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Saturday's events:
Considering yesterday's (Saturday) debacle, I am surprised to see a weight LOSS this morning?! It's a MIRACLE!
Well, yesterday started off ok and went well all day, except for the later at night part.
Here's the tally until 7.30 pm--a perfect day--food-wise, and I should have left it that way, however...
10.30 am: cereal with milk (3)
11.30: large coffee with cream (1.5)
Mid afternoon: veggie burger at a café: rice/oats burger, wheat bun, and little bit of honey mustard dressing (8?) [asked them to leave out the side of potato or pasta salad]
1 more cup of coffee with cream (1)
6 pm: fiberfull (0)
6.30 pm: 1 ww carrot cake (1)
7.00 pm: 1 veggie patty (2)
7.30 pm : dinner: leftover grilled asparagus (0), and big salad (veggies: romaine, spinach, cucumber, tricolor bell peppers, orange, squash, radish, carrot) with lemon and tsp of olive oil (1), fat free feta (1), 6 walnuts halves (1?), ff croutons (1)
Total: 20.5
At 8.30 pm or so, I went back for a little bit of dessert and had 1 more of the ww carrot cakes (1 pt). By then I was in total procrastination mode and feeling dreadful about not meeting my deadline for the day (I did accomplish stuff--but on completely diffent things than what I was SUPPOSED to! Hence, the sinking feeling of no rescue...). So, what do I do? I decide to watch a movie!! And while not really hungry, went back for more of those 22 cakes (there were 4 more left in the box--so one by one I finished them all). THEN I wanted something salty, and the only thing around was my laughing cow light cheese (2-3 left in the box,so I finished these as well!) And had a couple of walnut halves...thus, my added points through this early morning (6.30 am) were 9 additional points!!!!
The only saving grace was that I kept drinking a fair bit of water. Oh! and I had made a nice spreadsheet of Before- and After- behavior changes that I've gone through in this lifetime change journey of the last 5 months (a sort of halfway juncture to my goal). It made me proud of myself and in more control that I've actually learned and changed so much....and then, for some reason, I go and do what I did last night----I suppose the old ugly head of self-sabotage will continue to rear itself especially on the good days! I really need to watch better.....Oh, AND I did get any workout done either---presumably because I didn't have TIME!! In fact, I didn't do anything fun this weekend beacuse I didn't have time! And yet, I've managed to waste a fa1r bit of time. Now I have to work extra hard to make up for the lost time. oh well! coulda, woulda, shoulda...Live and Learn. At least, the scales decided to give me a break! For some miraculous, unexplainable reason, I actually see a loss this morning! So, I'll take this loss, my lesson learned, and strive to make today DIFFERENT, and BETTER!
Let the journey continue....
Summary:
Points: 29.5
Water: decent to good
Exercise: NONE
Sleep: woke up late and stayed up late
Work: Ran errands, and got other stuff done--just not my project.
Lesson: The minute I get the craving to finish the "rest of the box", I need to stop whatever distracting activity I am doing, and drink water, do a quick little exercise bit (crunches, pushups etc.), and QUIT while I'm ahead, i.e., begin working etc, go to sleep, etc depending on the time of the day..I AM an adult, and I need to say NO to my inner child...being nice to oneself does NOT include permissiveness to indulgences...And recognize to listen better to the inner parent saying, "no, that wouldn't be such a good idea right now...you'll self-sabotage everything".
Ok, that's about it. Lesson learned. Moving right along. I am strivign to get to 155 before I leave for my trip on Tuesday! It's do-able if I pick up running again...and also, use the next two days as good practice to "get in the groove" with exercise so I continue the good work while I'm gone for a week!!
P.S: Do you guys know how to upload and post a pdf document here? I'd love to put up the spreadsheet (in pdf version) that I made...it'll be good record-keeping, and I reckon, it'll give others some ideas too...but I dunno if this site lets one do such a thing?! Thanks in advance.
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I think we all have those kind of days - giving in to cravings. The difference between our old selves and our new selves is, we think about it and know that we can bounce right back. It's not a trigger for throwing EVERYTHINK out the window. Don't know about the pdf thing. Maybe use the email link in under "contact" and ask the powers that be!
