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Post by nightsinge on Feb 23, 2007 15:17:55 GMT -5
Yup, yup, I agree totally with Cathy. Do what you need to do to take care of yourself and do not stress about activity. When you feel up to it, perhaps a few gentle yoga stretches?
Wishing you speedy healing!
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Post by pammywhamy on Mar 1, 2007 19:37:21 GMT -5
Thursday, Mar 1
I'm still plugging along. Trying to keep core. I actually have been doing well avoiding sweets. I may have mentioned a while back how I realized how much it really is a trigger for me. Ever since then I have been really trying to avoid it. This past weekend I did sink into a sugar pit. Birthday cake and then I moved on to a bunch of cookies but I knew how it would affect me and concentrated really hard on not eatting any sugar the next day. Each day I don't eat sugar it seems to be so much easier to refuse it.
I recall reading someones journal and they mentioned trying to focus on only one day at a time. It makes total sense to me. I was able to keep to that thinking to stay away from the sugar a lot sooner than I have in the past. I just will I was able to make these life skills and not have to keep relearning them. I get distracted and forget. Then the cycle for relearning starts over again.
I actually am down 1.5 from last week. A big accoplishment for me. My goal is to keep it and keep trying to go down over the next week. I leave for Denver on Tuesday. My constant battle of finally losing and then I have a trip of some sort. It always seems to be a trigger to gain weight back. I really think I will be able to hold onto the loss this time. I feel like I am getting into a good place with myself regarding food.
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Post by pammywhamy on Mar 3, 2007 14:14:03 GMT -5
Sat, mar 3
The day is not going as well as I would have liked. We had friends over for bagels and the kids made hamentashen together. It was a lot of fun. But the guests were an hour late. I waited to long and then eat like I had not eaten in days. I will be spending the rest of the day dealing with sugar cravings. I hate that feeling!!
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Post by katelight on Mar 5, 2007 7:50:22 GMT -5
Sometimes it's so hard to know when we should eat something. hope the sugar cravings were minimal. I'm glad that you had a fun day though. Take care Katie
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Post by girliepurple on Mar 5, 2007 13:59:25 GMT -5
Hi, Pammy - hang in there, congrats on the 1.5 down!! Live and learn, next time don't wait for the guests, have a little something like veggies, oatmeal, glass of milk?...to cut your cravings down. You will do great on your business trip. Sugar is hard, for me it's chocolate so I avoid it or I'll eat the whole bag and go back for more.
Have a safe trip, let us know how you do.
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Post by pammywhamy on Apr 4, 2007 12:49:28 GMT -5
I started exercising again as well as joined the spring fling challenge. I can last 10 weeks.
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Post by nightsinge on Apr 4, 2007 13:03:59 GMT -5
YAY PAMMY!
Good to see you again and good to read your resolve. I know you can do it, too.
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Post by pammywhamy on Apr 13, 2007 8:25:55 GMT -5
This was a terrible week. Food wise and emotionally. It's been four days since I put Alex down and I am now noticing the destructive ways I have been dealing with it. Mostly ignoring what my body is telling me and eating whatever I think will make me feel better. Yesterday I was able to keep away from sweets/chocolate to try and get myself under control but I then went overboard with bread. I woke up 2 lbs heavier and my body feels terrible. Stiff neck aches and pains everywhere. Sounds like I;m coming down with something but then again it could be all the food and mourning over the cat. Yesterday I came home to 2 condolense cards from the vet and animal hospital. It touched a cord and I started balling again.
I made a mini goal for myself today to try and get back into the core groove. NO BREAD & NO CHOCOLATE. I would like to exercise but with the way I am feeling it might be a simple walk in the neighborhood. The weather is finally turning. It's a sunny day and from what I hear it is going to be a spring like day. FINALLY!!!
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Post by pammywhamy on Apr 13, 2007 13:02:56 GMT -5
So far so good:
Breakfast: Coffee w/ ff milk and splenda kasha go lean w/ ff milk and sliced banana
snack: carrots and red pepper hummus
Lunch: 3 oz tuna 4 oz ff cottage cheese sliced honeydew melon
I don't feel as lousy as I did earlier in the day but I definately have something coming on. But I am proud of myself 1/2 the day is over and I have not had any bread or chocolate. Just 8-10 hours to go. I know I can do it if I can make it past the afternoon snack. I really do wish I could just lay down for a short nap though. We are short staffed today for a meeting with the managers. So there is no way I can leave early.
