Mickey's Very Merry Holiday WEIGHT LOSS Party! December 2016

[MommaoffherRocker]

But if you aren't a WW, how are you working on this? How are you making sure that all of your eating is MINDFUL eating? How are you preparing yourself for that day when life throws you a curve ball and the easiest path out seems to be paved with cupcakes?

BONUS QOTD: If the emotional eating is already in progress, how do you pull yourself out of it and change your mindset?

I never thought I was an emotional eater and never understood them until one day I got some bad news and my first thought was I need a cookie. Now I know I am very much an emotional eater. When I know it is coming I try to get my mind off of it and occupy myself with something else. If I really need to eat something I try to keep healthy snacks in the house like nuts in the 100 calorie packs so I am not going overboard.

Bonus: I feel like once I am in the middle of emotional eating there is no turning back and I tell myself I want to stay angry or sad and keep eating. Learning to let go in the middle is a real problem for me.

 

[dsnyfn1022]

But if you aren't a WW, how are you working on this? How are you making sure that all of your eating is MINDFUL eating? How are you preparing yourself for that day when life throws you a curve ball and the easiest path out seems to be paved with cupcakes?

BONUS QOTD: If the emotional eating is already in progress, how do you pull yourself out of it and change your mindset?

I'm definitely an emotional eater! If I feel the need to snack out of boredom then I tell myself that I can have an apple or carrots. If I'm not hungry enough to want those then clearly I'm not hungry. That generally keeps boredom eating in check. Plus I really only have to deal with that when I'm at the house on the weekends or on days off. Otherwise, I don't have a problem bored eating at work. Now, when it comes to other emotions and eating I'm not so great at keeping those in check. I'm not great at stopping myself once I've started because I'm usually so miserable and emotional that I don't care either way. And even though I don't keep cookies or chips in the house, I still manage to find things to binge on like peanut butter and chocolate chips, crackers and cheese, etc. Pretty much anything I can get my hands on that can somehow be turned into something unhealthy.

 

[Oneanne]

For a long time I also didn't think I was an emotional eater, I thought I was mostly just lazy. But the past few years it's become very clear that I'm a stress eater... sometimes I just need to chew, but as mentioned it's never chewing on carrots . Sometimes I need to feel the comfort that comes with carb consumption. And once started there's really no turning back.

Yesterday was a better day at work: I talked to one of the other Managers about The New Guy and she said she had had similar observations and was already planning on talking to our Sr Dir, but even before that took place The New Guy appeared to be trying to make some course corrections, so that was promising. I left the office energized and ready to tackle a list of home chores, but really all that happened was to get the garbage and recycle out. And I did get my Nephew's gifts wrapped, so now everything is sitting neatly beneath the tree.

Downtown is going to be super packed with people today, as our Sounders Soccer team has their championship celebration/parade. I don't follow soccer, but it's always fun to have a city wide thing that makes people happy.... just need to remember to go the other direction when I go out for lunch.

Here's to a terrific Tuesday .

 

[4Mickeys]

Emotional eating..... if you are an emotional eater, you eat when you are happy, when you are sad, when you are stressed, when you are bored.... there is always a reason to eat! And of course, you aren't eating raw carrots..... emotional eating (from my personal experience) usually involves chocolate, chips, pizza, ice cream, and cookies. Emotional eating is one of the hardest LIFESTYLE changes to make! Sometimes the food is in your mouth before you even realize you're mad (or sad or stressed or bored). As a Weight Watcher member and leader, I know that we talk a lot about this kind of eating and how to tackle it. But if you aren't a WW, how are you working on this? How are you making sure that all of your eating is MINDFUL eating? How are you preparing yourself for that day when life throws you a curve ball and the easiest path out seems to be paved with cupcakes?

Ugh like many of you already said I also went a long time not realising I was an emotional eater ... in my younger years stress, sadness etc would actually make me lose my appetite ... boy how things changed as I got older. I have however, always been a snacker of the unhealthy kind ... just always thought I like it so I ate it .... but I have realised that in the last 10 years at least it really did become emotional eating ... loneliness, boredom, sadness, anger, happiness you name it ... whilst people let me down that comfort feeling from my favourite snacks did not! However, it turned out to be one of those bad friends that are there in the short term, but has taken a huge toll on my health and self-image. Learning to kick that friend to the kerb is not easy - as really I still have all of these emotions and as a solo mum its not like you have that partner to share your stress, happiness, sadness with ... sure there are the kids but those of you who are parents will know that there are some worries we try to protect our kids from.

