Day 12: Back on Track

Well, I did weigh in this morning after my Friday food-a-palooza, just to keep myself honest. And I did gain weight--1 1/2 pounds, and that is after being true to my plan all day yesterday and a long workout (60 minutes on elliptical) at the Y. Sigh. Still, I got back on the healthy eating track yesterday, so I know I will bounce back. My true weakness is sitting by food. I can resist food in the cabinet, even if I know there are gummy bears or some other delicious delight. But I have a really hard time resisting food when it is right in front of me (as the sushi and tower of desserts were the other night). This also happens at restaurants. I may order a healthy dish, but if one of my children gets a meal with french fries, and those fries just sit on their plate after a meal, I have a hard time resisting. They're right there in front of me! So, isn't it good to know this about myself?  

 Image result for leftover french fries on a plate after a meal

 I think the very least I can do in those situations is to move to a spot that isn't within hand's reach of food OR move the food, when possible. I will be mindful of this tonight when I am hosting book group. We always have good food, and we often sit with food in front of us. Tonight, I will be mindful of mindless eating. I don't have to eat just because something is in front of me. I will report back tomorrow!

Comments

  1. Sophie DegenerJanuary 16, 2020 at 8:34 AM

    I just realized I didn't report back on book group and mindless eating. I am pleased to say that I really watched what I was eating at book group. I'm sure I ate a bit more than normal, but I also planned ahead and didn't eat a lot before folks arrived. I definitely didn't partake of the cheese and crackers, and I didn't touch the appetizer pizza Leslie brought, so that's all good!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 31: Another weigh in

As you can see, I am writing a lot less on this blog. No real reason, other than it's really just same old, same old. Eating less, exercising a lot, yada yada yada. If I had major insights, I would certainly share (I do have an insight about gummy bears, as it turns out--stay tuned). Anyway, today is weigh-in day, and I am pleased to say that I am down to 160.4. So I lost 2.2 pounds this week. Seems pretty good. Tomorrow, I'll take my February photo and do my February measurements. If Miki can find the measuring tape he has misplaced. GRRRR.
Read more

Pandemic Day 2

Image
Well, not too much to post today. I'm here to keep myself honest! I did manage to shed 1.8 pounds between yesterday and today, and that's pretty good. I met with my book group on Zoom and had a glass of wine I wasn't intending to have. What are you going to do when you're with your book group?  I'm also sore as can be. Every single muscle hurts. You know, I thought I was keeping up with occasional weight lifting, squats, push-ups, crunches, etc. But apparently, I was not. Yesterday I did a video, recommended by Jane, a classmate of mine in my class at the Y, which hasn't met since March 13th, for pandemic reasons (I ran into her at the Rally for Black Lives in Fountain Square, where I was standing with Nora). I mentioned that I missed class because I never push myself as hard as Alison does. And she mentioned that she thought she was pushing herself even harder by using PopSugar workouts from YouTube. So, yesterday I did this one: Ouch. There are so m...
Read more

Pandemic check-in

Well, it's been nearly four months since I have checked in. One week after my last check-in, everything changed. COVID-19 meant my kids were sent home on March 13th, and that was the last time they would go back to high school for the year. My last day at the Y before it closed was March 15th. My job stopped having face to face meetings, and my spring quarter class suddenly became an online class. Miki began working from home as well.  On March 13th, my last recorded weigh-in date, I weighed 152.4, meaning I had lost 24 pounds since January 1st. I was riding high and looked pretty good, if I do say so myself. And for weeks, I tried to keep the momentum. Miki and I started running (yuck). I was lifting weights at home in order to stay strong. But I also started eating more. A daily glass of wine was de riguer. We stopped running, for the most part, and started walking instead. Long walks all over Evanston, but still--much less cardio than I had been used to. Long story short: I...
Read more