[Obsidianbbw]

Well I finally bit the bullet and weighed myself. I went to the gym since the wacky digital never seems to work correctly.

I lost 1 lb. I know it doesn't seem like much but I was 357 before the summer and I ate my way through house and home all summer and didn't excercise except to lift lots of fruit alcoholic beverages up to my mouth while I was in Jamaica.

I kinda wish I had weighed myself 2 weeks ago when I restarted again, but oh well. YOu should have seen the big grin on my face.

Also something else as soon as i left I started plotting how I could diet (starve ) myself down to a lower weight. I had to actually say STOP......keep doing what you're doing and even if I only lose a pound a month at least I'm not gaining anything.

So on the way to work (today is my late day) I had a taste for some pasta (which was previously off limits because I was low carbing) and a salad. I used to get 2 helpings of the pasta, even complained when they didn't have a container big enough to fit a large serving

So I got the small serving (the guy offered me the large at first) and I got a small salad with some veggies and chicken mixed in (no low fat dressing).

Got to work ate the pasta out of the sause, realized I didn't really want the sauce and threw out the rest.

Ate about 3/4 of the salad and realized I was full and didn't really want anything else. Put the top on the salad and will eat it later for dinner.

Ok, Now to do some actualy work.

[chazmom]

carolr3639.....I had posted about orange water.....According to the woman who teaches the Naturally Slim classes, who is also a nurse practitioner, she says this is the only way to successfully follow her plan. You have to drink the Orange Water. She says to sip on it throughout your day....I can't remember if it is 32oz for the day or 64oz?? I will have to look it up.

She says it keeps your blood sugar level which is suppose to help with you not feeling hungry all the time. I do drink it and like it. It is 7parts water to 1 part oj....I take a 32oz cup, fill with 4oz or oj and fill the rest with water and ice. I like mine sweet so I add in 2 sweet n lows. She suggests drinking it first thing in the morning, sipping on it during the day and having it before you go to bed. Maybe this will help with you feeling hungry all the time...you mentioned juice.

Congrats to those who have lost wt.

I need to weigh myself. I was trying to follow the plan yesterday and listen to my body as to what I wanted to eat and it led me to a pack of cheese tots from Sonic That was my lunch....not a very good choice.

I need to buckle down!

Hey, what do ya'll think about sleep and wt loss? I have seen some stories on the news about not getting enough sleep will keep your fat hanging on? My sleep is awful, I really need to work on that as well.

Have a good one!

[christy81]

Obsidianbbw, I'm SO proud of you!! You ate what you wanted and you ate until you were satisfied! Way to go!! That is a HUGE encouragement for me today! Yeah!! Oh, and congrats on the 1-pound loss!

Chazmom, if the cheese tots were what you wanted, then don't deny yourself. IE is all about eating what you want when you are hungry. A "plan" is just like another diet to me. I'm trying to get as far away as I can from any "plans." Listening to what our body needs is MOST important. No one on the external can tell us what out body truly needs at every given moment. You can do this!!

[christy81]

I feel like I have more of a handle on things today. I haven't even had anything to eat yet--but that won't be the case soon. Ha! I read parts of The Overfed Head this morning and I feel like my mind is set on those right things again! Whoohoo!

How is everyone doing?

[Captain Ladybug]

Wow! This looks like a great group. I think I may try this. I'm so sick of counting calories, points, whatever. Today I just kinda let it all go and had what I wanted. And I surpirsed myself. I ended up having tofu for breakfast (because that's what I wanted not what I thought I should have) then a coffee and for lunch i made a grilled cheese and sundried tomato sandwhich and split a small bowl of pea soup with my daughter. I was not stuffed but completely satisfied.

[Lillybet]

Originally Posted by Captain Ladybug

Wow! This looks like a great group. I think I may try this. I'm so sick of counting calories, points, whatever. Today I just kinda let it all go and had what I wanted. And I surpirsed myself. I ended up having tofu for breakfast (because that's what I wanted not what I thought I should have) then a coffee and for lunch i made a grilled cheese and sundried tomato sandwhich and split a small bowl of pea soup with my daughter. I was not stuffed but completely satisfied.