Through the work week it is easier and I am finding that meal planning is helping and we are doing pretty good at sticking to it at the moment and the plan is mostly just for dinners ... I had forgotten to get a chicken out of the freezer in time to defrost for a roast the other night - the kids were having trouble giving me a good alternative - then I realised there was still plenty of time so I just went and bought another chicken and the shop and had the roast anyway - so now I will have a spare chicken ready to plan for the next bunch of meal plans. Earlier in the year I would have taken this as a good excuse to go and grab Maccas.

There is still plenty of snack food in my house to be available for the kids .... so I just need to be strong as often as I can and that is ok I am making progress with that.

BONUS QOTD: If the emotional eating is already in progress, how do you pull yourself out of it and change your mindset?

I agree it is hard when you are in the middle of it! and I also think it depends on the emotion - boredom is easier to pull back from I think ...

 

[dsnyfn1022]

Disappointing visit with the endocrinologist. He essentially told me that all my problem should stemmed from weight and didn't really address any of my real symptoms or concerns. I was just told that I needed to lose weight and that would fix everything. Of course, I've been down to 159 at my very very lowest in high school and still had problems! So I'm going to try another endocrinologist to get a second opinion.

I'm a little sick of all of my problems being blamed on weight. I know that with PCOS weight loss is hard and I just feel like I need some direction beyond "stop eating"

 

[pjlla]

Disappointing visit with the endocrinologist. He essentially told me that all my problem should stemmed from weight and didn't really address any of my real symptoms or concerns. I was just told that I needed to lose weight and that would fix everything. Of course, I've been down to 159 at my very very lowest in high school and still had problems! So I'm going to try another endocrinologist to get a second opinion.

I'm a little sick of all of my problems being blamed on weight. I know that with PCOS weight loss is hard and I just feel like I need some direction beyond "stop eating"

I am so sorry about all of this.... and you're right... you need more than just "eat less"!! Definitely seek a second opinion.... and a third if warranted!

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Hey friends! Just popping on to say good-night. I've got a early shift in the morning so I should be able to get the QOTD posted earlier! .............P

 

[piglet1979]

Today's question. I have always known I was a stress/emotional eater. In high school if I had a rough day I would go buy a tube of raw cookie dough and eat it. Back then I didn't care as much because I never gained weight and only weighed 95 pounds at the most. I deal with it now by not having much junk in the house. The stuff I buy for the kids I don't eat. It is weird. I take there left over candy to work and I still don't touch it.

Bonus-- my eating does not last long but either do my emotions. the last time I ate horrible because of emotions was October of 2015 when our bank account was hacked through PayPal. It was rough. I think it just it stopped when we were done dealing with it. usually I get mad, eat a candy bar and then after an hour or so my mood will change and I am fine.

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Today was a rough day. I was busy with meetings today (not normal for me). The big meeting was fine. nothing was brought up about the issues. We are going to have a meeting each week for like 15 minutes just to see what we ate doing for the week and what we need help with. so the meet was much better then I thought.

My son's finger on the other had has me worked up and craving ice cream. It is broke and we took him to the orthopedic this afternoon. My husband took him because he still had some time to take off of work. I really wish I was there. It is a pretty bad brake. We had two options. 1. surgery with putting a pin and wire in his finger and the PT or 2. cast it with a chance of PT if there is lose of motion. It depends on how it sets. We went with the cast. It is hard because I don't know if we made the right choice. there is no way of knowing what is right either. The doctor said only 10-15% of brakes are like this.

Just a rough day.

 

[HappyGrape]

Great question. I think eating habitually when not hungry is the action bigger issue as boredom for example isn't big emotion, but we eat just cos we can and we feel like it

long post ahead! from The Art of Weight Maintenance book


She talks about the 3 phases of maintenance

Honeymoon phase - everything looks perfect even if not.

Toddler phase – you want what you want when you want it, you want to see how much you can get away with, you don’t want to do what you know that you need to do. Like telling a child to wash their hands. Do you have to – Yes you do. But I don’t want to! You have to anyway, you have to wash your hands.

The acceptance phase

Yes, you can do whatever you want to but it comes with price

quote

“It’s like having a dress rehearsal versus a fully packed house on opening night of a theatrical performance. You now the lines; you practiced your songs; you imagined what you would do on opening night. But then it really happens and you react in a way that’s not what you imagined.

