Rosinante- haha short is fun, isn't it?
That's exactly it- permanent SUSTAINABLE changes. I could totally say, no bread no sugar, and I KNOW I'll lose weight, but how long will I be able to keep it up? If I DO manage to keep it up will it be gone forever?! I'm a bread person, the idea of it being gone completely will haunt me and I will fail quickly. I really really need to start writing down and tracking my calories, BUT I know if I start it, I'll end up obsessed and that will start to burn me out quickly. I could probably introduce a measurements for porportions. That way it's not an obsession but that I make sure I don't eat more than the serving size for things. Also started thinking about getting a fitbit, and set daily exericise burning goals. Like I can't stop until I hit yada yada for the day. Thanks for your ideas!!
Treasa- Oh! I started the couch to 5k a few months ago and made it a week before I killed my shin. It was a bad enough mess up that I won't attempt running until I'm less weight- I think it was just too much on my legs. I just whipped out the measuring tape (finally found it today!) and got even more discouraged because those stats didn't really change either. I'm a daily weigher too and I need to stop, but it's so hard! and that's exactly right, I'm trying a lifestyle change and not a diet, so I need to learn to not obsess with my weight- I am making healthier choices which is better for me in the long run and, hopefully, my body will eventually get into the flow of it and start losing weight too.
As for the bread, I think bread affects my body worse than sugar, so replacing sugar with bread might not work for me, but maybe I could replace it with a string cheese? instead of sweet for dessert I could whip out a string cheese! We'll see how that goes. hehe Thanks for the ideas!