No Cheating No Hiding Challenge III

And I still didn't cook. But this time, I ordered in from a place that serves healthy meals with the right portions.

I felt soooo full that I thought I was over my daily limit again. But, I had just taken 94% of my RDI. Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I even ate a candy and bought it up to 95%. YAY!!!

Just got tomorrow to deal with and hope to prep and cook some of my weekly meals in advance. That would be an achievement.

One day at a time mate! Just remember that regardless of what strides forward we make..No one day will derail you if you get back on course the next. Its when we check out for days and weeks at a time we get into trouble.

There is a diet out there called spiking where you actually binge once a week or go pretty far over your RDI anyway. I have never officially tried it but I here it works pretty well for some people. I pretty much do that naturally every once in a while myself anyway....usually its beer in my case.

Menu planning a week in advance helps me with that! I actually plan and shop for an entire week at once. I usually make more then we eat for dinner so that gives me lunch for the kids and me the next day.

I stated a more vegetarian diet that last 2 weeks and OMGosh, I am SOOOO full all the time. I never thought eating fewer calories and eating more on my plate would allow me to feel full and loose weight.

Anyway, like Shem said..."One Day at a Time!" You can do it!

I have found carrying around my own measured healthy snacks and iced tea or water really help me avoid snacking on "oh no!" foods.

Kale chips, small salads, sliced veggies, fruit, and nuts are a great way to portion out and manage your snacking urges and hunger!

AWESOME job going veg! Check out the book "Skinny Bitch". It changed my life. "Forks Over Knives" and "Food, INC." films (netflix) have influenced 3 friends to go veg, and another to hugely modify their diet.

Cheers!

- dangerrr

I did something like this for a while when I was losing weight before (total of 50 lbs!!) and I've seriously considered starting it again soon. It is also called calorie cycling. I had good success with it until I stopped (can't remember why now). It is supposed to help keep your metabolism up. For me, I think it was more psychological because I knew that I would have days where I was a little more free to eat what I wanted.

Wait, so it's okay if I go over my RDI? That wouldn't ruin a diet? That would be absolutely fabulous, because I am visiting my fiancée’s mother this weekend and her breakfast staples are muffins and baked breads, and for lunch and dinner she likes to eat out… I’m not complaining, I just know if I go out to buy some “healthier” items or order a salad she’ll make a big deal about it.

I do a spike day once a week normally. (This week has been off due to the big 4-0!!! too many coctails but keeping it in control lol. Tonight is my last celebration. Big gym time Sat and Sunday) Usually it's a big breakfast or dinner out. It keeps me from cheating for the rest of the week. Kinda like a reward and it's supposed to confuse your body and help you from plateauing. Usually mine is on the weekend but I change up the days and keep it away from my Wed weigh in. Although it's a spike day I do try and keep things balance but get to have things that I normally wouldn't. It's how I've kept the 40 lbs off I guess.

The only way to ruin a diet is to give up! Go, have fun eating the yummy carbs and either burn them back off or trim a few extra calories later in the week.

The last month or so I have been doing so much research on getting healthy. My family history has so many bad things, High Blood Pressure, Heart disease, Cancer etc and I realized the weight will get me to those points real quick. After weeks and weeks of reading and searching and reading more I decided that I needed to try vegetarian, but with limits. I am not willing to give up a good steak once in a while,

I realized that our bodies really know how to process and use the veggies and fruits a lot better then meat and 100% better then processed foods. So I am trying to live by the moto if I have to read a food label it is probably not something I should put in my body...well, with limits there too.

The funny thing is my family (2 kids, hubby and mom lives with us) have not even really noticed the change. Just yesterday, for the first time, my mom said to me, "You are becoming a real chef honey! I just realized tonight we have not had one meal with meat all week and I love each one." When I told her it had been 2 weeks (basically) she was shocked! Now that's good. Even my meat loving kids are enjoying it.

I will look for those books. Anything to gain more knowledge and get more healthy! Thank you for the suggestions! I think I am going to be falling under the Flexitarians...some meat sometimes but the bulk of my nutrition is vegetarian. Are you a vegetarian? Vegan or lacto-ovo? Anyway, thanks again!