Dear Coaches
After my awful day yesterday things seem to be on track again. I also finished most of the work I needed to before my upcoming break although I need to do a bit of emailing of information
Credit for
Trying to snatch victory from defeat and seeing the learning in it!!
Reading advantage and response cards times two
Reading TBDS - today's chapter plus revisited earlier chapters
Sitting down to eat every time - except when cooking - I really can't cook without testing seasoning etc (the merest lick)
Weighing myself (not good after yesterday's off plan eating
Eating on plan and measured all my food
Recognising that all day I have been desiring food when not hungry (grrr)
Used distraction and resistance techniques
Reported to diet coaches twice today
Gaving myself credit to keep my motivation up
Cooking some food for the freezer so I have something up my sleeve for those disorganised times
Doing meal plan for Monday
Not so good
nothing really - have been trying to stay on track today
Working on
Not giving myself a hard time for overeating yesterday
Trying to find things I enjoy to eat that are simple and easy to prepare and on plan.
Plus same as usual - making space and time
FutureFitChick - hope you start to feel better soon and that you had a great day skiing - good way to increase activity!
Penguin - thanks for the insight into the response to slipping up - denial is my favourite defence mechanism
ChinaMaine - thanks for the suggestion about the protein after exercise. I think I might need to add in more generally because it might be down generally and that might be why I am hungry. Your journey with your MIL sounds transforming for all - travel well
Diet Coaches/Buddies - Was a busy day Saturday, but food was OP and I made it to the gym; CREDIT moi and CREDIT moi.
Was drooling for a Honey Crisp Apple after maryblu mentioned them, so I ate whatever was in the crisper in my fridge - the guy had long ago forgotten his mother's maiden name so I just ate a generic apple. I'm jealous of my friends who own an apple orchard who can tell an apple's variety just by looking at it. Yay for apples.
maryblu - Gotta go get out my cinnamon - I've gone through periods when it got put in everything and I remember that fondly. Never tried cinnamon in spinach though. LOL at S=S. Hope your dinner went well.
onebyone - Up at 3 am is my kind of morning - welcome to the time before sunrise. Yay for getting your DH on his way and Kudos for remembering to make "food was good today" despite the emotional upheaval.
Anne (wndranne) - Yay for "These things are habits now." Music to my ears.
ChinaMaine - Yay for having a ninety-something open-minded MIL; that's pretty special. Ouch for continuing to eat at lunch. Drooling at the thought of your weekend French toast that has it all.
FutureFitChick - Ouch for the continued drowses. Congrats on the 1.5 pounds gone. If I may ask, why soymilk at breakfast? Have a nice trip for your DH's ski race. Do you ski while that's happening?
Shepherdess - Kudos for running another race and Congrats on another PR - especially by 45 seconds, no less. Ouch for that d*rn Sabotaging Thought, “It would be rude not to take one.” That evil little guy gets around to all of us; someone needs to drive a wooden stake through its heart.
midlifecrisis57 - Congrats for closing on your house and moving right in, with, LOL, your goobegone. Also gotta remember to add a little tumeric here and there since it's reputed to have near magical nutritional powers. Yep, Roald Dahl punished the kids, alright. And my kids adored his books.
Penguin (patchworkpenguin) - Honking Kudos for spotting being hard on yourself and chasing down Beck's thoughts on that. That's really using her book well. I salute you for that.
seadwaters - Kudos for drawing lessons learned from a 'bad' day. Yep, that shopping for food in advance seems to need to be done over and over and over.
You got in a second post before I responded to your other one. Kudos for giving yourself credit for your nicely worded, "Trying to snatch victory from defeat and seeing the learning in it!!"
Readers -
Quote:
day 17 End Overeating
There are two circumstances you might face while dieting that qualify as overeating:
If you eat any food in a greater quantity than you had planned. Maybe you had written down last night that you were going to eat 6 ounces of chicken but instead you ate 10 ounces. Or maybe you had planned to eat 1 cup of vegetables, but since your diet plan allows you to have an unlimited amount of them, you ended up eating 2 cups.
If you feel full partway through your meal but continue to finish it anyway, leading to a feeling of overfullness.
In order for you to successfully lose weight and keep it off, you must know how to identify when you're no longer hungry so that you can stop.
WI-didn’t weigh-in. Read my cards, made a plan. Food – off-plan; Exercise – on-plan (30 mins).
