233.5
I was 251.5 on Memorial Day.
I was 232.5 the day I left for Costa Rica. So only a one-pound gain there--very good, considering I didn't have a lot of choice of my food, especially at El Rancho.
Now I need to continue losing. I plan to re-read the Anderson method book. I want to have it set in my mind as school starts and challenges arise.
Eat less, move more. Fasting is OK. Plan ahead for my calories.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
April 12, 2015
250
Breakfast: Oatmeal, milk, applesauce
Lunch: 2 eggs, apple, yogurt
Supper: Salad (McDonald's)
Water--6 glasses min.
Wear Fitbit. Aim for 5000 steps plus.
Costa Rica, ziplining, Atlanta, class reunion, summer clothes, Allison's wedding, dress shopping, good role-model, my health.
Breakfast: Oatmeal, milk, applesauce
Lunch: 2 eggs, apple, yogurt
Supper: Salad (McDonald's)
Water--6 glasses min.
Wear Fitbit. Aim for 5000 steps plus.
Costa Rica, ziplining, Atlanta, class reunion, summer clothes, Allison's wedding, dress shopping, good role-model, my health.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
From "Thinking Like a Thin Person"
Thinking Like a Thin Person
- Flexible meal planning is helpful; meticulous meal planning is not
- Drink water as much as possible
- No food is considered off-limits, no quantity is too much
- Eat three balanced meals a day with reasonable portion sizes
- Eat three healthy snacks in between meals
- Eat every three hours
- Indulge in the occasional unhealthier food choice
- Choose the healthier food option as much as possible
- Choose smaller portions when possible
- Tackle cravings using the distract and delay technique
- Sign up for, train and complete 5K run
- Blog as much as possible
- Flexible meal planning is helpful; meticulous meal planning is not
- Drink water as much as possible
- No food is considered off-limits, no quantity is too much
- Eat three balanced meals a day with reasonable portion sizes
- Eat three healthy snacks in between meals
- Eat every three hours
- Indulge in the occasional unhealthier food choice
- Choose the healthier food option as much as possible
- Choose smaller portions when possible
- Tackle cravings using the distract and delay technique
- Sign up for, train and complete 5K run
- Blog as much as possible
From Women, Food and God--Geneen Roth
“The Eating Guidelines
1. Eat when you are hungry.
2. Eat sitting down in a calm environment. This does not include the car.
3. Eat without distractions. Distractions include radio, television, newspapers, books, intense or anxiety-producing conversations or music.
4. Eat what your body wants.
5. Eat until you are satisfied.
6. Eat (with the intention of being) in full view of others.
7. Eat with enjoyment, gusto, and pleasure.”
― Geneen Roth, Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
1. Eat when you are hungry.
2. Eat sitting down in a calm environment. This does not include the car.
3. Eat without distractions. Distractions include radio, television, newspapers, books, intense or anxiety-producing conversations or music.
4. Eat what your body wants.
5. Eat until you are satisfied.
6. Eat (with the intention of being) in full view of others.
7. Eat with enjoyment, gusto, and pleasure.”
― Geneen Roth, Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
From "Drop it and Eat--Drop the diet, Manage the Weight"
Honor Thy Hunger post
Get back to the basics, particularly if you've found yourself slipping into old patterns. Have you forgotten the basics? For starters,
Sit. No eating as you walk around the kitchen emptying the dishwasher. No eating standing at the fridge. And no, don't sit at the fridge; seat yourself at a kitchen or dining room table.
Separate. Eating and distractions, (other than your family which you can't get rid of) should be separate activities. TV watching, texting, reading--these should be separate from eating. (Unless, I'll add, you are struggling to get food in and find that being less mindful is actually helpful--which it often is!)
Eat with your senses. Are you seeing your food and acknowledging what you're eating? Are you experiencing the textures of what you're eating? Are you tasting your food? Doing so will allow you to slow the pace and to feel more satisfied with what you're eating. You'll enjoy the food so much more!
Choose what you enjoy. Are you giving yourself permission to eat what you like, or holding on to rules about what's allowed vs forbidden, in your mind?
Tune in to your hunger. Don't wait until you are at the extremes of hunger--if you're starving you are more likely to struggle to eat as described above, and overeat.
Re-explore fullness. Are you eating until you are stuffed? Might a modest adjustment in portions be appropriate? That said, if you start with smaller portions, do give yourself permission to eat again later--after about an hour--regardless of what you you ate before.
Don't panic! And don't take radical steps to 'fix' the problem. Restrictive eating, denying your body's signals and needs, does nothing positive in the long run. It will only perpetuate an unhealthy cycle and make you feel like c!*P!
Breathe. It won't take long to get yourself back on track. But be realistic--if your eating was off course for some time it will certainly take some time for you to be back to your former, healthy self. Radical dietary changes can have radically negative consequences, so do be patient and appreciate the modest improvements as they happen.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015
245
Good day yesterday. Controlled eating. Good meals. Good on water. Not enough physical activity. Full day of eating clean.
Good day yesterday. Controlled eating. Good meals. Good on water. Not enough physical activity. Full day of eating clean.
Friday, February 6, 2015
February 6, 2015
246.5
Fear not, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your god: I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10
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