Got a good nights sleep and still feeling kinda drained from this summer cold. Who flippin' gets a cold in the summer? Anyway, I hopped on the scale this morning and it budged another 2 lbs so just hoping that the weight watchers scale is just as kinda tomorrow. I feel like I am drinking enough water to float away. Got up to pee 2x last night. It's like pregnancy. I hope my body becomes more accustomed to the water. This lady doesn't like interrupted sleep. I just got another piece of REALLY motivating news. My very good friend L in California has just asked me to be in her wedding next year. This is a girl I have known since my college days pre-weight loss but she went through the entire journey with me the last time and is a huge support system. Anyway, I DO NOT want to be the "fat bridesmaid." I don't want to cringe looking at these photos of myself after the fact. I'll be going to California to be in a wedding and want to look and feel fabulous! I want to have a ton of energy and dance the night away with her at her fabulous wedding. Another thing that's shifted is drinking. Because of the carbs and sugar I am not drinking really at all right now. My book says I can have a glass of red wine if I choose to have anything but I am not really into red wine in the summer. I prefer margaritas, cold beer and white wine. But all those options have too much sugar and just aren't worth the additional calories. So lemon water, green tea and limited coffee is pretty much it. I could have crystal light I guess and diet soda but that's not counting toward my daily water count because of all of the chemicals.
Last night, I had a hankering for some kind of evening snack but just had my pomegranate green tea and went to bed. It's breaking these habits that's tough. There's no reason I need to have a snack at 9 pm other than habit. I was a terrible night snacker though. I could go through entire days and be great and then self sabotage myself from 8-11 at night and then lie in bed with all those extra calories not burning off and turning to fat. It's no wonder I gained the weight back. But I have always been a night snacker even the last time I went through this. I was just terribly disciplined and if I chose to eat reduced fat cheez its I would count out a serving size, close the box and that was it. There was no carrying the box out in front of the TV and before I knew it half the box was gone. How did I get on this subject again? Oh right night snacking. It might be something I need to give up all together which is tough. I am a social person and go out with girl friends a lot to poker, MOMS Night Outs and to friends parties. I think for me night snacking is like a floodgate that I just need to shut the gates to all together. I guess time will tell. But I have a lot of perspective and it's not like I don't know what I am supposed to do. It's just having the will power to follow through. I may just decide it's too much to put myself in some of these situations for the time being and hang back. My good friends and followers will know why. And hopefully someday I will be strong enough to just have a bite or 2 of dessert. Today is NOT that day and I am not that strong. So please don't take offense friends.
Love you one meal and one day at a time.
You are that strong.
ReplyDeleteMay I make a suggestion? If you're able, try to leave your daytime snacks for the end of the day. Often there's a reason for the eating that we do and you may simply be giving your body what it's requesting when it's requesting it. If you can not eat easily throughout the day but give into eating at night, then don't eat the snacks you've planned in the day and eat them all in the period you would normally snack inappropriately at night.
It's all well and good to talk about training yourself to eat differently, and I agree in principle, but you can also eat sensibly the way you have always eaten.
Here's a little story about beer. Sean's bestman recently suffered from post-viral fatigue and spent a few weeks in bed. He went to the doctors extremely concerned as he was dropping pounds and actually thought he might have cancer. The doctor was also concerned and chatted to him about his habits during his bed-ridden period. Turns out our friend used to drink 3 or 4 UK-sized cans of beer a night, approximately 1500 calories. During the month or so he was in bed, he didn't drink at all. So, combined with his decreased appetite anyway from being sick, he ended up shedding about 100lbs in that time without even trying!
Lastly, a tip from when I was at college. To stop myself thinking about food, I would walk miles. If you really want to break the evening snack habit, get yourself a high-vis vest and a bright flashlight and go for a walk during your peak snack time. Just a 25-30 minute stroll down and up your hill might be enough to break the snack snaffles.
Onwards and upwards, my lovely xxx
As I mentioned today, if I had to snack, I did ice cubes. LOL Now, if I feel a snack wanting to hit, I first grab a cup of warm water and lemon juice. Then, if it's STILL there, I don't deny it. I just make sure it's something I can make small..a cube of chocolate, a few potato chips (yes, you will get to this point). Feeling that I am depriving myself makes it much worse! Also, if I want chips I make myself make them. SO,...if i am willing to get up, go to the kitchen, find the pototoes, cut them, rinse them, and either fill up the fryer and wait 30 mins for it to heat or bake them and wait 30 mins for them to bake..then I REALLY want them. That's an about an hour worth of work. If it's worth an hour, then I'll have them and truly savor them. Mostly, the thought of making them, and then CLEANING IT ALL UP kills it right on the spot!!
ReplyDeleteGreat tips Jo & Mary! Thank you.
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