Well I'm still irritated last night's post got deleted because I wrote A LOT, and now there is even more to catch up on so my apologies for that!
OhThePlaces - I can so totally relate. A lot of different sources have a lot of varying advice on how to deal with binges and prevent them, but some say you have to do all this deep soul searching and find out what 'triggers' them and how your "relationship in a past life with your maternal grandmother not giving you a butter churn of your own" might be the cause of what's bothering you... blah blah blah. Sometimes it's just as simple as "I want this stuff and it tastes great, and I'm tired of caring and counting and stressing over it!" hahaha
I have a dress from Express on the way via the mail right now for a Christmas dinner I am attending too. Fortunately I shop there enough that I 'think' I know my size and I have all the way until Christmas Day before I'm actually going to wear it. The pants I ordered along with it on the other hand... we'll see. If they don't fit I'll be doing like
Mottainai and posting pictures of my progress trying to get them zipped!
Domlacha - Regardless of the reason WHY our weights vary (water retention, needing to have a good BM, etc.) it's not fun seeing an increase like that on the scale, so good on you for not freaking out. Some people see that and just lose their dang minds!
The bacon pancakes are super easy, super delicious, and pretty darn healthy and low calorie. That recipe is 20g of wheat bran (40 cals), 3 egg whites (50 cals), 7g bacon hormel pre-cooked bacon peices (25 cals) mixed with a bit of cinnamon, Truvia and baking powder. I just cook it in a pan like any old pancake would be cooked, and then when it's done top it with 10g Brummel and Brown spread (30 cals) and 1/8 cup of Cary's sugar free pancake syrup (15 cals). Along with my coffee creamer (20 cals) the whole meal is only 180 calories! I usually add some fish oil supplements to it but thats about it. I try not to eat a super heavy breakfast since it's also my pre-workout meal.
Turbo - I hope you got all rehydrated and are feeling better today! I went and did a bit of shopping yesterday too and I also did REALLY well... I found a Michael Kors bag on sale for only $200 that I was IN LOVE WITH and didn't buy it, and then I found a great piece of furniture, also SUPER on sale for only $900 and didn't buy it either! Go me! hahaha
I was worried I used up all my willpower for the day and would dive into a pile of cake (yeah, there always seems to be cake around my office) but I didn't.
Pixelllate - The vanilla is my favorite too! I just find it to be creamier than the other flavors, and I like to add a sprinkle of cinnamon to it. Nom nom nom. Yeah, I know that they can't seem to figure out how many calories it *actually* is, but that's why I said I was a bit over on my calories for the weekend, though probably still not at maintenance and I did workout a lot so I'm still in a deficit. Either way, I can't have that much in the house... LOL. Back to having it when I visit my husband only!
You should know that nobody here is ever going to judge you for not being on plan. Heck, I wrote here and in my blog in detail about MASSIVE disgusting binges and all I got was positive feedback, support, and open arms. If coming here to post helps you deal with any stresses you have do it, and if it stresses you out more don't... it will be here when you are ready to come back and say hi.
Good on you for putting on your pants! hahaha that sounds silly, but I hope you know what I mean. It shows you facing your demons so to speak rather than putting your head in the sand... and thats where people get in trouble with weight loss/maintenance. Not looking can make it far too easy to not see your problems creeping up.
I hope the interview went well!
Leila - Regardless of your relationship to the deceased, I'm sorry you have a funeral to attend. Those generally aren't a whole heap of fun... even if it's a carrot cake party funeral. I hope you have a good day, regardless!
ALEXIS!!!! - THERE you are, you sneaky thing! I'm glad you came back to say hi! I think a LOT of us had issues in November and are fighting the onset of the holiday gain, so you are not alone my dear... come fight the good fight with us! We missed you.
Mottainai - Yeah, get it girl! Knocking out more pullups ALWAYS puts me in a great mood. I love that feeling of getting stronger and lighter. I am sucking on pullups lately... I guess putting on several pounds rather quickly didn't give my body any time to adjust to the extra pounds it has to pull up, so I'm only doing sets of like 8-9 right now.
Boo... sad face. But, I hope to be back up to my usual soon, and to surpass it this coming year!
I saw you mention in the CIC thread that you were feeling some pressures the other day. I hope that your refeed, even if it felt a bit 'bingey' still helped you and that you managed to keep it all in check. You've been doing SOOOO well and I see that you're really inspiring a lot of the other ladies that struggle so much with it. Like I was telling
OhThePlaces up there, I think we put too much emphasis sometimes on the 'why' of a binge. Sometimes it's as simple as "I want ice cream damnit!!". It doesn't all have to be some deep-rooted emotional thing, especially since a large common thread seems to be the onset of binging once someone starts dieting... hmmm, not a coincidence if you ask me.
Krampus - Not only did you make some extra cash AND only eat one yummy cookie, but you probably burned off those cookie calories while you were working anyway. Win! haha
I'm sorry karaoke night was ruined by stupid-face new girlfriend. Blech. I'm not usually too impressed by a lot of the women my guy friends bring around; too many of them are just "military mattresses" if you catch my drift...
The answer to your question is 6. One can eat 6 pints of Arctic Zero. hahaha granted I did it over the course of Friday - Sunday nights, but still... tooo much. I don't think I actually have any 'trigger foods' per say (definitely foods I only eat when I'm being naughty, but nothing that MAKES me want to be naughty all on it's own...) BUT I think I can officially but AZ in that category. Weird huh? I can have chocolate, cookies, peanut butter, and all those other typical 'trigger foods' but the thing that nearly makes me lose control is ARCTIC ZERO?! LOL, I'm a weirdo.
I love the shiritake noodles so much. I just bought some turkey meatballs from Trader Joes so I'm going to put those with some of the Fettucini shaped noodles, some roasted tomato, basil and parmesan and have me some pasta! yeah! I'll make sure to take a picture when I do.
The Bunneh - Oh yeah, I know exactly what you mean about not feeling well. One pint? Not a problem. Multiple? OH MY LORD GAS FROM ****. LOL
Seriously, I looked at my food diary and realized I had almost 60g of fiber total on Sunday. My tummy was NOT a fan of that!
Congratulations on your weight loss moving in the right direction! For me, seeing results is a huge motivator to stay the course, so I hope it is for you too!
Bayzee - Patience my dear, patience. You cannot expect to keep seeing losses each day at only 116 pounds! Perhaps moving to a weekly weigh-in or even bi-weekly would help you? You seem to stress out when you get stuck for a few days and I don't think the extra cortisol/water retention from stressing over it helps any. Just a suggestion...
Besides, at some point (this may be that point) you might be risking muscle loss which is NOT what you want to do. That won't help you achieve that bikini body. Us Feathers tend to forget this and end up paying too much attention to the scale and shooting ourselves in the foot because of it.
Kakers - I cannot even begin to tell you how sorry I feel for you right now! You seem to be handling it relatively well, but I had SOOO MANY issues over finances with my ex that I have ZERO patience for that kind of stuff now. Even though he's not out blowing all your money on strippers and cocaine, NOT paying attention to something that huge is really no better. LOL, I'm sorry, I'm sure you are upset enough as it is and I'm practically stirring the pot.
Have you gotten a better idea of where the charges are coming from, and made any progress? Can you get the money refunded to you? Ugh, seriously... my heart is aching for you right now... what a crappy time of year especially.
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*Whew!* Did I get everyone?? I hope so, and if not I'm really sorry!