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Post by pammywhamy on Apr 14, 2007 7:26:50 GMT -5
I made it through one day back on core!!!!! Its a good feeling when you put some will power back into your life. I also walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes. I considered doing more but this morning I am glad I did not. Woke up with a terrible headache and my neck is a bit stiff. I did stretch afterwards but as I said yesterday I am not 100% so something is still trying to get the best of me. Today we have a family birthday lunch and tonight is dinner and theater. I have not figured out how to handle lunch but dinner will be at a middle eastern restaurant so I plan on some cous cous dish. I have been away from the board a lot this past yr but I am now noticing that there really is not as much activity as in the past. Maybe people are getting their core support at WW now.
my mini goal today is to drink 8 glasses of water/no bread/no refined sugar
4:20pm half the day over...so far so good. Made it through the birthday party. no bread or sweets other than what was in the salads (dried cranberries/salad dressing) Dinner will be easy since we are eating middle eastern. Just waiting for DD to wake up from her nap to share a snack with her. She loves popcorn.
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Post by pammywhamy on Apr 15, 2007 7:41:56 GMT -5
Sunday.
Last night was tougher than I expected. The restaurant gave us a complimentary cookie/sweet plate. My skinny girlfriend kept offering me to have some. Then at the play she kept orrfering me chocolate. This is a friend that only eats sweets and stays skinny. Yes, it is possible. I have proof.
But I did make it through two days without bread or sweets. I am feeling a bit more confident about my will power again. I read an interesting post yesterday about mindful eating. Taking breathes before having your meal or during it. That is something I want to really work on this month. I feel it's one of the many tools I am missing from my success of meeting goal. So todays mini goals are: Eat core foods drink 8 glasses of water (I slack on the weekend) Breathe before eating!
9:15pm Not sure if I got all my water in but I was able to keep to core and I tried to breathe before and during each meal. I'm not sure how much it helped but I did try to stop when I felt full. The scale will tell me tomorrow how good I have really been this weekend. It was a bad week since Alex pasted away. I peaked and saw that I was up on Friday 2 lbs. If I can at least stay at my 138 mark I will be happy due to the circumstances.
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Post by katelight on Apr 16, 2007 6:51:39 GMT -5
Pam, I hope you are feeling better. There are so many "bugs" going around. I hope you have been able to get some rest and pampering time. Good for you for having a successful Core weekend. I've been struggling too, making poor choices and some self-destruction going on. Take care Katie
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Post by pammywhamy on Apr 16, 2007 9:25:38 GMT -5
Monday:
WI was down to 137.4. It's a good feeling and I will continue working towards my goals of making good choices.
Mini goals today:
1. slow down, breathe and think before eating. try and enjoy every bite. 2. exercise on the treadmill 3. keep to core foods and drink at least 8 glasses of water today
*************************************************** 3pm half the day is over and I am holding my own. Feeling good about the day. This will make day 4 OP.
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Post by pammywhamy on Apr 17, 2007 13:28:49 GMT -5
Tuesday, Day 5 OP - it's a good feeling!
Yesterday seemed a bit harder. I'm not sure if it's because I had flavored yogurt with my breakfast and it triggered something. I was able to stick to core and today chose not to have any. I am still craving bread but then again I may be hitting the point where my body is noticing I have not had any.
Today:
Breakfast - coffee w/ ff milk and splenda, kasha go lean w/ ff milk
snack - green grapes
lunch - brown rice & pineapple chili
I am full but have a desire to eat something more. So I am going to have some flavored water for now. If it doesn't do the trick then I'll move on to a diet coke. I really want to try and ween off the artifical sweetener a bit. I really don't use much other than my morning coffee, diet soda or the flavored yogurts occassionall, but I wonder if the yogurt is triggering a weakness in me. Maybe I can have only so much artifical sweetener per day before the trigger hits. I seem to be fine with just the coffee in the morning.
I know I'll be fine as long as I think before doing and stay away from temptation. I have dinner planned out already. A big salad and some sliced flank steak. yum!
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Post by nightsinge on Apr 17, 2007 16:20:58 GMT -5
I am so with you on bread. I go for weeks, have just a piece and am gone! Hope you are feeling core-riffic and temptation-free!
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