Or think of it like a birthday party. Someone has thrown you a beautiful birthday party, and everything looks great and is decorated the way you like, but you’re told you can’t have any cake or open any presents. It looks great on the outside, but inside you feel level of frustration with the situation. There’s stirring, down deep in your stomach, of restlessness and just wanting to tear into everything without a care in the world.

Acceptance, for me, was being OK with just looking at the gifts and not feeling upset because I couldn’t open them. It was making peace with getting joy from the moment without needing more. I had to find new ways to enjoy the party. I would have to be selective and pick a gift or a treat every once in a while and allow that to be enough.

A strange thing happen when I decided to accept not getting to have everything, all of the time. When I can only have one gift every once in a while, I really appreciate it. I never did before. I was either eating whatever I wanted all the time or seriously restricting. That harmonious balance of having a little and leave some behind was new to me and it feels good not I have become more used to it “

And back to the question - there are always justification or excuses to eat. Food is there, we may get hungry later, we are happy, sad, bored, scared, if I don't eat it it will go off, I don't want to offend someone, it's Friday, it's Christmas, it's only today tomorrow I will be back on track

How do I deal with it - I have set up myself minimum standards that aren't too strict but are there to keep me going completely overboard. I learned not do debate with myself too much, most of the time I eat in moderation and healthy. That I can have any food but not all the food all the time! And I am ok with it.

Think about it. If you are bored, you eat and you will still be bored. If you are sad, you eat and you are sad minute after you are done eating. If hunger isn't the issue, food is not the solution.

I still eat sometimes when not hungry but not often. If I decide I really want something I have small taste of it and enjoy it. I don't consider myself emotional eater anymore.

 

[pjlla]

Good morning all! You know what day it is?? That's right... it is WOOHOO Wednesday!


Please share a WOOHOO that is happening in your life right now!

(Yes, I realize that Snoopy is not Disney.... but it was cute!)

 

[HappyGrape]

I am getting new weight lifting program! WhooHoo! There is one trainer in our work gym that is weight lifter and seem to have similar views as me. I had a chat with him about what I want, he made some comments i liked so Monday I am getting my first ever tailored made "make me strong!" no cardio program!

WhooHoo!

 

[4Mickeys]

Please share a WOOHOO that is happening in your life right now!

First day of vacation, WOOHOO to time with the twins relaxing floating in the gorgeous blue water at our favourite spot. DD happened to get in my photo as I snapped it. DS16 was off at another section of the river with his friends. The water temperature was perfect and the tide was high with no recent rain so the water was clean and clear Off to a good start of not sitting around the house all day everyday these holidays.

This week also made a start on some serious pruning and I mean sawing off branches of trees ... when we moved into this rental it was so overgrown! The owner paid for some trimming but it did not go anywhere near far enough so I have taken to the trees myself with a hand tree saw this week ... so some extra calories burned there ... DS12 has been helping he has been enjoying cutting the trees lol. So WOOHOO to making a start on some badly needed yard work.

That I can have any food but not all the food all the time!

This is so true and I am moving in this direction a little bit each day ... and becoming more ok with it. Oh and speaking of I have had no chocolate today!!!! another Woohoo.

 

[HappyGrape]

looks amazing! crazy to have summer when it's Christmas! Enjoy your time off

 

[piglet1979]

I am not very Woohoo today. I am still worried about my son and if we made the right decision. Bright side, it is only his pinky finger and he will be ok either. I am woohooing though that after Friday I am done with work until January 4th. This is much needed right now. Also, I am so happy I am feeling better.

 

[Lady Marie]

Hi all! Sorry for the little hiatus. 'Tis the season to be super busy!

Not feeling super woohoo-ey today at all.... This is a fun one to follow-- my cousin (who I'm super close to) has been keeping her stepson's baby mamma's dog at her house for the past 3 years because the stepson's condo doesn't allow dogs. Long story short, the dog is part of our family now being that we spend so much time over there with them. He's been sick and is crossing the rainbow bridge tonight at 6:15 It's not as devastating as it would be if were a surprise-- we have known he wasn't doing well, but I'm still super sad and am planning my last goodbye tonight.

I do have a woohoo now that I am thinking about it. Last night I went to a Moth story slam in Miami. It's like a poetry slam but instead of poems it's true stories. Sometimes funny. Sometimes sad. But overall an interesting examination of the human condition. Anyway, it was a lot of fun. OH! And I'm down 3.7 pounds for the month. Not really sure what's going on-- maybe it was a weird morning. I don't know. I like the direction though!

