10/23/2011 ANOTHER DAY IN GOOD FOOD CHOICES

SUNDAY   October 23, 2011     WILL MAKE IT A GOOD CHOICE DAY

Having a hard time with evening snacking.  Am making a choice right now to stop poor choices when I want an evening snack.  Intend to cook veggie soup to have as a healthy, positive snack anytime of the day of evening.  All the commitments I've made before this evidently haven't been as strong as wanting chocolate or other good tasting sweet or salty.  An expert on TV just said " whoever or whatever controls your saratonin and 2 other hormone levels"  Salt, Sugar & Fat of course trigger these and have you wanting more.  3 days of doing without any reflined sugar, fat and salt can change that craving - so they say.  I am going to test that.
Till next time.

10/21/2011 ANOTHER DAY OF MONITORING

   FRIDAY     10/21/2011                    SLOW  AS  A SNAIL  -  OR SO IT SEEMS

We always want more weight coming off with each weigh in than what we get.  What is that?  Any amount in the downward direction is good.  We need to work this weight loss into our lifestyle in order to make it a permanent loss.  We HAVE to keep that weight off to be healthy.  The yo-yo activity that is all too easy to happen,  has to be eliminated forever.  One day of giving ourselves some 100 calorie treat to keep the pendulum from swinging to the opposite corner and causing an urge to binge that is almost impossible to overcome.  Enough said.  This tells you what I am dealing with at this time.  I have been under the weather and realize when I don't feel good I give myself permission to eat whatever I want.  Have to get a handle on that.  More later.

10/8/2011 True Growth & Weight Loss is Slow!

10/8/2011  Saturday      MARCHING ON

It is WORK and BEING AWARE of what we put in our mouths, in order to succeed in this weight loss journey.   Seems so many food items slip in there without our paying attention.  Guess where all these extra pounds came from - - -  These extra pounds didn't come out of the air!  LOL

Read this at the Daily Motivator site, Ralph Marston and think it applies here:
Growth and improvement come from attempting to do what you previously could not do.  Real, valuable learning comes from working to understand and to master what you previously have not known.


Till Next Time ~

10/6/2011 THURSDAY STILL IN THERE WALKING DOWN THE ROAD

                               HAPPILY PROGRESSING TOWARD THE GOAL!!!
Have not been denying myself in the food department and have slowly been lowering the number on the scale.  That's a good thing.   Sometimes things just take time...  Been trying to get back to an expected "normal" weight since I was 8 years old.  Kids are cruel and I experienced that, as have most other overweight children.  By feeling FAT and dieting starting after I learned how to diet at age 15.  As others have found, I managed to get fatter and fatter after each dieting "spell" - because within a year of getting to whatever lower weight, I would bounce up to not only where I started, but above that number.  I refuse to diet anymore.  I am slowly changing living habits and proclaim I WILL be successful!
'Till Next Time~

10/4/2011 GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME

Another day smarter when it comes to finding out how the body processes food.  Losing weight is not simply calories in - calories out.  If only it was as simple as that.  According to Dr. Drew if the same part of the brain is tickled that causes the same "NEEDING TO HAVE IT" reaction that drug addicts respond to, it is overpowering.   Someone on the new program "The Chew" said today that carbs & fats are comfort foods and they work, releasing serotonin - making you happy.   She said the trick is to not eat too large a serving or they add weight.  She obviously is not one of us that are grossly overweight.  She said to not deny yourself all those good tastes and a small amount will provide the happy without the weight gain.  I have a feeling it doesn't take too much for me, to make me want MORE and MORE before I feel satisfied.  Is it the AMOUNT of fat that is the trigger?   Does that mean  I'm addicted to carbs?  Do I need to choose to not eat ANY,  like an alcoholic needs to choose to drink NO ALCOHOL?  Hmmmm.  Something to ponder.
'Till Later

10/3/2011 MARCHING TO SUCCESS

Going to be a great day!  Food choices so far:  An orange for BREAKFAST and a piece of cheese.   Also had 2 cups of coffee with Almond milk.   They say to get your protein in each time you eat.  Bob from the Biggest Loser said if you eat a protein within the first half hour of getting up in the morning, it revs your metabolism for the day.  LUNCH Activia, 2 boiled eggs and piece toast.  DINNER shrimp salad with Fat Free Paul Newman Sesame Ginger Dresisng & Turkey Burger.  EVENING SNACK 7 walnuts & an apple.

10/2/2011 GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY

SUNDAY  10/2/2011    Perfect day, weather wise - humidity down and temp in the 80's.  Turned the air conditioner off for the first time in I can't remember how long!  Am going to make it a PERFECT DAY with my food choices too.  Had 1/4 cup cottage cheese,  1 slice of bread and 2 cups of coffee with Non-Fat Almond milk.  Lunch was 1 slice toast with 3 oz. 98% fat-free ham and an apple.  Really lingered over each bite and realized how quickly I would chew something once or twice and swallow.  Sometime I would even add more food while there was still food in my mouth - not tasting really.  Thought I was but just taking mega time today makes me realize I rush through my food.  Was tempted to (but did not) take a swallow of liquid before I was even finished chewing!  Holy cow!  No wonder my poor taste buds clamor for MORE FOOD!  Since the Dr. Oz show had the segment on tastebuds and Anderson Cooper having the expert on different tasting abilities of people from birth - I realize my poor taste buds were screaming for QUANTITY in order to be satisfied.  All the behavior modification tricks emphasize how our body systems will get what they need one way or another.  LOL  Anyway, am feeling good about what I have accomplished so far today.  Hope you do too.