Warning! Inflating people! Danger!

No weigh-in this morning.
I stepped on the scale, which registered a new low weight. But it didn’t seem right, so I decided to check again.
Big mistake.
I stepped on the scale again. Up half a kilo.
And again. Up.
And again. Up.
Finally, when I stepped on the scale for the 5th time in 3 minutes, the reading had [...]

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Gremlins have gone away

The scales stayed stable for 2 measurements this morning, so I decided it was good data and recorded it. Here are the results for February.
Looks like I lost around a kilo in February. In January, my weigh-ins were in the 334 – 336 range.
What’s on this chart?

The blue diamonds are the actual weight measurements
The pink [...]

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Weight Loss Whack-a-Mole

Whack-a-mole is a game I wished I’d known as a kid, but only learned about as a parent when attending children’s birthday parties in Washington state. Kid-themed restaurants like Chuck-E-Cheese have many different arcade games, but nothing feels better than beating the hell out of some giant plastic rodents. I particularly enjoy naming them after [...]

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Learning to not beat myself up

Yesterday I bought myself an ipod nano. For the last 12 hours I’ve been feeling guilty about it, because it can’t be rationally justified. I just wanted it.
There is no reason not to buy it if I want it. My income and outgo fully supports this. We have no particular financial reason to not do [...]

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A teddy bear, but not so cuddly

On the one hand, I’m getting better at leaving food on my plate and adjusting my portion size for how hungry I am. But I can’t quite break through the next kilo barrier. That’s a bit frustrating. Patience is a virtue. Or a vulture, sometimes I’m not quite sure.
On the other hand, I had a [...]

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Portion Distortion link

Fun link to teach us about how food portions have changed over the years.

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Goal update

I’ve been working my modified goals for about a month now, and it’s time to update them.
What I’ve monitored this session has included many more goals than just weight and portion control. Some things I’ve learned so far:

My work focus is ok. I’m keeping a good handle on overtime and paying good attention to work [...]

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One slice at a time

No, thanks, I’ll pass right now.
Sorry, not hungry.
You know, I don’t really want any of that
A slightly smaller serving, please.
Those words have not historically been a part of my vocabulary. But now, I want to eat less and less, and sometimes I even give into this urge. Today, for example. I got up at [...]

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Intuitive eating, calories and Oprah

As an intuitive eater, I’m committed to knowing my body and its processes so well that I lose down to a natural weight and maintain without a fight. By “a fight” I mean dieting or strong restrictions or constant attention to weight, eating and activity.
In this month’s Oprah, there was an article in the Bodywise [...]

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What experts don’t (but really do) tell you about intuitive eating

There are some wonderful books out about intuitive eating.
Intuitive Eating by Tribole
Rules of Normal Eating by Koenig
Seven Secrets of Slim People by Hansen
Diets Don’t Work by Schwartz
Breaking Free From Emotional Eating by Roth
Overcoming Overeating by Hirschmann and Munter
These books and many more are great. Written from the author’s perspective, they tell us of their experiences, [...]

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