I'm doing excellent! Followed my own "helpful tips" that have been enormously helpful. I have been on my one and only favorite food plan again for 2 weeks, no binges, no skipping meals (no eating salted nuts or pepperoni).
Out of my 3 tips THE MOST helpful has been preparing my meals ahead of time. This is HUGE, people, believe me! Every morning I make all my meals in containers and afterwards I just warm them up. Salad is separate, precut of course, I just add 1 cup. Has saved my soul so many times - meaning, before I reach for that bag of potato chips/nuts (becz I'm starving), I nuke my food, eat it and I'm done. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, I'm full and happy.
I've lost total of 156 lbs and I still cannot believe I did it and how easy it actually was. Finding this food plan has been the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. No reason to quit, no reason to ever go off, I love the food and thus, no fear of ever gaining anything back.
And again I am hearing every single day that I should be a model.
/I think I need to do the happy dance
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Aug. 21
Still alive and kicking. Doing pretty good. Just follow the plan and the plan starts helping you out. It's a 2-way love-hate relationship. First you have to force youself NOT to eat anything outside the Plan. Cravings can kill you first few days. "I want those peanuts SO bad", "I NEED that pepperoni or I will die", "I'm passing out, I'm so hungry".
But now, one week later, I am happy as a clam, full, content, energetic, no cravings and portion sizes seem huge.
Rule number 1 "Do NOT skip a meal" !
I love this plan. I love it so very much. I work the plan and I make it to WORK FOR ME.
But now, one week later, I am happy as a clam, full, content, energetic, no cravings and portion sizes seem huge.
Rule number 1 "Do NOT skip a meal" !
I love this plan. I love it so very much. I work the plan and I make it to WORK FOR ME.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Helpful tips
Few tips that have helped me to get back on track.
1. Do NOT skip meals, eat every 4-5 hours. I eat 7 am, 12 pm and, 5 pm and then a snack around 8-9 pm. You skip one meal, you're done, hunger takes over and that's how binge-eating starts.
2. Very-very helpful tip. I prepare my lunch and dinner right after I eat my breakfast, I weigh and measure everything and put in containers. So I just need to heat it up. The idea behind that is when the mealtime comes, sometimes I am SO hungry I have NO time to prepare a meal. I need to eat NOW! It takes only 2-3 minutes to heat up my meal.
And another benefit. When my meals are prepared, I don't have to think about food. I don't have to wonder, what I am going to have for lunch/supper. I don't have to think what, when and how much. And NO reason to go to the kitchen and open the fridge meanwhile. I know what and when I am going to eat. No obsessing over food. Even if I get hungry meanwhile, I know exactly WHEN my mealtime comes, I can wait.
When it comes to food addiction, obsessing over food is the worst and this is one way to deal with that.
3. Very often I get hungry at night after I have eaten all my scheduled meals. How to deal with that? One excellent tip. Rather than start raiding my fridge I put on my running shoes and go for a jog. Nothing strenuous, 30 minutes at slow pace listening my favorite music. Come home, take a shower, drink peppermint tea and read a book. Has helped me out many times.
(Going to the gym would probably help too if one doesn't like running)
1. Do NOT skip meals, eat every 4-5 hours. I eat 7 am, 12 pm and, 5 pm and then a snack around 8-9 pm. You skip one meal, you're done, hunger takes over and that's how binge-eating starts.
2. Very-very helpful tip. I prepare my lunch and dinner right after I eat my breakfast, I weigh and measure everything and put in containers. So I just need to heat it up. The idea behind that is when the mealtime comes, sometimes I am SO hungry I have NO time to prepare a meal. I need to eat NOW! It takes only 2-3 minutes to heat up my meal.
And another benefit. When my meals are prepared, I don't have to think about food. I don't have to wonder, what I am going to have for lunch/supper. I don't have to think what, when and how much. And NO reason to go to the kitchen and open the fridge meanwhile. I know what and when I am going to eat. No obsessing over food. Even if I get hungry meanwhile, I know exactly WHEN my mealtime comes, I can wait.
When it comes to food addiction, obsessing over food is the worst and this is one way to deal with that.
3. Very often I get hungry at night after I have eaten all my scheduled meals. How to deal with that? One excellent tip. Rather than start raiding my fridge I put on my running shoes and go for a jog. Nothing strenuous, 30 minutes at slow pace listening my favorite music. Come home, take a shower, drink peppermint tea and read a book. Has helped me out many times.
(Going to the gym would probably help too if one doesn't like running)
Aug. 20
Still alive.
Have followed the plan religiously for almost a week and it gets easier every day.
I have cut back my regularly scheduled exercises a little, my current food plan does not support running 3 x 60 minutes a week. Which may easily be 3 x 4.5 miles or so. Right now the main goal is to lose weight again. So I jog 30-40 minutes 3-4 times a week, depending on how I feel.
Need to get back down to 162 at least. Right now I'm about 5 lbs over. Don't want to be part of that sad statistic where one loses huge amounts of weight and gains it all back PLUS MORE. Happens way too often.
And especially because I am a food addict. It's horrific how much I can eat when I'm having one of my binges. One of my favorite bloggers here has similar binges, I can so relate.
http://escapefromobesity.blogspot.com/
I mostly binge on salty foods like potato chips with sour cream, salted nuts, sunflower seeds, cheese and high fat salty meats (pepperoni, salami, bacon).
One of the main reasons I did gain some weight was that I had a very stressful situation around July 20th. When stress takes over, we, food addicts, want to compensate these bad feelings with food (something to do with brain chemistry and lack of some "happy" hormones we are trying to compensate). And that's what I did. But I'm much better now, dealing with that stress, taking some time off from work.
Ok that's it. Will let you know how I am doing.
Have followed the plan religiously for almost a week and it gets easier every day.
