Happy Labor Day!
The last of a 3 day weekend, and what a wonderful weekend it has been.
Perhaps because it's Monday, or the beginning of a new season, I feel more inspired this morning to start this month with healthy foods, meals and mind. This morning I made oatmeal for breakfast, and although I had brown sugar on it (and ok, a bit of butter, but not much!), I felt like it was a good start. I also had cranberry juice (1/2 glass) so I've begun my day on the right foot. I think the most important item on the above is that I want to have a good healthy day of eating. Without that, I don't have a chance. I also feel that perhaps I need to make a goal for myself. Nothing like a goal to get myself motivated. So, goal for this week?? At least one pound lost, no more than 3. Goal for month? 8 pounds off.
I've found a new site that looks very promising: sparkpeople.com It looks very similar to weight watchers website but vola! no charge!!! Please check it out!
Monday, September 3, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Well, if you haven't guessed, when I'm not blogging about dieting, then I'm probably not dieting.
Weekends seem to be the worse, especially when with my husband. Eating out has become a really fun thing to do together and unfortunately, I'm using it as an excuse to eat more than I should. I once had a weight watcher leader who pointed out that just because you're out of the kitchen doesn't give you an excuse to eat everything in sight. I find that it is SO true. The bottom line is if you are looking for an excuse to do anything you shouldn't be doing, excuses are always available, especially when it comes to eating.
I would really love to hear from other people who have an eating problem and would like to work through it. I completely understand if you would rather not, but I am hoping this blog becomes a source of encouragement for all those out there, who like myself, would rather be doing anything else other than dieting but have taken the plunge.
Here's what I've eaten so far today:
yogart - plain with fresh blueberries
coffee
english muffin
sunny side up egg
1 slice french toast
1 slice bacon
hash browns
Since it is only around 2 pm, it would seem that I've eaten my entire allowance for the day. If I stick with some cereal for dinner, I might make it a day without putting on weight.
I'd sign off with bon appetit, but that seems to be a bit counter productive....
Weekends seem to be the worse, especially when with my husband. Eating out has become a really fun thing to do together and unfortunately, I'm using it as an excuse to eat more than I should. I once had a weight watcher leader who pointed out that just because you're out of the kitchen doesn't give you an excuse to eat everything in sight. I find that it is SO true. The bottom line is if you are looking for an excuse to do anything you shouldn't be doing, excuses are always available, especially when it comes to eating.
I would really love to hear from other people who have an eating problem and would like to work through it. I completely understand if you would rather not, but I am hoping this blog becomes a source of encouragement for all those out there, who like myself, would rather be doing anything else other than dieting but have taken the plunge.
Here's what I've eaten so far today:
yogart - plain with fresh blueberries
coffee
english muffin
sunny side up egg
1 slice french toast
1 slice bacon
hash browns
Since it is only around 2 pm, it would seem that I've eaten my entire allowance for the day. If I stick with some cereal for dinner, I might make it a day without putting on weight.
I'd sign off with bon appetit, but that seems to be a bit counter productive....
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Today is a new day and I am happy to say that since Monday, I have lost 2 pounds. I did have a small brownie this afternoon after lunch, BUT, only one and it was small. Tonight for dinner I will eat light with a salad.
I have begun to realize that I am most definitely eating with stress as my biggest trigger. I think it must stem from smoking way back to when no one really knew how bad smoking was for you and you could have a smoke just about anywhere. I vividly remember smoking in movies, airplanes and even in the grocery store and no one thought a thing about it. I think I remember it so well because I was thin back then and they were my comfort items, not food. I know this shouldn't be my thoughts, but I often thought if I lived to be over 90 that I would return to smoking and having a coffee with extra cream and a LARGE dunkin donut every day. It's sick, and I know, and I don't even care. Hopefully when I am 90 something, I will.
Weight is a funny, or not really, not so funny thing. It has always amazed me that I can gain 5 pounds in one or two days of fabulous eating, but when I watch what I eat, I can barely lose a pound. I wonder if it is on the same line as watching a pot of water boiling? The other phenomena is that it use to be when I walked by a pastry store, I might gain half a pound. NOW all I have to do is think about a pastry, and poof! it's on me! Wow, now I'm wondering if I should even be writing about this.....
Ok, here's my menu for the day. This I do believe works. Write down daily what you are eating. Even I get when I have more than 50 items on the list for the day that it might be time to tone it down. So here it goes:
Breakfast: 2 Eggo Waffles with lite syrup and spray butter
Coffee
Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese with blueberries and grapes
Lunch: 2 slices of provolone cheese with 2 slices turkey breast - no bread
a handful of chips (I know, I know, but they were with vinegar and salt :(, my favorite)
brownie
I guess this is where I bomb the losing weight test because I actually think this looks pretty good. Pretty telling I suppose.
Well, let's move on and see what happens.
I have begun to realize that I am most definitely eating with stress as my biggest trigger. I think it must stem from smoking way back to when no one really knew how bad smoking was for you and you could have a smoke just about anywhere. I vividly remember smoking in movies, airplanes and even in the grocery store and no one thought a thing about it. I think I remember it so well because I was thin back then and they were my comfort items, not food. I know this shouldn't be my thoughts, but I often thought if I lived to be over 90 that I would return to smoking and having a coffee with extra cream and a LARGE dunkin donut every day. It's sick, and I know, and I don't even care. Hopefully when I am 90 something, I will.
