I can officially say I am not losing weight. I am, in fact, eating whatever I want. And officially, it is making me delightfully happy.
Usually there's a layer of guilt associated with the indulgent eating that follows a particularly strict diet, but not this time. I feel in control even though I might eat a hamburger, because I feel confident I'll only eat it if that's what I really want at that moment. Some days I just wake up and my body screams: give me red meat, now now now. So I do. Some days I might eat three bananas. And some days I could eat my weight in chocolate.
I have been working on portion control however, and I think it really does help. I've also been riding my bicycle a few times a week and plan to go back to running soon (I MUST quit smoking, I must...).
Overall I am feeling most content, even though I had to loosen my belt buckle back to its normal spot--an indication that I've probably gained back the ten pounds that I lost. I can't be sure because I won't go near the the scale. Not yet.
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This is my official unsolicited lecture about smoking.
STOP.
Okay, end of lecture.
Good work on the portion control!
hey join the club! Also not losing weight and indulging in everything I can get my hands on! It stops today though, I am determined to get back on track tomorrow and stay the course for this summer. I could really stand to lose 20 lbs..sigh. K.
I feel you, that is a delicious feeling.
just stumbled onto your blog. ive been doing ww since January and only lost 20 lbs. Its a long process but it works! And i can totally relate to having a skinny roomate that eats all the time!
ps. love your pics!
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Cheers, Geoff
Been there so, so many times. The guiltless, screw-it, I'm gonna enjoy the food for once feeling. LUCKILY it doesn't last forever. I guess that's the universe staying in balance for the diet not lasting forever either.
p.s. My captcha word below is "magons". That should be the name of a cookie or something.
Wow. I just realized that was posted in April. Whatcha up to now?
Thanks for your blog. I need the encouragement and found it here.
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Great Blog, Great Information, thanks for the help.
Hey just remember that water is key.
I think this is a good article to help.
read this
http://emergevictoriousoverfat.com/2009/01/water-and-exercise/
The basics are still true. I dont like to work out, I do construction in the day & that is enough for me. So I will leave the workout out of this list. Besides eating smaller portions of the deserts, I eat more vegetables & a lot of fruit.
What I am getting to is I have lost weight doing the basics, I eat a little healthier but not much. I found if I go overboard & cut too many things out I will end up giving up & binging or once I lose weight & get off the diet I catch up for lost time if you know what I mean.
I went from 245 lbs. to 210 lbs. on about 5 weeks & I have kept it off for the first time since I started gaining weight 18 years ago.
I have learned to gorge on vegetables when eating lunch & dinner & then eat the good stuff. Other than that, I learned that if you are lacking vitamins & minerals, even just a few, your mind will crave something & we think it is too eat more & if what we eat does not have what we are lacking it does not fill the hole. Learning that is what took the weight off & is keeping it off. I was putting together 72 hour kits for a church project & there were these pills called Lifecaps They have all the vitamins & minerals even iodine in them. They are for survival not weight loss. But after I learned about lacking vitamins or minerals creates cravings we try to fill & that 95% of over the counter vitamins do not get digested & end up in the sewers. I researched different vitamins & companies. Anyway, while doing these 72 hour kits I learned about Lifecaps & I ordered 25 bottles for my personal 72 hour kits I built but also to try as my weight loss supplement. They are all natural, digest & get in your system within 20 minutes, even has a bit of natural sugar in them to keep your blood sugar levels stable. So I started taking 3 a day, one in the morning, one at lunch & one before dinner. I still eat candy bars, ice cream etc. I try to take smaller portions though. I drink a lot of water & eat a bunch of vegetebles at the beginning of lunch & dinner. It has been awesome, I dont have cravings at bed time, I am not looking in cupboards & the fridge for something, 10 minutes after dinner anymore. At the rate I am going, I might fit in a 32 waist again by Christmas. After I bought those 25 bottles, I got a coupon code & bought 75 more bottles, you can find them at lifecaps.net & use coupon code "healthcaps" to get 33% off.
This may not be for everyone, but it has worked for me. I do not drink energy drinks anymore, I wake up with energy. I could lose weight faster if I cut more things out of what I eat, but I figure I am losing weight consistently & I do not want to blow a good thing. I like to eat & I hate to work out.
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