Diet Coaches/Buddies - Lunch was a modest portion of leftover stuffing and broccoli (along with my, of course, Man Salad), CREDIT moi.
Modest is the key word; it's been new to me on my journey to serve myself a portion of reasonable size. As I begin to serve myself anything, the more-more-more part of my brain kicks in big time.
My Sabotaging Thoughts to avoid my walk after work were that it was getting dark and I had something that I wanted to do. Then I remembered that the darkness excuse had a couple of months left in it and the something I wanted to do excuse would always be there. So I went, CREDIT moi, taking a new route to wake up my explorer genes. Voila - I discovered a cluster of four places of interest, including a cupcake bakery, which is good news and bad news. I left with only their flyer and tantalizing smells. But when I find that I need a cake hit, a cupcake is a dandy way to limit the volume.
maryblu - Your
"turkey sausage thang" is, indeed, creative - particularly the extra tarragon part. Maybe you'll also stick that in our recipe thread so it's easy to find later.
onebyone - It's good news that your DH was nervous about managing software types; it's a good sign that he's open to learning all that he has to master to do that job. Yay for your creative breakthrough; you do keep your creative juices flowing.
CeeJay - Waving. Happy Birthday yesterday.
Joy (gardenerjoy) - Honking Kudos for that many books to the book fair. Wish you lived nearer to give me some encouragement to do the same with our zillion volumes of books that we read, enjoyed, but never plan to read again. By the by,
"A screaming comes across the sky" made me want to dig into
Gravity's Rainbow; do you have any suggestions for my first Thomas Pynchon read?
Shepherdess - Smart thinking to get back to weighing and measuring; this portion creep thing is real and, apparently, universal. Ouch for the big storm and a traveling DH - hope your take-care-of-me part of you kicks in.
Beverlyjoy - Will be holding my breath for the next 24 hours. I like the advice to send your surgeon's recommendation
"to eat lots of fruits, veggies, protein and whole grains" in the email when you tell your friends that you're home, including the notion that he also told you to avoid desserts since your activity will be restricted. You really do have to prevent a bakery's worth of cakes and pies from arriving at your door. Pain doesn't help with rational thinking.
Cheryl (Seadwaters) - Ouch for the news about your knees - hope the anti-inflammatory works its magic. The stationary bike sounds like a stellar idea. There are so many unused ones taking up space in people's homes that, lacking a Craig's list, some form of putting up ads - even on your local supermarket bulletin board - might just produce a free one. <sigh> . . . you do have to file your first December post in the November thread while you wait for the rest of the world to wake up, LOL.
Debbie (Lexxiss) - Yay for a better day with Kudos for using NO CHOICE to make the walk happen.
Donna (new2me2) - Congrats for reaching your weight goal and entering the wonderful stage of maintaining. It's a lovely place to be for the rest of your life. Kudos for using
"Beck principles over Thanksgiving" - it's a time when they're needed, all right.
Nature Girl - Packaging left over turkey without nibbling is huge; Kudos. Can't say that I've ever been successful at that. The timing of Day 22 is neat - just when you needed it for your office cookie offerings.
Woodland - Kudos for giving yourself credit,
"I DO have the ability to focus my mind on my goals." [Neat that your rewards list takes you to the place of dwelling on the joy in your life.]
Marci (madrikh) - Yay for having a confirmation of where you're at and having a plan to go forward. Kudos for getting in your treadmill miles.
Blue Daisy - Yep, we're all ready to be your Diet Coach / Diet Buddy and ask you to play that role for us. Kudos for jumping in seriously by gathering up the materials you need. Stage 1 is a great time to adjust to your new strategies.
LOL at your baby utensils - that's a new idea for me; what a kick, a constant reminder while eating. Count me in that club that finds it hard to remember to give myself credit. It works for me to force myself to do it in my daily posting, so it's at least once a day. Glad you're here.
Readers -
Quote:
chapter 11
When to Stop Losing and Start Maintaining
Determine Your Lowest Achievable Weight
If you lose more weight by eating less or exercising more, fine. Keep up with your new routine until you reach a new plateau and reassess the situation.
The Beck Diet Solution, pg 274.