Wow! I do NOT like Flavor Point day 34! But I did amazingly well anyway. Besides the fish problem (and Catherine DID have dinner all made--and it wasn't bad), was the more serious snack problem. One of the strengths of flavor point is the snacks--they're small, but there are always two and it's super good practice for me to realize what kind of stuff is out there that can be good for snacking. But yesterday the snacks were--an apple, and later on some baby carrots. Uhhhhh. No. Much too light of a snack. I like apples and carrots, but they do NOTHING to curb hunger.
Then, somebody made a mistake and ordered food for a meeting that wasn't happening until today. So six huge delicious looking salads--with bacon and blue cheese and rich dressings and bread on the side, were given to anyone who wanted one. But I was strong and ate the spinach and lentil salad that I had brought--it was good, but not as tempting as those fattening salads. Later, I ate my carrots and daydreamed about today when I could eat my fill again. Dashed home as fast as I could. Dinner was tilapia (admittedly a good recipe), quinoa, zuchinni and a little salad. Very healthy, and not at all what I would have chosen, but it did the trick. We dashed off to the story telling festival--super fun. And on the way home stopped at subzero for ice-cream. By this time we were all pretty tired, but I did great! I ordered a kid-size german chocolate concoction and let it sit there while Dave and C ate theirs, then I took mine home and put it in the freezer. It will be there tonight when I get home late from visiting teaching.
Today is vegetarian, and a relief. I have good bread and cheese and tomato soup and olives and a reeses egg and nuts. But yesterday was empowering. YES I DO have will power---I think most fat people do. It's just that my food brakes are set too loosely. But yesterday's effort was excellent and I'm proud of myself.
Today's challenge is boredom. It's very slow at work--and rather than wanting to seize this time to catch up on things, I want to put my feet up and of course, eat. I think I'd better make a to do list to at least get something accomplished.
Losing weight in spite of myself.
I began this blog in February 2011 as a way to help me not quit trying to lose weight, and to learn a few things. It's been an interesting and powerful experience. It certainly confirms what I've long suspected--that although I am a genuinely happy cheery person in the main, I am NOT a happy cheery dieter. I DETEST losing weight. I resent being overweight in the first place and I am a virtuoso in the art of self-sabotage. And YET--I'm doing it! I'm fighting and kicking and EATING all the way down, but the weight is finally going down. The plan I was following in February was a half-baked one largely based on wishful thinking. I gained a little weight and decided to get real. I knew I couldn't just join weightwatchers or count calories or do any one plan and expect to be successful. I decided if I was going to bother to make the effort to lose weight I was going to throw everything I could think of at the problem. And so I do. My real "Day One" for this blog is April 1, 2011. I joined weight watchers, I joined caloriecount.com (awesome website), I read the blog losingweighteveryday.blogspot.com religiously, I keep this blog faithfully, I joined the health programs sponsored by my insurance, I use the principles from overeater's anonymous, I use my church's 12 step program as well, I subscribe--and use--Healthy Cooking Magazine.
The result of all this? Painfully slow progress (About 20 lbs in 10 months). But it IS progress and like the little engine that could I keep on trying in my rebellious way. I have no intention of quitting. This is by far the longest sustained weight loss effort I've ever made in my life. Successful I think, because for the first in my life I've done this MY way--which I've discovered, involves a lot of pizza and restaraunt food. I'm convinced this is the only way to lose weight. For me it must be MY way. For you it MUST be YOUR way. Not weight watcher's way, not your doctor's way, but YOUR way. Any plan or idea I use is only a tool.
The latest plan to lose weight my way began on Oct 29, 2013. It really is my own crazy plan. As you'll see if you read that post. I've implemented the best ideas of all sorts of eating plans and thrown out the scale. A couple of months in and I'm definitely healthier. I'm actually enjoying myself. I won't weigh until April 1, 2014, so I'll see then if this works the way I hope it will.
There is no magic weight loss bullet. But there IS a great deal of magic in the discovery of what I can happily live with (very different from what weight watchers tells me I can happily live with) and still have the body and health I want.
Good luck to all of us on this journey. It's quite a trip!
The result of all this? Painfully slow progress (About 20 lbs in 10 months). But it IS progress and like the little engine that could I keep on trying in my rebellious way. I have no intention of quitting. This is by far the longest sustained weight loss effort I've ever made in my life. Successful I think, because for the first in my life I've done this MY way--which I've discovered, involves a lot of pizza and restaraunt food. I'm convinced this is the only way to lose weight. For me it must be MY way. For you it MUST be YOUR way. Not weight watcher's way, not your doctor's way, but YOUR way. Any plan or idea I use is only a tool.
The latest plan to lose weight my way began on Oct 29, 2013. It really is my own crazy plan. As you'll see if you read that post. I've implemented the best ideas of all sorts of eating plans and thrown out the scale. A couple of months in and I'm definitely healthier. I'm actually enjoying myself. I won't weigh until April 1, 2014, so I'll see then if this works the way I hope it will.
There is no magic weight loss bullet. But there IS a great deal of magic in the discovery of what I can happily live with (very different from what weight watchers tells me I can happily live with) and still have the body and health I want.
Good luck to all of us on this journey. It's quite a trip!
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