Posted in goals, weight loss and diets on 11 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just to give you a picture of my progress, here are some photos. Probably the total weight loss from earliest picture to newest is 40 pounds MOL. It’s not a very good comparison, though, so I’ll add that the blue pants in the Oct 06 are now loose all over. Also, the yellow shirt picture is [...]
Posted in affirmations, positive self-talk, tagged surrendering control on 11 February 2008 | No Comments »
Things I’ve already let go of MOL:
“Having” to stuff myself for comfort
perfection in house cleaning
the need to hide inadequacies
outdated crap in the freezer (who knew I had so many corn pones still in there?)
Things I’m still working on letting go of
Controlling my nearly 17 y.o. daughter
irrational fears of loved ones dying
Worrying almost all the time about everything
the [...]
Posted in goals, tagged diet, eating less on 8 February 2008 | No Comments »
Reaching deep in my soul, eyes closed, at peace, calmly reflective.
What I’ve achieved:
Enough of my financial goals
Enough of my career goals
Enough of my family goals
What keeps bugging me? My weight and inability to change it quickly. Remember the principles of fast, easy or permanent? I’m pushing for faster weight loss, but I don’t have a [...]
Posted in affirmations, binging, hunger, intuitive eating, weight loss and diets, tagged 200 pounds, stopping overeating, why we overeat on 6 February 2008 | No Comments »
Life’s greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life. - Lion King
Pulling food out of the trash can. Sneaking bites of frosting in the office kitchen. Hollowing out the inside of a pastry and putting it back. Eating one M&M after another until you feel like your stomach will burst. Letting the [...]
Posted in goals on 6 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
Falling in love takes over the life of teenagers. They walk around, holding hands, literally inseparable. Making decisions cannot be done without the other person helping. It’s overwhelming, thrilling, passionate, obsessive. It’s also appropriate for teenagers, less so for adults.
Much of my adult life was lived with teenage passion: fighting for diversity, for equal rights, [...]
Posted in goals, positive self-talk, weight loss and diets, tagged building good eating habits, sparkpeople on 5 February 2008 | No Comments »
Positive changes I’ve noticed that I am making:
My changes are permanent. Several days of eating lightly don’t result in a late-night tryst with chocolate cake
The more often I eat what I want, when I want it, the more I’m able to choose foods and quantities that will support weight loss
These changes spill over into the [...]
Posted in weight loss and diets on 4 February 2008 | No Comments »
Just because it’s on my mind, I’m going to log the food I ate today.
pineapple and tea for breakfast
pound cake at work for my birthday and coffee with sugar
salad, soup and roll with butter for lunch
half a Kitkat dark and espresso with sugar for dessert
Snickers bite size bar midafternoon snack
will have sandwich and salad for [...]
Posted in intuitive eating, weight loss and diets, tagged non-diet diet, what do intuitive eaters eat on 2 February 2008 | No Comments »
The idea of a diet for an intuitive eater seems rather incongruous for some readers. Some of you have asked what I eat, and how I control something that’s supposed to be “intuitive.”
The intuitive part is easy. While I am an intuitive eater, I don’t have a lifetime of practice behind me, and I need [...]
Posted in goals, intuitive eating, weight loss and diets, tagged intuitive dieting on 1 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m a normal eater. I’m clearly losing weight, and able to maintain my intuitive eating abilities, even when I don’t stand on a scale every day. Compulsive eating is no longer a disorder that controls my life. This is amazing progress, and I’m very proud of these achievements.
There’s more I want, though. More fitness, more [...]
