Hi girls, I'm back
I've been going through a lot this last month & haven't been able to get online much.
I haven't started logging my food yet, but I'm starting on Saturday. I weigh myself daily & I've been losing -1 to -2 lbs. a week. If my scale goes up, I get busy outdoors & put a note on my fridge with the lower weight from the day before as my reminder to get back to. I've also put my weight log on my fridge, to see my accomplishments & screw-ups. I'd like to lose -2 to -3 lbs. weekly, but that would mean I'd have to start a diet or exercise & then I'd gain the weight back when I stopped the diet/exercise, no thanks. I'll just keep busy, do some walking & do portion control eating w whatever food I like.
I don't diet or exercise, I just eat small portions of everything & eat the delish food that has lots of sugar/salt/fat by putting it into the mini 2 oz., 4 oz. canning jars so I won't over-eat snacks/dessert. I have a dozen, I use 7 labeled Sunday-Saturday to store a daily snack that I can enjoy guilt-free with some walnuts, raisins, M&Ms, etc. ready for the week. I also put my ice cream into them, a no-brainer for portion control.
Sometimes when I'm shopping & I have a craving instead of fighting it, I get a ice tea or ice water & eat just half of the hamburger or ask for a veggie burger (substitute my hamburger in my bun for lettuce, a tomato slice w pickle) I ask for that @ McDonald's & Burger King & they charge me for their $1 burger. When the temperature is below 75* & I'm running errands or shopping, I take a snack with me in a cute lunch tote bag.
Every pound we lose gives us a healthier body & life
Judy, Congrat's on your Losses
what program are u using... Our family lives over a hour a way, so we usually have the 4 g-babes stay 1 weekend a month & give their parents a mini break. Dh & I r always busy enjoying the summer weekends @ home, or I kayak the lake while he catches fish, so I get u about not socializing w ppl in the summer. We also garage sale & go to flea markets finding treasures
Bandit, I went to 2 Tops meetings yrs ago as a guest, I liked that they r all about support & nutrition & eating & getting healthy instead of diets. Tops is a close group of ppl, but they always celebrated after their meeting by going out to lunch & eating no-no foods
I think their contests give lots of incentive to have a weekly loss & b the best loser of the week/month. I wonder if they still have charm bracelets for losing?
Bedtime for me, I'll b back again this week. Have a Happy & Healthy week girls