This morning I woke up to find another pound gone, and my black dress pants fit nicely again. A couple of weeks ago they were snug in the belly, and I had to keep readjusting them so they wouldn't squash my belly. For breakfast I had 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and some cucumber. (It was a little old and bitter so I had to throw some of it away). I was especially hungry mid morning , so I had a string cheese, some celery with almond butter, and about 6 almonds. Lunch was blackened talapia from Ruby Tuesday with steamed broccoli and mashed cauliflower--something I have been wanting to try. It tasted essentially like mashed potatoes--I may not have known the difference.
Yesterday I had one small bite of a strawberry chocolate egg. Then several hours later I had about 2 bites of a peanut butter egg dipped in butterscotch. Luckily I was able to stop myself before overdoing it. It felt so weird to be tasting something that sweet. I had some tuna salad on one slice of whole grain bread for dinner. It was strange to be having a piece of bread, but I thought it was ok since my sugar cravings are almost gone.
I can definitely say my sugar cravings have gone down a lot. I do get tired of all the food preparation in order to stay on the straight and healthy. Jordon makes my lunch for me, so that helps a lot. I am focusing on making one change at a time. Right now I am overhauling my eating habits, but I am doing what I would usually do for exercise--walk, pushups, biking, total gym. I am waiting until my food intake becomes second nature before changing anything else. I had a week to prepare to begin my diet, and I think that helped a lot. I used to binge on one day and then say, "Tomorrow is the day." When tomorrow got here I hadn't changed a thing. So, I had a whole week to talk myself into my new mindset about food.
I have heard myself saying that if I am bored I can do things other than eat candy and pastries. I still don't like to talk about sweets or see pictures of them. I need to get a picture of something sweet and look at it and say, "That's sweet, but it is not good for me." I feel like this would help me re-train my brain to want foods that will fuel me and keep me from being tired or sluggish. Knock on wood I haven't had my 3 o'clock sleepy spell in a couple of weeks. However, when it's about 9:15 I am ready to go to sleep.
Yesterday evening I did something very good for myself. I decided before I left work that when I got home I had to sit down on the couch, watch TV, and ignore my housework. I always seem to walk right in the door and start my chores. Yesterday I allowed myself to put one load of laundry into the washing machine (because clothes wash themselves these days; all I have to do is sort and fold them). I sat down on the couch with a lemonade and watched Gilmore Girls on DVD. It felt nice to do nothing. Normally I don't like to sit down for any length of time while I'm at home.
After I did my spurt of straightening and cleaning I went to P&E's house to watch another episode of The Biggest Loser. It's one show that I must watch! I am thankful, though, that I can see the episodes the next day on www.nbc.com/biggestloser. I sit intently in front of the tv and watch every second of the show (up until 9 o'clock at least). I check the next day to see who was sent home.
After I have gotten used to my new eating habits, I am going to set a new goal. I printed off a couch to 5K plan today. I will take this home and study it; then I will decide when to start. I looked at a calendar, and I am thinking about starting on May 30th. That should give me enough time to get completely into my eating routine, and it will give me time to psyche myself up. But, I haven't completely decided on what to do yet. That's why I am giving myself a month and a half to see how I feel about jogging.
Until next time...
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