Hi all!
I totally forgot I was going to do the extra food on my plate exercise tonight--I remembered part way through dinner. I'll do it tomorrow night. As it was, I didn't finish what was on my plate--too much food. Other than that, I stuck 100% to plan today! I ate exactly what I'd already entered into MyFitnessPal and walked a total of an hour.
Credit
I'm really finding that the mindful eating is more enjoyable than eating quickly. Who knew? I'm pleased with that because eating sitting down and eating mindfully are things I know I can keep doing--and actually better than eating without thinking about it. Credit!
I made a lovely salad for lunch for tomorrow, including leftover chicken from tonight's dinner (just as I planned). DD dropped it while putting things in the fridge--it was all over the floor. She was more upset than I was--"oh well"--I guess I'll have a frozen meal for lunch tomorrow instead, along with the cantaloupe I'd measured out. Credit for "oh well".
Tomorrow's meals are all entered into MFP. We're having (homemade) sloppy joes and I'm allowing myself some chips--sloppy joes requires chips. Chips are in my plan for tomorrow. Credit for planning for it. (I'll have to put extra on my plate for the over-exercise--that'll be a temptation.) (A big one)
maryann--Great for being OP with a snack deviation. Hope DS is feeling better soon.
nationalparker--Kudos on finding a lunch meal selection that worked. I'm still looking for restaurants that have reasonable choices that I can plan for. So far, that list consists of Applebee's. It seems that people have pre-conceived notions of what overweight people eat--and no qualms about expressing them. I've been known to put all sorts of veggies into scrambled eggs--zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, mushrooms, as well as the green pepper, onion standards. My BFF also puts in broccoli, but I hate broccls. We enjoyed our walk tonight, too, before the temperatures dropped--snow tonight here, too.
IBelieveinMe2--Thanks for inviting me to your MFP group. I now have two friends (you and DH). Wow--major credits for handling your lunch out and for recognizing underlying issues with fullness. Sometimes recognition is half the battle--identifying the sabotaging thoughts allows you to formulate responses to them. I like that we're at the same relative pace in the book.
Beverlyjoy--Big credits for recognizing all you did right--and credits for recognizing where a problem area is for you--problem areas are easier to attack once they're identified. Do you need to plan an evening snack that will satisfy you--perhaps even prepare it when you're cleaning up after dinner so it's ready at snack time? Having something to look towards (the planned snack) might make it easier to avoid an unplanned/off-plan snack.
BillBE--I love your quotes, especially since that's about where I am right now. Credit for shoveling--for just an inch, we don't bother.
After all these years on maintenance, I was wondering--do you still do a specific, every food and quantity written down plan every day?
I can't tell all of you enough how much having a group to report to makes a difference--thanks so much.