Went snowshoeing on the lake yesterday. DH went with me but just wore boots, so he was slipping and sliding. Today he’ll wear snow shoes too so we can go further and faster. It was a lot of fun, although we were a bit nervous. There was some talk earlier in January that none of the lakes in Maine might freeze sufficiently to allow you to safely go out on them. But the thaw last week allowed the thick layer of insulating snow to melt. Since then we’ve had consistent cold weather, getting down below zero each night. The ice has thickened up well. We’ve seen snowmobilers out there in the last week, as well as our neighbor walking his dog. But we were still a bit nervous, and stayed near the shore as much as possible. But, by the end we were satisfied that it was safe. We’ll head out again this afternoon, and go further afield.
The Good
- Throughout the day, I identified satisfaction vs fullness while eating, and I stopped eating when satisfied – credit, except for post-dinner grazing
- Throughout the day, I identified hunger vs non-hunger before I ate – yep!
- Eat mindfully, enjoying every bite – credit!
- I posted here – yes!
- Give credit throughout the day for every positive eating behavior – Wrote it down this AM so, partial credit!
- Read Day 9 in the pink book – credit!
The Bad, and the Ugly
- Used resistance techniques – nope
- Tolerated non-hunger without eating – nope
I had a serious bout of grazing again last night. I ended up 400 calories above my calorie max for the day. Oh well…
Future Fit Chick It’s impressive how well you are doing even when sick – kudos! Hope you feel better soon… You’re off the lodge with your DH – hope that means you are indeed feeling better.
midlifecrisis Your new house sounds so charming. I’m afraid I wouldn’t give MIL up for as long as a week. But if we could clone her, then I might discuss it.
silverbirch MIL liked your idea. She has a glass of wine almost every night after dinner, but she’s going to start drinking at least part of it before dinner. She thought it helped last night – although she still only at one and a half raviolis. Thanks for the tip!
shepherdess Love your stories of a working ranch. I’m glad you are feeling better and for the 5K.
seadwaters so wish me luck (if any of you are awake over there) – lol! It’s certainly too late to wish you luck anymore, but it sounds like your day went great. Ouch for an off-plan day with food. But kudos for learning some good lessons! I had sabotaging thoughts this morning about not logging my food from last night, or even posting here. But I agree learning requires honest reflection and accountability. Today is a new day (even a half a world away…)
Anne Nice to see you! Yay for Still holding steady on the weight front, give or take. These things are habits now, and good days can be counted to follow bad ones as long as I make an effort. and for making the effort even when life has sidetracked you a bit.
Penguin (patchworkpenguin) This group always seems to be chock full of perfectionists, so you are not alone. I have found that posting my daily mis-steps along with my credits has helped me to put the mis-steps in context. I big dollop of ‘Oh well’ helps too.
gardenerjoy 90+% towards your aggressive January exercise goal is quite impressive. Kudos!
Other than the post-race cookie, everything else was on plan yesterday. I made butternut squash ravioli’s for dinner—one of our favorite meals. We always make an occasion out of it. I ate the planned amount, which is never easy. It’s not as filling as my regular meals—lots of fat calories, not much protein. But it is fun to have that special treat, and it’s good practice to indulge in a meal like that without going overboard.
Seadwaters, ouch for a bad day, but good job learning something from it and moving on. You’re right that recording all the unplanned eating is important, but it’s never easy. Lov the attitude, “Trying to snatch victory from defeat and seeing the learning in it!!”
Wndranne, good to see you again. Kudos for weight holding steady and for practicing your skills enough so that they have become habits.
Onebyone, sorry that you’re feeling “quite messed up emotionally,” but if it’s any consolation, I think those feelings are normal. You’re facing a lot of changes, and even though they are good changes, change is usually hard. Sending you comforting thoughts and hope things calm down soon and the new normal comes soon.
FutureFitChick, good job keeping up your good habits while feeling under the weather. The soup sounds like a good idea. Kudos for thinking ahead. Best of luck to your husband in his race.
Patchworkpenquin, good job recognizing your perfectionism. You’re right that perfectionist thinking is a sabotaging thought. I have a hard time fully giving myself credit as well—that “credit for. . .but. . .” No, it should just be a credit because that “but” leads me pretty quickly to “why bother at all?”
Gardenerjoy, good job practicing your skills and getting in your exercise. Hope your MIL is doing well and that your life is getting back to normal.
BillBE, huge credit for getting to the gym on a busy day! Gotta love apples in January, even if they are mystery generics.
silverbirch MIL liked your idea. She has a glass of wine almost every night after dinner, but she’s going to start drinking at least part of it before dinner. She thought it helped last night – although she still only at one and a half raviolis. Thanks for the tip!
Hello everyone- no time to post in the past days. And no will either.