13 Jul 08 by member: amryk
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Hey! Your line changed color on your weight history! That's a good thing, right?? :)
13 Jul 08 by member: amryk
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Can't you just cut, copy and paste your document to your journal? I often write my journal on MICROSOFT WORD and then paste it to MY journal!
13 Jul 08 by member: BadAndee
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I think you're right about self-sabotaging your diet. However, consider this; I have read many an article written by the great scientists of our day, saying they have a theory that our body strives to MAINTAIN the weight we are currently at. So, if that is true, it makes sense that when we drop a few pounds, our body switches on the auto-pilot, and we will inadvertantly consume MORE calories to get us back to what our body perceives as our stable weight. Whew! What a mouthful! :)
13 Jul 08 by member: BadAndee
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no, can't copy/paste it coz it's an excel sheet and it's got rows and columns and they need to be aligned to be able to compare stuff...:(
13 Jul 08 by member: 08willbegreat
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I suppose the trick is re-wiring our brain into getting beyond what it perceives as the ideal, stable weight...huh? Does that put us back at square one? OK...back to what you were saying; when you insist on eating even though you're not hungry, you'll have to quit watching tv or doing whatever causes it, as well as drink lots of water...and tell yourself NO! The reasons WHY we act the way we do doesn't matter, when we still have the same problem in the end! (ok...I'll shut up now!)
13 Jul 08 by member: BadAndee
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BTW, I'm proud of how far you've come, so keep it up ya hear?! hugs!
13 Jul 08 by member: BadAndee
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amryk, thanks for pointing out the change in color!! I'd have missed it!! And yes, that is indeed great news!!!! More incentive to stay on track....And you're right--we're not the same people any more--we do have better control in undoing the damage! BadAndee, I agree...we do need to re-wire our brain and teach it to gradually unlearn the years of faulty learning and habits that have been created. It is possible, and it is indeed happenign...I need to be more patient with myself, and be ok with lapses when they happen, and just pick up from wherever I last left off..hopefully over time the good behavior will happen more regularly and the poor judgments will be fewer and fewer...
13 Jul 08 by member: 08willbegreat
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And THANKS both of you for your cheering on..!! What would I do without my buds?! Hugs to ya too :)
13 Jul 08 by member: 08willbegreat
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well done on your weight loss in spite of having too much eating fun! That is the best type of loss and the most mysterious also! A little idea about your chart. If your chart is only as big as the screen you could use the PRT SCR button on your keyboard and take a pic of the screen image. If that is successful, you paste your screen image onto a image editor like paint (you can also crop size to show only data) and save as jpg. Upload as a pic and you will still be able to share your excel chart! Keep going girl, you are almost there!!
13 Jul 08 by member: caged liberty
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Hey, just saw your new pic..it looks fantastic! You seem to have got the photographers angle inside you!! Love your smile and the way you look so naturally happy!!(Now I have a car..need to get that Sally Hansen lipstick from previous pic!!)
13 Jul 08 by member: caged liberty
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ok, CL, don't laugh--and don't think I'm all anal-retentive (well, maybe I am!), but my spreadsheet is 8 pages long!!! So it won't fit on the screen---I did think of all those other options, but the only thing that would work is if I could paste it as a link (perhaps I'll have to put in on a blog somewhere and then paste it in as a hyperlink...hmm)
13 Jul 08 by member: 08willbegreat
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Cute profile pic! You look great!!! I'm curious about this 8 page spreadsheet -- I'm so impressed. Keep up your great work, don't worry about a day of cravings or fun...I believe it jump starts the metabolism...I know I've had my fair share of pigging out in the last 6 months!!!
13 Jul 08 by member: massiverally
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Another cute photo! You are looking so great!!!
14 Jul 08 by member: massiverally
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Now a 8 page spreadsheet is just boasting so it is!!!!! chuckles.. 08 you are just looking fabulous, so well done on how well you are doing. Your focus is continually returning to what is good and healthy for you, even after lil episodes of self destruct, and they are only the last sting of a dying wasp... you are doing brilliantly... btw.. time to journal again..
18 Jul 08 by member: dave22
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