Hi all!
granny your new photo looks fantastic! You look so happy!
I am feeling a lot better after being on prednisone and singulair for 3 days now. I will definitely keep the allergist appointment and figure all that out - hopefully with a long term answer as I will go off the prednisone in a few days. I did a 2-day chocolate/sugar fest this weekend and am back on track now. I will be changing my tracking up in the short term to hopefully lead into a naturally healthier lifestyle with no calorie tracking (app/pen paper). When I eat freely I tend toward healthier foods now, but when I feel so restricted I tend to binge. I want to break this cycle. I am doing better and better at getting back on the healthy train and I know this is never ending. So for now, I am tabbing up what I eat and will log it in the end of the day. This way I am eating what I desire (in sensible quantities) and am getting a realistic view at what I am eating and how much I am exercising.
The pitfall I get tripped up with in tracking at this point is that I will exercise only so I can eat more later (not for the benefit of feeling well) and sometimes at the cost of my health and sanity. Such as not living in the moment with family because I'm just ticked I wasn't able to get my walk in/yadda yadda. Balance is what I am seeking - and a sustainable lifestyle. There will be days I eat 2 pieces of cake and things that are not good - but the majority of my days will be spent healthfully and I know that. The other day I focused on eating what I felt like (with health in mind in all of this obviously) and I checked in at the end of the day at under 1800 calories eaten and about 500 burned. So when I try to be sensible, I can trust myself. I've just never had a healthy relationship with food. I either over-control and micromanage to a fault or I couldn't care at all. I would appreciate prayer for continued healing in this area of my heart and mind! I am feeling encouraged and am open to any helpful tips to maintain/lose with out calorie tracking.
So far - I will loosely track until my habits are pretty ingrained and I am no longer bingeing every 2-3 weeks. Seems to me that I binge when I restrict more, so I want to prove to myself I can enjoy in moderation. Other ideas I like are to ask restaurants to put half my dish in a to-go container before serving me. Also, veggies and some fruits (like green apples, clementines) don't concern myself with quantities... within reason. I just want to eat like a normal person and not be wracked with fear that that extra 2 saltines was going to send me over my limits. (when I know that its always the bingeing that does it!)
jen miss you! hope you're well.
nancy congrats on the 10 lb!
diana thank you for starting the thread. I begin each month with the best intentions in posting. I tend to lurk.