Nuxmaga- credit for leaving fries. Leaving anything is hard.
midlifecrisis57-I am very well versed in living triangles. Kuddos to you for noticing and deciding it is nothing to eat over. Well said. Sounds like you are taking control of your life on many fronts. That is the path I am on also.
gardenerjoy- nice to see your photo. Thanks for posting that.
KidsLibrarylady-your experience at Wendy's was interesting. I am also starting to feel strange when I am off plan. A good thing that is.
Ruthxxx-I am borrowing your words, "Smarten up and take along an apple". Love that. My new response card.
seadwaters-good for you for getting right back on track.
Beverlyjoy-hope you are feeling better, ear infections are nasty. Happy Anniversary!
Shepherdess-hope your energy is back.
maryblu- I saw Steve Earle on Friday night. He was so good. Beautiful songs.
patchworkpenguin-sending you good karma.
ChinaMaine- sorry to hear about your MIL. Glad to hear your plateau is over. You are doing so great.
onebyone-would love to see your tiger prints. So sad what is happening with the big cats. Yay for another 2 pounds. Bye Bye 20 pounds- and don't forget to give yourself a reward.
FutureFitChick-hope you are feeling better. Great that you are continuing with your trainer.
BillBlueEyes- I know what you mean about breakfast being the same is OK but I always want something new for dinner. Same with lunch for me, don't care about eating the same 2 or 3 things.
wndranne- welcome back.
For me- a great big honking OH WELL for this weekend. I did do weights and ride the bike but other than that-- not much credit. Eating off plan for 3 days now. Planning on spending some time mulling this over tonight.
I am feeling worried-- I go to the city for 2 nights in hotel tomorrow night. This is always so hard. But I have planned food and exercise. Just need to practice saying "no choice" and "resist".
"maryblu- I saw Steve Earle on Friday night. He was so good. Beautiful songs."
Get out! No way. Too cool. We sooo have the same taste in music!
To my Beck coaches: the concert was great. Dinner was great, too, but can't say the same for my control. Oh, well. DS(ister)'s birthday, a biggee, a nice round #. Nothing makes me feel older than having my baby sis reach a nice round #, especially since it is the nice round # that I froze at years ago. Now she gets to age beyond me. That could get dicey. I do get a big kick out of it when ppl ask us who is older. I always say she is, and she always adds, "and wiser."
Back on track today, happy to say. My only goal for the day was a doable one. It was simply to fill up my two big outside trash cans. The de-cluttering continues.
I continue to marvel at all the insights posted here, and big hugs to my Beckies with health and family issues.
We hosted my brother for dinner and Julie & Julia on DVD. For lunch, I made the potato soup that is the first recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking. It was good, but as a vehicle for butter, we don't intend to make it a regular habit. For dinner we went with chicken and dumplings -- I learned stock from Jane Brody's Good Food book, chicken stew from Julia Child's The Way to Cook, and dumplings from The Joy of Cooking. So, chicken and dumplings is kind of an homage to cookbooks. It was good and the movie was charming!
WI: +0.3kg, Exercise: +0, 1271/1400 minutes for January, Food: op, Read my Advantages and Responses: yes
I'm about to hit the sack but had to say I had a very very very frustrating day today with the bus system in my town; everything took 2x the time and effort and i came home burnt out. I went to see my mother and it was about a 2 hr trip-30min longer than normal which is aleady long enough!
I discovered while looking for a open at my mom's that she saved a bunch of used Kleenex in a drawer. A LOT of Used Kleenex. when I pointed out to my mom how crazy that looked she threw them out but I made her flush them. she'd probably fish them out of the garbage if she saw them in there. This is the first truly odd behaviour i have come across yet.
Food wise I severly underate. The timing and the buses and the visiting all converged to suck the meal time out of my schedule somehow. I think i'll just head to bed but I need to get some nutritious food into me ASAP.
I heard from DH. he finds Costa Rica sketchy. He said he won't be traveling anywhere there alone. Odd for Dh for sure. He's a big guy, 6'4", close to 280/290 but he has fantastic instincts and he doesn't trust the place. He said there are guards in every parking lot, like the Pizza Hut parking lot next to the hotel for instance, who are there just to guard the cars and the door in to the Pizza Hut. He said everywhere there are guys guarding cars. His trainer for his new job, R, mentioned he'd been mugged 4x in 3 yrs. Sketchy.
Sunday - Day 21
Sunday
Saturday
WI-didn’t weigh-in. Read my cards, made a plan. Food – off-plan; Exercise – on-plan (30 mins). 
for the 5K.
very very very late
