201.6 this morning, a loss of 1.4 pounds this week.
Waist: 35.5
Hips: 46.5
Thigh: 27.5
I'm really happy with the loss this week. I'd lost so much last week that I thought I'd just maintain this week. Plus, I went out a few times. Thursday happy hour, Friday sushi and Saturday morning IHOP. I got the bacon crepes at IHOP and ate one of the two. The other one is in my fridge (just had it for lunch). Looking up the nutritional information online, it says that the crepes have 1130 calories, which is hard to believe. A stick of butter only has 800 calories, so I don't think one crepe has 3/4 the calories of a stick of butter.
Book: Not this week
Support: YES! I did support at least 3 bloggers, plus my buddy
E2E outfit. I tried it on this week and got the pants zipped
Food: did well, although I didn't track it consistently in MFP. First time I've done that (not track) for more than a day since September.
Exercise: did well this week. Less than some weeks, but still acceptable.
Food: I haven't been thinking about food this week the way I used to. It used to be, "how soon can I eat again," "what am I going to have," "how much can I eat."
Now it's, "my stomach is growling, should I have anything to eat," "do I need protein, intense flavor, sweet or savory?" Then I have some. Not a lot.
I won't claim that I've beaten the emotional eating beast, but this week has been good. I'm paying attention to what it feels like to not be motivated by food. It feels unfamiliar and odd. Next time I get this feeling, I'll know it's OK. I'm not sick. I don't have to jam something into my mouth. Things are good.
I keep on thinking that on Thanksgiving I was 230 pounds and Christmas I was 225. Last summer I was over 265. This week I moved to the right side of the Obese/Overweight line, and I'm going to hit Onederland in a week or two (fingers crossed). It's amazing how different this summer is going to be from last summer!!
I took Dude to show him a good Italian grocery store slash sandwich shop and remembered that I used to have a 12-inch sub from there every week. (And Micky D's breakfast weekly too). I pictured adding a weekly 6-inch sub back into my diet and realized that I'm NOT going to. Italian subs are going to be treats, not regular things. When I add calories back into my diet, I think it's going to be more of what I already eat, like a yogurt or nuts or avocado or more protein more than new foods that I don't eat now. (I've begun to treat plain protein, meat, like it's free food - I can have as much as I want. Except bacon. Bacon is not free. Gotta count those calories. Boo.) This is helping me visualize my future eating life and get used to how it's going to be.
Hope everyone else had a good week!
Quote: Thoughts become things ... choose the good ones!
You sound great, Jordan! I'm still in the phase where it's food that motivates me. :(
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't know if I've told you before, but I love your quote. It is so important to think positive thought, I think our thoughts do change the our life. The circumstances are often out of our control. What we can control is our reaction to them. And positive, grateful thoughts do a lot to lighten our burdens!
I think you can get to Onderland this week. You are so close! What a milestone that will be...keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteYou are on track for onederland! I hear you about the food motivating you... Since the lent - no eating out - goal I re-evaluate my hunger all the time... I usually stave off the eating with "do you want to make something?" "no." "okay." My laziness is really helping that way. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're doing great. And you sound great.
ReplyDeleteI do that comparison thing, too: What I used to eat at X place versus what I eat now. Well, yeah, eating 1600 to 1900 calories is a big drop from 3000-3500 calories. :D
later,
Excellent, I think you are in wonderland already.... not the one you want quit yet but you'll definitely get to that one too:-)
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