I have cut back my regularly scheduled exercises a little, my current food plan does not support running 3 x 60 minutes a week. Which may easily be 3 x 4.5 miles or so. Right now the main goal is to lose weight again. So I jog 30-40 minutes 3-4 times a week, depending on how I feel.
Need to get back down to 162 at least. Right now I'm about 5 lbs over. Don't want to be part of that sad statistic where one loses huge amounts of weight and gains it all back PLUS MORE. Happens way too often.
And especially because I am a food addict. It's horrific how much I can eat when I'm having one of my binges. One of my favorite bloggers here has similar binges, I can so relate.
http://escapefromobesity.blogspot.com/
I mostly binge on salty foods like potato chips with sour cream, salted nuts, sunflower seeds, cheese and high fat salty meats (pepperoni, salami, bacon).
One of the main reasons I did gain some weight was that I had a very stressful situation around July 20th. When stress takes over, we, food addicts, want to compensate these bad feelings with food (something to do with brain chemistry and lack of some "happy" hormones we are trying to compensate). And that's what I did. But I'm much better now, dealing with that stress, taking some time off from work.
Ok that's it. Will let you know how I am doing.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Aug. 14
Breakfast (7:30):
2 eggs + 2 oz ham, 1/2 cup onion/garlic/peppers, 1 cup brown rice, 8 oz milk, 6 oz banana/strawberries, 2 tsp oil, coffee.
Not too bad, the second day is already easier.
2 eggs + 2 oz ham, 1/2 cup onion/garlic/peppers, 1 cup brown rice, 8 oz milk, 6 oz banana/strawberries, 2 tsp oil, coffee.
Not too bad, the second day is already easier.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Aug. 13
Oh it is tough. Who said it was going to be easy.
I am struggling bigtime. There are days when I am SO hungry that I cannot think of anything else. It's not like "I think I want to munch on something". It's like "I need food or I will drop dead". That is THAT tough. And even I don't have enough willpower to fight with it. But luckily I do work out alot, now I run about 60 minutes 3 times a week. And yes, I am up about 5 pounds that I am trying desperately to lose again.
Ok that's that. Should seriously start posting my menus here, it did help before.
So, today:
Breakfast (7:30 am):
2 eggs scrambled with 2 oz turkey breast (total protein 6 oz) and 1/2 cup chopped onion/garlic/peppers; 1 cup brown rice, 8 oz milk, 6 oz banana/strawberries. 2 tsp oil, coffee.
That's an awful lot of food, I should not be hungry and right now 4 hours later, I'm fine.
Well, the plan says to eat every 4-5 hours.
Sometime you have to take it "ONE meal at a time, ONE day at a time"
Lunch (1 pm):
6 oz fish, 8 oz baked potato/sweetpotato, 3/4 cup raw veggies, 1 cup cooked green beans, 2 tsp oil, coffee.
Dinner (7 pm):
6 oz lean pork, 1 cup kidney beans, 3/4 cup raw veggies, 1 cup cooked green beans, 2 tsp oil, tea.
Later (10 pm):
8 oz milk, 6 oz apple.
No exercise.
I am struggling bigtime. There are days when I am SO hungry that I cannot think of anything else. It's not like "I think I want to munch on something". It's like "I need food or I will drop dead". That is THAT tough. And even I don't have enough willpower to fight with it. But luckily I do work out alot, now I run about 60 minutes 3 times a week. And yes, I am up about 5 pounds that I am trying desperately to lose again.
Ok that's that. Should seriously start posting my menus here, it did help before.
So, today:
Breakfast (7:30 am):
2 eggs scrambled with 2 oz turkey breast (total protein 6 oz) and 1/2 cup chopped onion/garlic/peppers; 1 cup brown rice, 8 oz milk, 6 oz banana/strawberries. 2 tsp oil, coffee.
That's an awful lot of food, I should not be hungry and right now 4 hours later, I'm fine.
Well, the plan says to eat every 4-5 hours.
Sometime you have to take it "ONE meal at a time, ONE day at a time"
Lunch (1 pm):
6 oz fish, 8 oz baked potato/sweetpotato, 3/4 cup raw veggies, 1 cup cooked green beans, 2 tsp oil, coffee.
Dinner (7 pm):
6 oz lean pork, 1 cup kidney beans, 3/4 cup raw veggies, 1 cup cooked green beans, 2 tsp oil, tea.
Later (10 pm):
8 oz milk, 6 oz apple.
No exercise.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Aug. 6
Nothing much to say, not in the mood. So I'll just read other people's blogs.
One thing I read today that I really liked:
"It is okay to fail, you have to fall so you can learn to pick yourself up"
I'll live by that for time being. I need to learn how to pick myself up again.
(NOT related to weight-loss, that part of my life is fine, everything is under control)
One thing I read today that I really liked:
"It is okay to fail, you have to fall so you can learn to pick yourself up"
I'll live by that for time being. I need to learn how to pick myself up again.
(NOT related to weight-loss, that part of my life is fine, everything is under control)
Friday, August 1, 2008
Aug. 1
Hello August!
Today is the 5th day I have religiously followed the plan and I am loving it. No temptations, no cravings. Haven't weighed myself yet, feel like I'm up maybe 3 lbs. No need to weigh, really, just follow the plan and hope that the weight stabilizes. When my clothes start feeling too loose or too tight, I will step on the scale. I am happy now where I am not knowing my current weight.
Today is the 5th day I have religiously followed the plan and I am loving it. No temptations, no cravings. Haven't weighed myself yet, feel like I'm up maybe 3 lbs. No need to weigh, really, just follow the plan and hope that the weight stabilizes. When my clothes start feeling too loose or too tight, I will step on the scale. I am happy now where I am not knowing my current weight.
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