I think I eat a pretty broad range of foods but right now when tomatoes are in the garden I eat them several times a day. They'll be gone when it freezes which might not be that far away. Welcome Deedee. Let us know how things are going for you in days to come.
Carol, those tomatos sound great. Welcome Dedee!
Tired lately, sleep disrupted with school, etc. I tend to overeat when I'm tired or not feeling well. Exercise consistantly happy about that, I want to get stronger.
I had a wierd day yesterday. I ate at about 10am and wasn't hungry again but about 5 I thought I should eat because supper wasn't going to be until 9pm........kids were coming for a birthday........and I think I over did it eating at 5 at a liittle at 9. But today is another day and I don't feel like I blew it or anything. I still can't get over that you can lose weight like this and keep it off.
I had kind of a bad day yesterday. I had my blood tested and my calcium and creatinine were up so I have to go back on the prednisone. It always makes me so hungry so will see how it goes this time.
I find that odd since it's the easiest eating plan and requires no dieting. I'd think more people would be drawn towards being able to eat whatever they want. Maybe some just don't trust themselves with doing this...
I don't think people give it enough time sometimes and the diet mindset is so ingrained in all of us that we think off nothing but good and bad foods, exercise, etc. You wonder how people survived for thousands of years without all the info about food we have now.
Hi, Carol and Dedee, I'm still here. Congrats, Dedee on your weight loss, Carol how's the prednizone going, so sorry you have to take it. I often want to go back to dieting, but, I just can't do it anymore. Unlike most of the people I read about who do this, my weight has stayed the same, maybe dropped a tiny bit. I just need to trust that it will eventually come off, and, if it doesn't, that's where I was meat to be. I stopped taking lithium and steroids for asthma, and I know that can change things. Also, emotional eating is a big on for me.
My mom is finally leaving town today, she's been here a month. Very stressful. My second meditation class tonight, looking forward to it.
Even though I haven't been posting as much, I have been reading, and keeping up with everyone.
As far as weight loss goes, I gained about 6 lbs when I first started I.E> it was really tough not freakin' out about it. I was heavier, but I was also happier. that was a month ago. I have since lost that weight, and am back to where I was when I started this. That's pretty ok with me...
I think, too, people tend to pick goal weights that are crazy low, making it, at times, unattainable.
For me, there's no other way to go besides i.e. the thought of dieting tires and ages me.
Thanks, optical, you really cheered me up. It was interesting, my Bf and I heard about this great ice cream, and I was psyched to try it. When I did, I didn't even like it, it was way too rich, just heavy cream with a touch ofvanilla. I find myself paying more attention to how food tastes. Optical, I think happiness is the most important thing, I feel more free knowing I can eat whatever I want. For me, it's truly the amount, so whether it's dits or i.e. you may eventually lose weight because both cause you to eat less, but diets do it by restriction, and i.e. gets you back in touch with your natural signals. BTW, it has come to my attention that some diet plans are now trying to use i.e. concepts, I think this is because they work, and folks are getting so fed up with dieting. Well, if you're gonna use the hunger scale along with a diet, then, why would you need the diet? Dedee, I hope more people will embrace I.E. Dieting has become intrenched in our culture. I'm off to go make a Mexican caserole.
Amie
Hi, everyone! I'm still reading regularly too. I don't post a lot because I don't think I have much to contribute yet, but I do like it when this thread gets active.
I noticed when I was putting my bra on this weekend that both cups were a little bit "puckery" instead of being stretched tight, if that makes sense. I'm hoping that means maybe the ever-so-tiniest bit of fat coming off there, even though I haven't lost a full ten pounds yet. It might not mean that, but it still makes me feel hopeful, especially because I don't feel as bloated as I normally do.
I did two things differently today. First, I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies, simply because it's cool and rainy and reminds me of fall today. Usually I put the whole batch into a container and my dh and I eat steadily until they're all gone, which is usually within a couple of days.
Today after baking the cookies, I left a few out, then put the rest by fours into small baggies and put them in the freezer. I figure this way, we can have two cookies each seven or eight times, and this will make them last a lot longer, and we'll probably enjoy them more.
I also made a homemade pizza for our supper. It's not unusual for us to finish the whole pizza in a night, but tonight we each took two slices, then I put the rest of it away for tomorrow.
I'm actually still slightly hungry, not bloated and overstuffed the way I usually feel after we have pizza.
I am absolutely NOT dieting. I'm just trying to get our portions back down to more of a "normal" size. Our portions on just about everything have been way too large for a long time now.
Along with (hopefully) losing weight, this should make our groceries last longer too. The way the prices keep zooming up on everything, this could come in very handy.
Just wondering if anyone would like an avatar, that little picture that goes by your name. You can google "free avatars" and it will give you lots to chose from and show you how to do it.
