Yesterday I was really good. There were cookies at church and normally I would have eaten at least three, but I didn't eat any. At lunch I had a turkey avocado sandwich with a side salad instead of fries (that was so hard because I looooove fries). Jonathan and I went on a hike with some friends (to clarify, the friends were a navy seal and his girlfriend...that's right I went hiking with a navy seal). We hiked for about an hour and a half. I got to used my new hiking shoes. I am so stoked about these shoes by the way, they are Northface and had originally been about $120, but I got them for $30! It's amazing the difference that hiking in real hiking shoes can make though. The grip is fantastic so I was way more confident and comfortable with each step than I had ever been in my old gym shoes.
I am not counting calories. I have tried counting calories in the past. I've even tried the weight watchers point system, but I've never been diligent enough with counting anything for it to make a difference. I am hoping that I can just learn what to eat and how much is enough and let that be that. I also do not believe in using fat free products. I have my own callow theories on fat free foods and I will spare you from any elaboration on that subject.
I believe that my biggest obstacle in this weight loss is going to be sweets. I have the world's largest sweet tooth. Today at work at ate entirely too many sweets. I really wish I could be hypnotized into hating all things sweet. When I am sad the first thing I turn to is a piece of candy. This is embarrassing for me to admit, but it's true. My husband is going to be gone for the next month and it's going to be very hard for me not to chow down on chocolate like it's my job. :) I am hoping by some miracle that I will have the will power to not turn to sweets for comfort.
Here's hoping tomorrow will be a candy free day.
You and I sound alike! LOL! I love sweets and can't seem to cut them out! I'm also trying to watch how much I eat, but not really eat fat free foods. I need to exercise and hate exercising! I did walk some around my neighborhood before Thanksgiving and haven't since. I really need to get back to walking! It's hard to be the only one in the house dieting! Mr Ray is a diabetic, so we don't really eat that heavy anyway. I just have to push myself and hopefully my friend will hold me to it, as well! She's supposed to be doing the diet with me! Do you do any needlework or puzzle books? If you keep your hands busy you won't think about eating sweets as much. I have to remind myself to do that as well! I made No Bake Cookies today and have ate the most of everyone else! Not good, I know, but I love chocolate! Hang in there!! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree w suzanne. You need to think like this; it is not the 3 cookies on sunday i gain weight by. it is the 3+ cookies every day i gain weight by. if you enjoy and look forward to sunday cookies, than you should let yourself have sunday cookies. that way when it gets difficult through the week, you can encourage yourself by saying: "be good sara, remember on sunday I can have 3 cookies and that will keep me strong until then." then rejoice...sunday comes, you get your reward and when you eat your cookies try/remember to eat them slowly and consiously. be aware of the taste and think about what you like about it. this is when you may surprise yourself and eat perhaps only 2 cookies. by slowing down we sometimes find we fill up faster...did that make any sense? we need to be more aware of what we eat, enjoy it and feel good about it. we need to feel good about the choises we make daily and rid ourselves of a life time of bad conscience and "i should have"s. that is where the change for a life time comes in that i mentioned before. make your daily diet a healthy one, move your body and enjoy sunday cookies (a few). cu
ReplyDeleteYa know, even 1 cookie a day won't kill ya. Just make sure to try to eat it in the morning/early afternoon hours so you have time to burn it off. Other things that got my weight rolling off:
ReplyDelete*Don't eat past 8. Sad thing is that I go to bed late so by 10 or 11 i'm starving. Sooo I drink tea or coffee, chew gum, or brush my teeth so I won't eat anything and have to clean them again : )
Press on friend! You've got that!
*Workout in the morning. Once you get your energy up, it stays high for more of the day and you end up burning more. Plus, if you don't eat breakfast before working out then you're REALLY burning fat since there's nothing in there. My only problem is just not having enough energy to do it b/c of being empty therefore I usually eat 3 bites of something, wait 30 min. then workout.
*Keep that candy and crap out. Just don't buy it. If you have it in your cabinets, find friends that need some fluff and give it to them :) Since you have a sweet tooth, figure out what a better go-to healthy sweet is and stock up. Even if it means spending more, like fruit or dried fruit, it's definitely worth it. Oh and chocolate.... get dark chocolate and have a small bite each day, do you think that's do-able?
Krystal, that is all great advice!!!
ReplyDeleteI will try my best to put it all into practice. It will be hard though because it takes me almost an hour to get to and from work. I leave my house at 7:00am and don't get home until 6:00pm. I have tried to get up early and work out before work and it's gone okay. It's just a matter of making myself get out of bed. I loooove dried fruit. Especially mango! I do not like dark chocolate though...i think i can deal with just cutting out chocolate completely. Also, I think the chewing gum thing is a really great idea! I wish that I could chew gum during work, but unfortunately it is frowned upon. Anyway, I find myself coming up with a billion excuses, but I am starting to realize that this process is NOT GOING TO BE EASY. I keep hoping and dreaming that there will be some easy fix that will just make the weight fall off. Anyway...thanks again for the advice!!!