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Post by cj59 on Apr 14, 2018 23:11:59 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are all doing well this weekend sunrose - The pollen has been bothering me too, hope you were able to get your outside things done before it got too hot. I'm doing pretty well today. I was out earlier and really wanted to stop at every fast food place I passed, but I only went to one and made sure to buy the things I could fit into my plan today. Hopefully I can do well tomorrow too and see how I do for my weekly weigh-in. I've actually been on track/plan for the whole week. That's the first time that has happened in awhile.
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Post by cj59 on Apr 15, 2018 20:42:33 GMT
Just checking in for the day. I'm staying on track and think I'll finish out the day well. But I feel like my eating is so "weird" today. I've pretty much had something to eat at least every hour since 11:00 A.M. It's like I have to spread out all my food and have something every hour It's frustrating to me that I tend to eat this way a lot. When I used to work I would go hours without eating anything but now that I'm home most days, it's like I can't stop having some food all the time. I'm not sure how much of a problem it is if I can stay within my daily points and if it doesn't lead to overeating. But it's still strange to me Hope everyone else is doing well today.
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Post by sunrose49 on Apr 16, 2018 12:33:00 GMT
Good morning
cj59, good for you stopping at only one place and fitting it in your plan. I need to work on that one. I hope your WI goes well for you.
Waving to all
Yesterday was my WW meeting. I lost .6, but then I over ate and was up 2 lbs this morning. So stupid to keep doing that. My DSon lives with me and we have been going to WW together. We make Sunday our cheat day (which was always his, but I decided to join in). Anyway, I need to stop doing that. It takes me all week to get it back off. Ugh
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Post by irisinnia on Apr 16, 2018 12:52:08 GMT
Hello everyone! cj59, That eating pattern is fascinating. If you can stay within your points that shouldn't be a problem, but is there an underlying factor? Are you bored? Or anxious? Just wondering. I'm at home most of the day so I totally get wanting to eat, and sometimes I just have 'hungry' weeks. sunrose49, Congratulations on the loss! And that's awesome that you're going to WW with your son. I wish I had a weight loss buddy, unfortunately, I surround myself with skinny people. Not sure if a cheat day is a good idea. Maybe a cheat meal, or snack. You do you, and find what will make you happy with the scale. Allergies have me a little weary this week, but I'm hanging in there. I'm paper tracking my food right now to mix it up. I bought a 'fitness extension' pack for my planner so I will be monitoring my water and exercise also. But "lose weight in the kitchen" is my mantra for this week. One meal and snack at a time! Off to my morning banana. Good luck to you all on your plans!
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Post by cj59 on Apr 16, 2018 20:23:14 GMT
Hello Everyone sunrose - I used to do that cheat day thing when I went to meetings too. It's a hard habit to break. I didn't do it when I was losing weight on my own, but I did used to pick one day in the week when I allowed myself to eat more but still stay within my weekly limits. Having that day to look forward to would keep me on track. Hope you can find a way to break the pattern. irisinnia - Tracking is always good Hope you have a successful week. I'm sure some of the reason for my strange eating is boredom, stress, etc. But I also think for some reason I have it in my head that I have to eat almost every hour all afternoon to be successful. I really need to work to break this pattern, even though it does seem to work for me. But I think it fuels my obsession/addiction to food. I weighed-in today and stayed the same this week, I've stayed the same weight for almost a month now. I am happy about that but I just feel like I'm exercising every day, eating well, getting in my water and I'm barely eating anything all week and if this is all I get to eat to stay the same weight I don't know if I can survive on this amount long term. I'm going to double track with calories this week and maybe I'll realize that I am getting a lot to eat and it's not as bad as I think it is. I may have to tweak my program again to make it liveable. I have some stress today and I really want to eat it all, but I'm trying to resist doing that.
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Post by leesa on Apr 17, 2018 16:17:21 GMT
Hi, weighed in this morning and was down a pound. Still sticking to the plan and just keep moving forward. I had an oops at Denny's on Sunday. I had it all planned out to get the Fit Fare Veggie omelette. Well I thought I order it, but didn't realize that they also offer a whole egg option not just the one with egg whites. I was half way threw when I realized that I had gotten the regular one and it was like 21 points yikes! I had to have a very light dinner that night to still within dailies. Oh live and learn to be more careful for next time. cj59, Maintaining is good, but I hope you find the balance you are looking for. sunrose49, I don't do cheat days and really don't believe in them, because it just all adds up in the end. I do allow myself to have treat once in awhile, but those are on special occasions. I usually use weeklies on those days. irisinnia, Hope the paper tracking goes well and you are feeling better from the allergies.
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Post by cj59 on Apr 17, 2018 20:50:33 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are all doing well today leesa - I've had that happen at a restaurant too. Isn't it crazy how many points/calories are in some of the things they serve! Good for you making up the extra with a light dinner. I'm a little bit off track today. I went grocery shopping and that always seems to set me off. I'm trying to figure out why that is. I only bought a few extra items at the store and I haven't even eaten them, but I started eating some of the other "junky" foods I'd already had in the house. I'm wondering if resisting all those things I really wanted triggers me to come home and overeat? Who knows how my mind works I'm trying to reign the overeating in though so at least I'm not completely out of control.
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Post by sunrose49 on Apr 18, 2018 13:07:20 GMT
Good morning
I should have worded that different. It's not a cheat day, it's a cheat meal. Just dinner on Sunday and actually it's not always that bad. BUT I have decided not to do it anymore because I usual (not always) gain after it. I use to be so good about not having any cheats, but that too can be bad. I just need to learn to count a treat in honestly.
Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. I have to run. I will be back tomorrow.
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Post by cj59 on Apr 18, 2018 19:25:54 GMT
Hello Everyone - Hope you are all doing well today I had a bad off track day yesterday, but I'm starting fresh today and hoping to stay on track. I would love to just keep on overeating for a week or so, but I know I can't do it. I actually think that after a few days I'd get tired of not being on track, but who knows I was watching a TV show today and someone was cooking and brought a plate of food to someone. The guy who was being served said "I'm not hungry." The guy who brought the plate over said "It's America, eating has nothing to do with being hungry." I thought that statement was so true. There are so many times that I eat when I'm not hungry. I would love it if I could be someone who only ate when they were hungry, but I have trouble doing that. It's like that part of me is broken and it's difficult to fix.
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Post by irisinnia on Apr 18, 2018 22:37:44 GMT
cj59, It's difficult to eat only when you're hungry, because eating usually happens with others. So to sit down at a meal, eat nothing, and then go eat by yourself later... it's going to feel awkward, as smart as it is from the weight loss perspective. I think you could portion control it though. Snack at the meal then eat something more substantial later? sunrose49, Great insight! I feel like a lot of things are 'cheats' or me 'going off plan' but honest tracking is probably the key to close that negative loop. leesa, Thank you! My allergies are much, much better and the paper tracking is helping out a lot! I can't believe how much I reigned it in today! I didn't eat breakfast (just a banana) because I was busy so I went out to Starbucks later. I tracked it on paper and saw the 'damage' so I was thinking smaller lunch and dinner, but when 'lunch time' came I wasn't hungry, so I said, hey, let's wait until snack time. I was very hungry by snack time, and I thought, what the heck, DH is working late, so I'll have dinner now! So the plan now is to just have a little snack around dinner time and, let's face it, I'm never that hungry after 3 pm anyway, it's just that it's 'dinner time' so I feel like I need to eat copious amounts of food with everyone else. I am so within my points today and that's with something that would have 'blown the whole day'. Not that I'm going to Starbucks everyday but I think I need to just get over the world having dinner after 3. I want to eat at 10 and 2. It's weird, but it's me.
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Post by sunrose49 on Apr 19, 2018 12:10:42 GMT
Good morning
cj59, wow I love what you shared and it is so true. I am going to share that at my ww meeting on Sunday (I was watching a TV show today and someone was cooking and brought a plate of food to someone. The guy who was being served said "I'm not hungry." The guy who brought the plate over said "It's America, eating has nothing to do with being hungry.") I pretty much eat by the clock not when I'm hungry. I need to change that.
irisinnia, good for you on how you handled your day. A couple times I have eaten lunch at 10:45 because I am hungry and I think gee there are no "time" rules on when to eat. So I am working to eat only when hungry.
Waving to all
Yesterday was a better day. Met a friend for dinner. I always get the same thing at this restaurant, grilled chicken sandwich with Swiss cheese and steamed broccoli. I love it.
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Post by cj59 on Apr 19, 2018 19:21:21 GMT
Hello Everyone irisinnia - Congratulations on having a good day yesterday. I eat at strange hours too and since it's just me at home I guess it really doesn't matter. I think we'd all be better off if we could eat the times that work best for us. sunrose - Glad you had a good time yesterday too. Your dinner sounds good and those were good choices for your meal. Sadly I'm off track again today but I really just don't care. It just feels so good not to worry about every bite I'm putting into my mouth. I'm still getting my exercise and water, and I'll make sure to get fruits and vegetables in too. I guess I just need a day off sometimes.
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Post by irisinnia on Apr 20, 2018 13:09:43 GMT
sunrose49, That sounds delicious - really! Thanks for the support! I'm glad I'm not alone. cj59, I think you're right that we would be better off. I often think of farmers switching lunch and dinner, essentially, and say why don't I do that? It's great that you're getting in the water, exercise, fruit and veg! That's more than half the battle right there! Are you really off track? Or just a little? Are you eating things you don't normally eat or just eating more of your normal fare? I have been paper tracking all week and LOVE it. The tracking pages I'm using have a box for exercise, so I was filling it out and said, "Oh no! I didn't exercise yesterday, I don't want two empty boxes!" so I got my exercise in. Would I have done it if it weren't for that box? Doubtful. I'm very nervous about my WI though. I worry somehow that maybe I'm being too lax? I'm just really happy with my choices this week and a part of me is thinking there's no way this is going to work. I've been enjoying my food too much! Well, we'll see on Sunday!
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Post by sunrose49 on Apr 20, 2018 13:11:30 GMT
Good morning
cj59, I can so relate to taking a day off from thinking about what I put in my mouth. I hope you are able to get back on track soon.
My mom would roll over in her grave if she could see how I have let myself go. My mom was pretty much always over weight. She would tell my sister and I to put the brakes on now before we gained too much. I was (and my sister too) going back and forth with my weight. I get overwhelmed with the amount of weight I need to lose. I know I should not look at it that way, but I do. I pick small goals and they just don't happen. All I can do is keep trying.
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Post by sunrose49 on Apr 20, 2018 13:13:58 GMT
irisinnia, we were posting at the same time. I can't remember do you go to WW meetings? Good for you getting the exercise in. Maybe I should try paper tracking for a week.
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