 

[Oneanne]

Hi all! Sorry for the little hiatus. 'Tis the season to be super busy!

Not feeling super woohoo-ey today at all.... This is a fun one to follow-- my cousin (who I'm super close to) has been keeping her stepson's baby mamma's dog at her house for the past 3 years because the stepson's condo doesn't allow dogs. Long story short, the dog is part of our family now being that we spend so much time over there with them. He's been sick and is crossing the rainbow bridge tonight at 6:15 It's not as devastating as it would be if were a surprise-- we have known he wasn't doing well, but I'm still super sad and am planning my last goodbye tonight.

I do have a woohoo now that I am thinking about it. Last night I went to a Moth story slam in Miami. It's like a poetry slam but instead of poems it's true stories. Sometimes funny. Sometimes sad. But overall an interesting examination of the human condition. Anyway, it was a lot of fun. OH! And I'm down 3.7 pounds for the month. Not really sure what's going on-- maybe it was a weird morning. I don't know. I like the direction though!

So sorry for the loss of your fuzzy one.... it's always so tough even when you know.

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo Wednesday... let's see. We continue to have real cold temps, which I'm actually enjoying as it really feels like winter. Things are self-correcting a bit at work, so the stress level is down. Next week is going to be a short one, because I'm taking Thursday and Friday off. I quit making mistakes on my Peace Project Cowl and am finally making progress... it's 318 stitches per row, so it takes around 10 or so minutes to get all the way around. I'm behind so doubt I'll get it done within the 21 days. I am really enjoying the Peace Project and the things she posts to think about. We've had a stunning full moon the past few nights.

Have a good one everyone.

 

[pjlla]

Hi all! Sorry for the little hiatus. 'Tis the season to be super busy!

Not feeling super woohoo-ey today at all.... This is a fun one to follow-- my cousin (who I'm super close to) has been keeping her stepson's baby mamma's dog at her house for the past 3 years because the stepson's condo doesn't allow dogs. Long story short, the dog is part of our family now being that we spend so much time over there with them. He's been sick and is crossing the rainbow bridge tonight at 6:15 It's not as devastating as it would be if were a surprise-- we have known he wasn't doing well, but I'm still super sad and am planning my last goodbye tonight.

I do have a woohoo now that I am thinking about it. Last night I went to a Moth story slam in Miami. It's like a poetry slam but instead of poems it's true stories. Sometimes funny. Sometimes sad. But overall an interesting examination of the human condition. Anyway, it was a lot of fun. OH! And I'm down 3.7 pounds for the month. Not really sure what's going on-- maybe it was a weird morning. I don't know. I like the direction though!

So sorry about the fur baby! Those good-byes are SO HARD!

I LOVE the Moth! I get the podcast and listen to it during long car rides! How cool to go to a live one!

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Hey friends! I am all over the place today at work, but I have a bit of time here in the office so I wanted to say hello. So.... HELLO! Now back to work! Off to cover a 3rd grade class for an hour!............P

 

[dsnyfn1022]

I'm still super sad and am planning my last goodbye tonight.

I'm so sorry to hear this. It's so hard to say goodbye to our furry loved ones.

 

[dsnyfn1022]

I'm just glad it's Wednesday! This week has been slow and I know next week will be even worse because it's the week before my vacation. I haven't taken a full week off all year so I'm in need of a break! I'm looking forward to my workout tonight and making healthy choices today and tomorrow so that I can maybe see a small loss on the scale. I think I'm getting frustrated because I'm not seeing big chunks of weight falling off and I have to remember that losing a pound a week is great!

 

[MinnieLovesTigger]

Good morning all! You know what day it is?? That's right... it is WOOHOO Wednesday!
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Please share a WOOHOO that is happening in your life right now!

(Yes, I realize that Snoopy is not Disney.... but it was cute!)

After a mostly wonderful trip spent running around to just about everything Orlando has to offer (182,000+ steps worth in eight days) I'm back home. Sniff. I've technically been home since Monday but in traditional fashion, I immediately got sick and spent the last two days sleeping off the Disney bugs. I'm working the rest of the week and then plan to start unloading my photos and prolonging the fun by working on my trip report.

My woohoo for Wednesday is that I lost 1.2 pounds while on vacation!!!! Yay!!! Who knew I just needed a steady diet of Dole Whips, churros, and ice cream sandwiches? <joke> As of this morning, I am technically down 5 pounds for the month but I don't think the first three really count since my 12/1 weight was so abnormally and temporarily high. But I'll take it!