Weight is a funny, or not really, not so funny thing. It has always amazed me that I can gain 5 pounds in one or two days of fabulous eating, but when I watch what I eat, I can barely lose a pound. I wonder if it is on the same line as watching a pot of water boiling? The other phenomena is that it use to be when I walked by a pastry store, I might gain half a pound. NOW all I have to do is think about a pastry, and poof! it's on me! Wow, now I'm wondering if I should even be writing about this.....
Ok, here's my menu for the day. This I do believe works. Write down daily what you are eating. Even I get when I have more than 50 items on the list for the day that it might be time to tone it down. So here it goes:
Breakfast: 2 Eggo Waffles with lite syrup and spray butter
Coffee
Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese with blueberries and grapes
Lunch: 2 slices of provolone cheese with 2 slices turkey breast - no bread
a handful of chips (I know, I know, but they were with vinegar and salt :(, my favorite)
brownie
I guess this is where I bomb the losing weight test because I actually think this looks pretty good. Pretty telling I suppose.
Well, let's move on and see what happens.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
I've been thinking about creating this blog for quite some time. Frankly, the only reason I haven't started it sooner is because, quite obviously, it means I have to go on a diet. I mean, how can you begin a diet blog and then not diet??? As one who enjoys a good puzzle and who doesn't think twice about taking detours in life, I've been really trying to figure out how to make this work. Bad news. Sigh. It looks like if I want to do a blog on dieting, I'm going to have to go on a diet.
The new buzz on diets these days is NO DIET. Apparently it's easier to deal with if we think of it as a "lifestyle change". Now, maybe it's because I'm 55, or maybe it's because I've been having a "lifestyle change" since I was 12, but it all means the same to me. In common terms, it simply means "don't eat". I've gone to Weight Watchers so many times it's embarrassing. I hate not to ace things, so I make sure I lose weight every week to convince myself and others that I'm the perfect student. Except I'm not. Sooner or later, each time, the weight creeps back slowly at first, then gathers momentum, until all the weight I've lost is back. I've taken quizzes on my eating habits, and no matter how cutesy or scientific they make the quizzes, the questions are always the same. Do you like to eat when you are lonely? Do you find yourself going to the fridge when you are depressed? Doesn't everyone???? Are there specific times during the day you are more likely to eat? hourly?? Here's the scoop for all those dieticians who want to know. I love to eat. I eat when I celebrate and I eat when I'm sad. Yesterday, when I received a call that upset me, I promptly went to the kitchen and mixed up a great batch of brownies and ate half a row in the pan before noon. Yeah, never saw that question on any questionnaire....
What's my gimmick for this blog? None. I'm not selling anything and I don't have degrees behind my name. I'm just Jennifer, and I need to lose weight. A lot of weight. About 40 pounds worth to be exact. This is my journey and I invite anyone who is going through the same thing to write. I'd love to hear from you.
So far today I've had an english muffin and coffee. All this typing has given me an appetite. I'll be hitting the cottage cheese and blueberries.....
Today has not been bad, although I wish I could say I didn't take a bite or two of the brownies I made yesterday, or eaten half a bag of popcorn. However, I normally would have had at least 2 brownies so far today and eaten the entire bag of popcorn, so I will take it as a win. At least I made a few good decisions in choosing food today. I also mowed the grass, so hopefully that will take away the bites of brownies :(.
The new buzz on diets these days is NO DIET. Apparently it's easier to deal with if we think of it as a "lifestyle change". Now, maybe it's because I'm 55, or maybe it's because I've been having a "lifestyle change" since I was 12, but it all means the same to me. In common terms, it simply means "don't eat". I've gone to Weight Watchers so many times it's embarrassing. I hate not to ace things, so I make sure I lose weight every week to convince myself and others that I'm the perfect student. Except I'm not. Sooner or later, each time, the weight creeps back slowly at first, then gathers momentum, until all the weight I've lost is back. I've taken quizzes on my eating habits, and no matter how cutesy or scientific they make the quizzes, the questions are always the same. Do you like to eat when you are lonely? Do you find yourself going to the fridge when you are depressed? Doesn't everyone???? Are there specific times during the day you are more likely to eat? hourly?? Here's the scoop for all those dieticians who want to know. I love to eat. I eat when I celebrate and I eat when I'm sad. Yesterday, when I received a call that upset me, I promptly went to the kitchen and mixed up a great batch of brownies and ate half a row in the pan before noon. Yeah, never saw that question on any questionnaire....
What's my gimmick for this blog? None. I'm not selling anything and I don't have degrees behind my name. I'm just Jennifer, and I need to lose weight. A lot of weight. About 40 pounds worth to be exact. This is my journey and I invite anyone who is going through the same thing to write. I'd love to hear from you.
So far today I've had an english muffin and coffee. All this typing has given me an appetite. I'll be hitting the cottage cheese and blueberries.....
Today has not been bad, although I wish I could say I didn't take a bite or two of the brownies I made yesterday, or eaten half a bag of popcorn. However, I normally would have had at least 2 brownies so far today and eaten the entire bag of popcorn, so I will take it as a win. At least I made a few good decisions in choosing food today. I also mowed the grass, so hopefully that will take away the bites of brownies :(.
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