What a difference 9 pounds will make! It has been one month since I began this new eating lifestyle and I can already see and feel a difference. It feels good! Keeping up with these new eating habits hasn't been easy though. There were a few days I didn't count fat grams or calories, but to be honest, I believe those "cheat" days are necessary, and as long as the portions are within a normal single serving size and your not going back for thirds, it will be okay. Denying every craving (especially during a certain important time of the month for women) has in my experience only lead to a midnight madness of binging with such a guilty and disgusted feeling afterward. I don't like that feeling.
One thing that has helped me is to snack on a fruit before I eat something that I know isn't so healthy and high in fat. Also, I eat S L O W E R. When I take my time eating it feels as though my stomach gets full quicker, but what I think is happening is that I am allowing my stomach to gauge its fullness rather than allowing my nose, eyes and mouth to do that job. I have learned they know nothing about keeping my stomach happy.
PL: 9
BMI: 31.2
It's been a little over a week since my first post and I am happy to report
that I have had some success in adjusting to this new lifestyle of living and
eating healthy. So far I have lost 8 pounds since January 1st and I cannot tell
you how easy it has been. This wave that I'm riding right now feels so good
because not only have I accomplished a major task, which is to change my eating
habits, but it honestly feels like something that I CAN DO for the rest of my
life. You might think that I have been eating nothing but vegetables and fruit
and salads and deprived myself of all the things I love to eat, but that's not
entirely true. Here's what I have done so far in the last two and a half
weeks:
I make sure to drink at least 16oz of water each day
Increased the number of fruits and vegetables I eat which is about
1 each, per day now
Cut down on my portions at every big meal (mainly dinner),
but i still eat the same things my family is eating.
Snack on something light and healthy in between meals
Finally, at least every other day I dance with the kids in daycare non-stop
for 15 minutes. So far my daughter is the only one who will dance the entire
15 minutes with me. Man she's a ball of energy!!
That's it! Not too drastic. Nothing crazy.
No diet to follow for me (yet). I started with weight watchers and did really
well counting my points and sticking with it, but then about a week later I
realized, for me, it would be better if I just take my time with this and change
one thing at a time. I felt like too much change at a quick rate would only result in me giving up. I don't want to give up. I want these changes to become a part of the way I live the rest of my life, not something temporary. So for now,
baby steps.
PL = 8
BMI = 31.6
IL = 0
I realized something last night. This challenge that I am taking on
isn't something temporary. Like millions of people at the beginning of
2012, I decided to make a resolution to lose weight and fit back into my size 10
pants. Ideally it would be nice to finish off 2012 with a whole new
wardrobe that is slightly smaller than a size 10, but really, that's not what's
important. Last night, I laid in bed wondering why I would let myself
slack off on my diet which resulted in me gaining a pound over the
weekend. Why why why?! Then it hit me. I'm only thinking of
my image in the mirror and not the image inside. You're going about this
the wrong way Steph. Then I told myself this.....
This motivation I have inside of me is strong
and there is no going back to my old eating habits for me.
I am done!
Done with stuffing myself until I can't sit without unbuttoning my
pants and feeling so self conscious about how much my shirt is being
streatched out from the waist. Done! Sick of it!
Done with being tired all the time,
done with being so moody and feeling so unhealthy.
Last night, I realized my goal. It isn't to just lose 50 pounds, and it isn't about the
clothes either. This is the beginning of a new lifestyle for me!
New health!
A new me!
That is my goal.
I have to remind myself of this. I'm not on a diet, i'm improving my health and this is a new part of my lifestyle to make that possible. The biggest challenge I have to face now is to embrace my love for food and my ambition to achieve good health together. There is no living without either one of them. So now, I just have to figure out how to do this the right way!
PL: 3
BMI: 32.3
IL: 0
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