SHEs Organized

I have a couple of nice pictures of me at 133 that I love. One is up in the kitchen, but just because it is a nice shot of my dmil and me, not for diet purposes. I once had a lousy pic of me at a high weight on the fridge and dd asked why and then said, "Never mind, I get it" before I could answer.

I missed treadmill yesterday. I really meant to get to it in the evening but that didn't work out because I was so busy preparing for today. I was active all day though (5 hours of errands and housework in the evening) so it wasn't like I was sitting around watching tv and eating bon-bons.

I need to figure out when my period is due because my food cravings are up. I blew through my diet yesterday and didn't even get all my water. This is going to be harder than I expected.

One tiny success for yesterday is that I didn't get pizza or fast food for supper last night on my way home. I ate chili that was left from Sunday, and then got out of the kitchen so I didn't continue eating. I am struggling in general and feeling quite fluffy, but unable to get motivated.

Twins, good job getting out of the kitchen so you didn't keep eating. On Monday, I made ribs which I knew were not diet food. But from the cruises dh and I are learning about portion control so I made up 9 ribs for the two of us. I weighed the meat off mine, and cooked it was 3 oz, just right according to the experts. (Dh had the extra so I had 4, he had 5.)

Both of us really enjoyed our dinners and had enough to eat but both of us would have eaten the same amount again had it been available to us. So it just goes to show how important portion control when cooking it.

I butchered a beef tenderloin that night and those steaks are so small, but we've learned that the 3 oz steak is enough so that's why we've switched to the tenderloins from rib or t-bone - the small steak forces portion control from the get-go so we don't have to exercise it at the table.

Dh is also practicing what he calls first bite/last bite, where he realizes that the first taste and the last taste are all that really matter. The in-between bits aren't important or memorable, especially when you have good dinner conversation.

I realized I didn't share my Good News from last month efforts = 4" lost!!

I measure myself at the beginning of each month and after the less than stellar weight loss results last month, I didn't expect much change. I was pleasantly surprised when I compared the numbers from measuring with the 1st of September numbers. Sooooo.....for the first time I tried pulling my jeans off withOUT unbuttoning/unzipping them......TADA!! They slide down over my hips!! This was a big WOWEEEE moment for me. Now my hips are the same size my waist used to be!!

I rewarded myself with a new pair of jeans that fit me now. I plan on losing another pant size (or two) in the next 2 months so I will try to get by with one pair that fit right and continue to wear baggy jeans in the race to lose the rest of the weight before they literally fall off.

I took my walk today and remembered my apple with dinner.
I did an arm work out too with #5 wts.

Thursday
apple
smoothie of unsweetened almond milk, berries, protein powder
Spicy Black Bean Burger by Morningstar (no bun)
Fage plain 0% yogurt with my own added honey
6-inch Subway Veggie Delite on flatbread with lite mayo
tossed salad with shredded cheddar and honey mustard dressing

It helps to plug each item in to the online calculator and let it do the record keeping.

But here is where the best-laid plans go awry - brainpower. I had intended to take my supplements with the sandwich and simply forgot. (Can't take vitamin in the morning because of thyroid pill, and need to have food to take them with.) So at that point, with all the calories I really wanted for the day eaten, I had to choose between doing without the day's supplements or eating more calories than I wanted. I went ahead and had an Atkins chocolate drink (160 calories) and 1/4 of the second half of the Subway footlong sandwich that I was saving for tomorrow (75 calories, I guess). Sigh. So that adds 235 calories to my day. I'll do a set of Hoe-Downs now to balance blood sugar after that and make me feel like I wasn't completely going backward tonight.

I'm on the treadmill again this morning although my back, fine when I woke up, was starting to complain after 50 minutes of light activity (make bed, iron, put away laundry.) I'm not sure when I'll get to a treadmill again so I needed to get it in today.

I have no idea what my weight is this morning but I'll weigh myself after my shower. One pound of the 4 that arrived with my period had gone after one day of my period. Maybe the rest will go at one pound a day. My period is also due again at the end of the month (I'm on a 21 - 24 day cycle) so I need to be prepared for that weight gain just at the end of my time to reach my goal.

I can just see me getting down to 166 and then my period taking me back up to 170 just when I should be reaching 165. Between hormones and frustration, I can see myself eating tons of junk food, after all, what is the point of trying? I obviously have to work on a more positive visualization before the end of the month!