I lost 7.2 pounds this week, and I hope i never find it EVER again!
The leader today told us that if you drink the daily amount of water (8 - 8oz glasses) you reduce your risk of Breast Cancer by 72%!!!!! Can you believe that?
My goal for water is 160 oz (I almost always exceed it!)... that does not include any other beverage I drink... and I drink 32oz of iced tea first thing in the morning! I can see my little fat cells riding out my pee screaming 'weeeee' as they leave and flushed down the toilet!
Read more about the benefits of drinking water...
Here
and here
I think i should get exercise points for getting up and going to the bathroom...
I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man. ~Henry David Thoreau
Today's Scripture in my journal:
...fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right... Phil 4:8 (NLT)
Weight Loss!!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Breakfast...
I love eggs and it's a good thing...
I used to eat...
2 pieces rye toast (estimated 4 points)
butter (estimated 3 points)
scrambled eggs (5 points)
Total: 12 points (that's roughly 600 calories)
Now:
Two pieces rye toast (2 points)
1 egg (2)
2 egg white (1)
pat of butter (1)
low fat cheese (1)
Total: 7 points (350 calories)
I used to eat...
2 pieces rye toast (estimated 4 points)
butter (estimated 3 points)
scrambled eggs (5 points)
Total: 12 points (that's roughly 600 calories)
Now:
Two pieces rye toast (2 points)
1 egg (2)
2 egg white (1)
pat of butter (1)
low fat cheese (1)
Total: 7 points (350 calories)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Journaling
I have a new journal for all my food logging. The one they gave me at WW wasn’t big enough to log all the food I eat, HA! I do eat a lot of veggies and a lot of 1 or 2 point food snacks. Yes, I write down EVERYTHING!! And I have a label at the top that says water goal: 160 oz with 5 flowers (5 – 32oz glasses each day!)
This journal on the front says “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day” Proverbs 4:18
It was something I found that I thought would work and every other page has a scripture, reminding me that I am not on this journey alone, because God is in the details, He loves us, and it reminds me that I am with a few friends on this journey to encourage each other.
The first one… Eph 2:10… I am God’s masterpiece. I am wonderfully made. He is with me.
The one I turned to last night… Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. NLT
The title of this blog is that it’s not about the food. It’s not. It’s about the struggle I’ve had, having people say to me “you’ll always be fat” the loathing, the stress-eating, the addiction to eating when I’ve said “I can’t stop” or that I look in the mirror and I hate what I see. I remember that letter that was written to me that said “sometimes you stand in front of me and I don’t like the person I see” and that came from someone who is supposed to love me the most. And sometimes I look in the mirror and I don’t like the person I am, because I know where I’ve been in my heart and what my body looked like before. God is exposing my innermost thoughts and desires and he has given me those desires, they are good, and I can’t wait to see how He fulfills them.
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. ~Peter De VriesYou Said a Mouthful, Ronald D. Fuchs, ed.
This journal on the front says “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day” Proverbs 4:18
It was something I found that I thought would work and every other page has a scripture, reminding me that I am not on this journey alone, because God is in the details, He loves us, and it reminds me that I am with a few friends on this journey to encourage each other.
The first one… Eph 2:10… I am God’s masterpiece. I am wonderfully made. He is with me.
The one I turned to last night… Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. NLT
The title of this blog is that it’s not about the food. It’s not. It’s about the struggle I’ve had, having people say to me “you’ll always be fat” the loathing, the stress-eating, the addiction to eating when I’ve said “I can’t stop” or that I look in the mirror and I hate what I see. I remember that letter that was written to me that said “sometimes you stand in front of me and I don’t like the person I see” and that came from someone who is supposed to love me the most. And sometimes I look in the mirror and I don’t like the person I am, because I know where I’ve been in my heart and what my body looked like before. God is exposing my innermost thoughts and desires and he has given me those desires, they are good, and I can’t wait to see how He fulfills them.
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. ~Peter De VriesYou Said a Mouthful, Ronald D. Fuchs, ed.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Qdoba
I love Qdoba... fresh ingredients, so yummy!
So now I plan everything I eat. Oui! How boring! I like the smakin' my lips together I think I feel like _____ for breakfast/lunch/dinner.
No wonder I'm fat.
So I decided that I had a coupon for Qdoba. SO GOOD and I'd use it. Until I did the nutritional info on it. They have an interactive guide so you can pick what you want to eat, how many calories, etc. OH MY WORD!!!
Can't eat it unless I know I'll be exercising!
It's really no wonder I'm fat. I thought I was doing well when I ate that, I knew it was a lot but it was filling and fresh... and I always ate it naked.
NAKED??? Just so you know... From their website:
First of all, you could go Naked. Our Naked Burritos® and Naked Taco Salads™ contain all of the delicious ingredients in our burritos and taco salads — just without the tortilla or tortilla bowl. By simply ordering a Naked meal, you've cut 330 calories and 54 grams of carbs.
So now Qdoba yet... or I'll eat it on a Saturday... AFTER I weigh in.
Brain cells come, and brain cells go, but fat cells live FOREVER!! ~Unknown
Today...
breakfast
1 egg + 2 egg whites
pat of butter
2 pieces of rye toast
1 slice low fat provolone cheese
celery with babybel cheese (snack)
Lunch
half ham sandwich
2 oz ham
1 piece rye bread
1 slice low fat provolone cheese
lettuce
mustard (oh mayo... how I love you!)
salad
lettuce
tomato
chic peas
beats
homemade balsamic salad dressing
string cheese & tomato (snack)
Popcorn (snack if I want)
Dinner?? not sure yet probably a veggie with feta omelet because I have the points!
