Just checking in with everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I am off the rest of the week as my firm is closed. So... timing was right for a NEW KITTEN! My son is in love (he is 4) with her. We named her KC (short for Kitty Cat) after our late cat "Kitty" who died from cancer in Oct 2010. She is 4 months old and we got her from a local shelter. She even looks a lot like our late Kitty. I could tell that my husband was interested in this particular cat as soon as we entered the pet store. He walked over to her cage and just stood in front of it.
Our other cat, Mimi, doesn't seem to care too much. It'll be a few days, but I'm hoping that they will peacefully cohabitate before too long.
On another note, I found something in the freezer section of the grocery store that I absolutely love. They are called "Garden Lites" and they are egg white/vegetable souflles that you put in the microwave. I got a zucchini one to try it, and loved it. I got a cauliflower one yesterday, and ended up eating it as an afternoon snack yesterday. They have a good amount of protein, very little fat, and about 20gms carbs. They also have roasted vegetable, butternut squash, among other things. I plan to stick with the ones made with Phase 1 vegetables such as zucchini, spinach, and cauliflower. I see these as great "go to" snacks when I am hungry but really want to eat something that will fill me up and give me a nutrition boost.
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Originally Posted by Pauley
Pxl - I feel like I'm obsessing about food most of the time too. The constant tracking and having to make tough choices puts a lot of thought and effort into eating. It doesn't seem like it should be that way, but I can't find a way around it. It always bugged me that my skinny friends were so obsessive about food and calculating everything they put in their mouths. They almost seem to engage in competitive starving. At least that's how it appeared to me when I was the big one eating whatever I wanted. Now I've turned into one of them. I'm not happy about it, but it's worked for them for years of maintenance and it seems to be working for me now too. I am certainly happy wearing cute little jeans to all my parties!
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I feel exactly the same way... I keep thinking that there has to be some "way around it", but then I get discouraged and think that there isn't. Here is my plan for the next few days... I already had a Phase 3 breakfast today because I simply feel deprived without it. I think I just need to get through New Year's, then everything will be about diet and exercise rather than food and alcohol. I think that things will be easier then.
I'm headed to the local warehouse store today and will stock up on lettuce mix, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. I am still eating a ton of vegetables and always have a salad for lunch. I have to keep in mind that I eat SO much better than this time last year, I still weigh 55lbs less than I did when I started the diet. I am 0.5 lbs above the top of my weight range, and that isn't a big deal... Why do we do these things to ourselves mentally? I just don't understand it.
Oh well... my mental struggle continues. I am hoping that doing some better planning (and getting all the holiday cookies and junk out of the house) will help. I also wonder if a few Phase 1 days will help me because perhaps I'm back to the carb addiction and don't realize it.
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Originally Posted by Maile
Aloha. I love, love being in the warm sun. I had a wonderful Xmas I was able to get on the plane happy despite an airport guard not believing I was the person in the picture Id.
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Wow. What a great problem to have! Congratulations, although I'm sure that you were stressed.
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Originally Posted by Paint Lady
I am also up 1 lb this morning from where I was before my 3 days of Christmas parties. I did phase 1 yesterday and was relieved to not have to think about what I was going to eat. Today, I am eating a phase 3 day, mainly because I really missed my breakfast the last 4 days. My goal today is to drink all of my water. I've been having a hard time with that since we were driving all over the place for the holidays.
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I am SO like this re: breakfasts. I think it's my favorite meal of the day.
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Originally Posted by sandyh50
I did enjoy my phase 3 breakfasts every day but then just got out of control the rest of the day into evening. It is fun to be with family, my son and his girlfriend came down from Seattle. We all went "swimming" at the Kroc center here yesterday but I did more hot tubbing! I know my stomach is bloated and my face is fuller from all the carbs I've been eating but I still didn't look that bad in my swimsuit. Now back to phase 1 when I get home!
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I think we'll have to set up a January reset challenge so that we can all stick to Phase 1 in the New Year. I've stopped entering my progress on fatsecret, which is ironic since I was the one who set it up... Tell me what you think. I am thinking that I could commit to a solid week of Phase 1 before deciding whether to continue.
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Originally Posted by Pauley
Heading into day 3 of post-holiday damage control. I think I'll do Phase 3 today because I just want more than a shake for breakfast! I've come down with a nasty head cold so I won't be able to run today and I'm going to want comfort food. I hope I am able to find comfort in vegetables. Perhaps borscht. I have a lot of beets.
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I am sensing a "I want a Phase 3 breakfast" tone on the boards lately. It's so hard to wake up and face a shake or a bowl of crispy cereal for breakfast.
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