It has been a while since I last posted, but as with every change you want to go back to old habits and I really can't afford to go back to old habits.
I dropped 7.7 pounds on the trip, got home and lost another 1 pound and now I am up 5 pounds. There I said it. Now I have to fix it. These are some of my thoughts.
I have come back and I want to eat food that tastes good. While on Optifast I did not eat foods that tasted good, I ate because I had to. Now I need to rethink eating. Some foods I still can't control, but I thought that I could (nuts, popcorn) and others that I haven't eaten, but I don't crave (chips, candy, ice cream). I have gotten rid of those foods I can't control (I had to have THT hide the nuts on me and I bought some popcorn and ending up throwing away a little of if, because I had eaten the rest).
I eat too much fruit, not enough veggies and I think that the fruit might be a large part of the weight gain. But most diets allow you to eat as much fruit and veggies as you want. I guess they didn't have me in mind when they made that proclamation.
So back to what am I going to do. I am going to post daily for the next week my weight loss or gain. Weighing myself every morning and see if that changes the trajectory. I can't exercise any more than I have, as the facilitator told us to be careful of becoming an exercise junky in order to keep the weight off or to lose weight. It doesn't work.
So off to the ball game I go. Hotdog? I think I can be strong. We will see.
I dropped 7.7 pounds on the trip, got home and lost another 1 pound and now I am up 5 pounds. There I said it. Now I have to fix it. These are some of my thoughts.
I have come back and I want to eat food that tastes good. While on Optifast I did not eat foods that tasted good, I ate because I had to. Now I need to rethink eating. Some foods I still can't control, but I thought that I could (nuts, popcorn) and others that I haven't eaten, but I don't crave (chips, candy, ice cream). I have gotten rid of those foods I can't control (I had to have THT hide the nuts on me and I bought some popcorn and ending up throwing away a little of if, because I had eaten the rest).
I eat too much fruit, not enough veggies and I think that the fruit might be a large part of the weight gain. But most diets allow you to eat as much fruit and veggies as you want. I guess they didn't have me in mind when they made that proclamation.
So back to what am I going to do. I am going to post daily for the next week my weight loss or gain. Weighing myself every morning and see if that changes the trajectory. I can't exercise any more than I have, as the facilitator told us to be careful of becoming an exercise junky in order to keep the weight off or to lose weight. It doesn't work.
So off to the ball game I go. Hotdog? I think I can be strong. We will see.
I think it's all about getting back into a routine that works. You'll figure it out, I'm sure! It might involve some trial and error.
ReplyDeleteGiven all of your exercise (swimming, biking, personal training) you may actually have to have more calories than you are taking in right now - the RMR information should be interesting. You look wonderful and happy - so don't sweat the small gains....you know it's there and you know what to do.
ReplyDeleteYou will figure this out. But I will enjoy reading the daily blog. BTW....you look great.
ReplyDeleteAlso sounds like we might want to keep a refrigerator/cupboard/freezer which is LESS full of tempting foods. I suffer from the same temptations, so let's move forward
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