And... I'm not going to write out my food to you everyday, if you want to hold me accountable, I can show you my book :)
Oh... and I love Qdoba... Oh Qdoba... Mi Amor!
So now I plan everything I eat. Oui! How boring! I like the smakin' my lips together I think I feel like _____ for breakfast/lunch/dinner.
No wonder I'm fat.
So I decided that I had a coupon for Qdoba. SO GOOD and I'd use it. Until I did the nutritional info on it. They have an interactive guide so you can pick what you want to eat, how many calories, etc. OH MY WORD!!!
Can't eat it unless I know I'll be exercising!
It's really no wonder I'm fat. I thought I was doing well when I ate that, I knew it was a lot but it was filling and fresh... and I always ate it naked.
NAKED??? Just so you know... From their website:
First of all, you could go Naked. Our Naked Burritos® and Naked Taco Salads™ contain all of the delicious ingredients in our burritos and taco salads — just without the tortilla or tortilla bowl. By simply ordering a Naked meal, you've cut 330 calories and 54 grams of carbs.
So now Qdoba yet... or I'll eat it on a Saturday... AFTER I weigh in.
Brain cells come, and brain cells go, but fat cells live FOREVER!! ~Unknown
Today...
breakfast
1 egg + 2 egg whites
pat of butter
2 pieces of rye toast
1 slice low fat provolone cheese
celery with babybel cheese (snack)
Lunch
half ham sandwich
2 oz ham
1 piece rye bread
1 slice low fat provolone cheese
lettuce
mustard (oh mayo... how I love you!)
salad
lettuce
tomato
chic peas
beats
homemade balsamic salad dressing
string cheese & tomato (snack)
Popcorn (snack if I want)
Dinner?? not sure yet probably a veggie with feta omelet because I have the points!
And... I'm not going to write out my food to you everyday, if you want to hold me accountable, I can show you my book :)
Oh... and I love Qdoba... Oh Qdoba... Mi Amor!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Planning
Yesterday I was hungry most of the day…
Too scared to use my points to early and then be hungry at night… what a mess!
Its hard because I don’t like oatmeal, I normally eat scrambled eggs and toast (with lots of butter) for breakfast. You gotta change the way you think, and you’ve got to cut calories and fat where you can. So this morning I had two pieces of whole wheat toast with 2 fried eggs in a small pat of butter.
I’ve got a turkey sandwich packed for lunch with a salad that consists of lettuce, grape tomatoes, beets, chic peas, cukes, and homemade balsamic vinegarette dressing. Celery sticks with a light babybel cheese, sting cheese.
I don’t want to be hungry today.
I don’t want my day to consist of thinking about how hard this is, it’s about GOOD choices. Its about a way of life, it’s about eating real food, not a bunch of processed crap. It’s about not letting my circumstances affect the way I think about things, about how being hurt does not justify going to the vending machine and eating cheezits.
I am a planner. I know that in planning it makes things easier. We plan our time, we plan a lot of things, and that includes what we eat.
Today’s dinner: Turkey Mignon’s (from Aldi’s) with brown rice with carrots/celery and broccoli
The one way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life. ~Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave
Too scared to use my points to early and then be hungry at night… what a mess!
Its hard because I don’t like oatmeal, I normally eat scrambled eggs and toast (with lots of butter) for breakfast. You gotta change the way you think, and you’ve got to cut calories and fat where you can. So this morning I had two pieces of whole wheat toast with 2 fried eggs in a small pat of butter.
I’ve got a turkey sandwich packed for lunch with a salad that consists of lettuce, grape tomatoes, beets, chic peas, cukes, and homemade balsamic vinegarette dressing. Celery sticks with a light babybel cheese, sting cheese.
I don’t want to be hungry today.
I don’t want my day to consist of thinking about how hard this is, it’s about GOOD choices. Its about a way of life, it’s about eating real food, not a bunch of processed crap. It’s about not letting my circumstances affect the way I think about things, about how being hurt does not justify going to the vending machine and eating cheezits.
I am a planner. I know that in planning it makes things easier. We plan our time, we plan a lot of things, and that includes what we eat.
Today’s dinner: Turkey Mignon’s (from Aldi’s) with brown rice with carrots/celery and broccoli
The one way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life. ~Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave
Monday, October 26, 2009
It's a journey
I've made so many bad choices in my eating that they have become habits.
today was my first day in my regular routine that I had to follow the new plan. It was hard. When you feel restricted, you're afraid you'll go over your points, and it stinks! I was hungry most of the day and I had a headache because I didn't drink my iced tea in the morning.
Hungry and a headache. What a horrible combination.
I have to continue to remind myself... eat to live not live to eat.
I hate that I weigh so much
I hate that I can't move around like I did
I hate the way my clothes fit
I hate the way I look
It's a journey. A journey begins with a single step.
Here I go...
Dieting is not a piece of cake ~ Author Unknown
today was my first day in my regular routine that I had to follow the new plan. It was hard. When you feel restricted, you're afraid you'll go over your points, and it stinks! I was hungry most of the day and I had a headache because I didn't drink my iced tea in the morning.
Hungry and a headache. What a horrible combination.
I have to continue to remind myself... eat to live not live to eat.
I hate that I weigh so much
I hate that I can't move around like I did
I hate the way my clothes fit
I hate the way I look
It's a journey. A journey begins with a single step.
Here I go...
Dieting is not a piece of cake ~ Author Unknown
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