So, I have some good news....ok, ready.....?? When I weighed in yesterday I came in at 283.8...yay!! SO this means I have lost 1.4 pounds in a week. Small little triumphs! For those of you following along, that means I have 359 days to loose 98.6 pounds. I do have to up my game a little if I am going to reach my goal but for my first week that's not too bad.
The thing about me is I love sweets, I also love salty foods, I love meats, I love cheese, I love me some butter, I love fried foods, I love pretty much anything! I have zero discrimination when it comes to food. I love Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Greek, French, Brazilian, Ethiopian or Spanish, it's all good to me. So, as you can see, I really enjoy food. I love trying new things or just sitting down and having my favorite linguine dish.
Luckily or unfortunately I do enjoy cooking. I like whipping up new dishes and making them my own. In my quest to loose weight I have gotten into fish lately. I have learned to cook them properly and my kids even like them. My favorite has to be mahi mahi.
I would say though my adoration with food is beyond emotional eating, I would say I have a food addiction. Sometimes when I eat, I eat in excess...it's not just 2 cookies, its 6. I don't just have 2-3 oz of steak, I have 7. At times I am very good about my portion sizes but most times I am not. I don't know how to "trick" myself into feeling full sooner or looking at my plate and feeling satisfied with the correct portion size in front of me. Who out there has some good advice on this?
Every time I sit down and get ready to write I feel a little bit of anxiety. I worry that I sound ridiculous or that people will find my writing stupid. I then remind myself that I am not doing this for everyone else but I am doing this for me. For those of you who have been supportive and helpful and encouraging, I thank you...everyday I thank you for being there for me. It makes this journey that much more fun and exciting. I look forward to sharing my progress with all of you.
You're doing great so far!.. One thing to be sure is not to give up the foods you like. I've lost my weight while eating Pizza, ribs and MCD's! Of course portion control is required, but nothing is off limits.. Fish is awesome to eat several times a week and load the dinner table with lots of vegetables, fresh if possible. Remember, what you are doing now, you need to maintain for the rest of your life. oh - and never, ever, ever call it a diet.
ReplyDeleteMegan, my thoughts are with you every day..
one book that really helped me is "women food and God" by Geneen Roth. she really looks at the emotional and spiritual aspect of eating, and in reading her book, i was able to be more aware of why i as eating.
ReplyDeletealso, i don't know if you've ever tracked every. single. morsel. of food you put into your mouth, but when i started tracking everything i ate, as well as the calories i was taking in (and i mean EVERYTHING), i was much more aware of how much i was eating, much more conscious about my choices, and able to stay on track a lot better. i didn't count calories to restrict myself, but simply so that i knew how much i was eating, what was going into my body, etc.
also, one thing i've noticed - for myself at least - that when i'm working on losing weight, i often still feel hungry when i'm done eating, and i figure that's just the nature of the beast. i have to burn more calories than i'm eating, and thus, i'm also not eating as much as my body is used to, so it's going to want more, and it won't feel satisfied. eventually, though, the body does adjust and i don't notice that hungry feeling as much.
1.4 pounds, that's awesome megan, you're doing great, and keep it up! :) this is definitely for you, so don't worry about any one else. we're just here to support you and love you and help you out any way we can. (and if anything i mentioned doesn't work for you, then by all means, ignore it!)
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Hey Meg, that is awesome news. One trick that I have found is eating slowly. I will not get myself something to drink until I find myself eating really fast, then I get up walk around for a minute and get my drink. You have to pay attention to it though (easier said than done sometimes). Keep up the good work :)
ReplyDeleteLove you!!