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I had a good conversation with my health coach yesterday about my continuing struggles with sugar cravings on evenings of transition. I'm making such progress at other times… progress, not perfection… but I'm finding there is still an opportunity to eat and live healthier on those evenings when I transition from the weekend to the weekday or from traveling to home again.
I had come up with the thought that I needed to re-frame those evenings from stopping a bad habit of overeating healthy but sweet (added sugar free) treats, to finding a new healthier habit as a way to spend that time. Those evenings, though, can be after a number of different activities during the day, so I'll first & foremost take them one at a time. But, I like the idea of retiring to our bedroom early to watch a movie, pre-recorded tv show or read a book. My health coach suggested taking that a step farther and saving a special movie, show or book for that time… to keep my eyes open during the week for a special, relaxing treat to watch or read instead of the sugar treats I've been having. And, we spoke again as we have in the past, that for a sugar addict like me, nothing may immediately feel as good as those first few bites of something sweet, but eating and living healthier through that transition night will feel so much better long-term.
She also mentioned, as the mindful eating approach would also suggest, that for those who can eat sugar in moderation, that having a special, more decadent sugar treat eaten mindfully & truly savored may stop the need for more than one healthy sweet option and the searching for more that I can do. While I absolutely agree that for someone who can eat and relish that one decadent serving and be satisfied with it and move on, that is a great option, but for me that has not been my experience. For as I've said before, for me, that one bite of added sugar is too much as 100 bites are still not enough. So, this added sugar abstainer, will continue my course in that direction knowing there is another fork in the road to try if I choose to at some point on my journey.
On another note, we discussed my weight which has stayed up a bit as I focus instead on healthy eating & living and, finding what works for me. So, I revised my goal to a number I'm more comfortable with and that I think I can more easily maintain. I also changed (which I just realized that I could) that annoying "weigh in now" reminder to only remind me every 4 weeks. I'll weigh in when I want to, thank you very much! Please don't' get me wrong, that number on the scale is still very important and with my disordered eating past, always will be. But, I'm continuing to realize and emphasize that I'm so much more. I'm healthy, still slim by many standards for a 54 year old, 5'5" woman and my body fat is still quite low at 14%. So, this is my farewell for now to obsessive weigh ins!
So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! I've been to early morning workout already and am off to see another potential memory care facility for my Mom this afternoon -- the last in my tour as I go to see my Mom in Cincy next Weds hoping to get a better idea of if/when I should move her. So, now, I'll pray --
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
And I'll pray, breathe, log, journal, stay curious and express my way through this one day and each one meal, moment, thought, bite & emotion. I'm so grateful for each of always there you, my family & IRL friends, more gorgeous weather in the northeast, feeling good about my progress on this journey with hope that more progress is ahead, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox
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124.3 lb
Lost so far: 3.7 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 04 September 2014:
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1288 kcal
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Fat: 52.38g | Prot: 105.06g | Carb: 124.19g.
Breakfast: Silk Pure Almond Milk - Unsweetened Vanilla, Primal Nutrition Primal Fuel - Vanilla Coconut Creme, Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water, Spectrum Naturals Organic Coconut Oil. Lunch: Silk Pure Almond Milk - Unsweetened Vanilla, Primal Nutrition Primal Fuel - Chocolate Coconut. Dinner: Roasted Cauliflower, Trader Joe's Just Grilled Chicken Strips, Stew Leonard's Vegetarian Minestrone Soup, Cooked Vegetables. Snacks/Other: Evolve Greek Kefir, Mann's Sunny Shores Rainbow Salad, Whole Foods Market Avocado Vinaigrette Dressing, Ralphs Whole Raw Almonds. more...
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1788 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 1 hour. more...
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gaining 0.1 lb a week
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