by this morning's discovery!
Yeah, that'll throw a monkey wrench in your day.
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