Welcome Captain Ladybug! I hear you about counting calories, etc. I did the same thing for years, and ended up gaining it all back. Moving towards IE was indeed a liberating, albeit frightening, process for me. And it's so much more fun!

~Alex

[Captain Ladybug]

yeah I can hear you on the frightening part. When you've counting something for so long you almost don't trust yourself anymore. I just check out the website for thintuition. he give a free hunger guide to print out. Just looking at the guide just opens your eyes as to what actual hunger and fullness are. What's nice is you don't have to wait until Monday or a certain day to start this. You can start with your next meal. From what it looks like you'll end up taking the focus off the food and put it into more constructive things like living!

Does anyone have any suggestion on books, websites, or any other guides on this subject?

Thanks
Angie

[Lillybet]

I'm reading "Intuitive Eating" by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, which is pretty good.

[Obsidianbbw]

You can download chaper one from the website. I read it at work today and loved it. Here is the link

http://www.theoverfedhead.com/

[chazmom]

Okay....I can't get the little tracker thingy to work for me.

Nevermind...I needed to make a post for it to work... oops!

[christy81]

Chazmom, I love the little picture by your username! And the weight tracker...so cute!

Captain Ladybug, I have read a few different books on the subject:

• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole (and the other lady--ha!)
• The Overfed Head by Rob Stevens
• Am I Hungry? What To Do When Diets Don't Work by Michelle May
• The 7 Secrets of Slim People by Vikki Hansen & Shawn Goodman
• Thin Within by Judy & Arthur Halliday
• How To Survive Your Diet by Linda Moran

Websites I have looked at:

• www.amihungry.com
• www.thintuition.com
• http://www.lindamoran.net/blog/
• http://www.betterwaypress.com/dietsu...directory.html

[chazmom]

I will probably post my food for the day as it helps me.
That way I have to look at it.

1:00, first meal of day...I was out and not alot of time so I grabbed 2 tacos from Jack in the Box.

7:00, I had boneless bbq ckn wings, small svg of potatoes and some cole slaw.

That is going to be it for the day...I am drinking my orange water and then heading to bed. I am going to do my best to not wander into the pantry.

Thanks Christy! My avatar was one of the standards a couple of years ago....I wonder if they still have it?

[Obsidianbbw]

Originally Posted by christy81

[*]Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole (and the other lady--ha!) [*]The Overfed Head by Rob Stevens[*]The 7 Secrets of Slim People by Vikki Hansen & Shawn Goodman[/LIST][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

After I read the chapter from the overfed head I picked the 2 books above. I'll probably order the head book when I get paid next week.

did you one that you liked more than any of the others?

[christy81]

I have to say that The Overfed Head is probably my favorite out of them all because it's to the point and discusses some things that are very helpful to me.

[Obsidianbbw]

Well I want to post that while I am making progress it still has only been about a week and I am still working on stuff..

I ate about 3/4 of a salad yesterday, but it was like it was talking to ..."You know you want to eat me...I am so sexy with my tomatoes and my chicken...eat me...."

Anyway, I talked myself (literally) to wait 30 min then an hour then I said ok I will eat you at 4pm (I was working the late shift at work) so I wanted till after I got back from a trip to the bookstore and ate the devilish salad.


I had to work late so I knew I wanted something but I couldnt be sure if it was psychological hunger or physical hunger, but one thig I stood in front of the vending machine and instead of the dingdongs I usually get I got some peanuts which has never happened.

By the time I got home I couldn't tell if I was truly huingry or not, but since I seemed to be obsessing about it I went ahead and ate. I made some hotdogs and veggies. I had 2 hot dogs left over in the pack and I REALLY wanted to go back and eat them but I had just read in one of the books I picked up at lunch about savoring food and I remembered someone posted on here about chewing 20 times. So I made myself eat slowly and then waited till after the show I was watching was over (another 15 min), and by that time I could feel the food in my stomach. I still wanted the hot dogs, but since I could feel satisfied now I was kinda safe (I think if i hadn't been so beat from work I might have gotten back up and eaten them, but oh well.