Question of the Day - November 3
Oh, poor Beast. We've all been there...
Do you partake in cheat meals? If so, how often? Is it an entire meal or just a treat? How do you find self-control so you don't over-indulge?
Bonus: What is your favorite cheat treat or meal?
OK, @courtneybeth , can we just focus for a second on the PERFECT gif's you're finding?! LOL.
A very belated but nonetheless heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone for their wedding well wishes! While set-up day and wedding day were absolute messes, in the end it turned out well... The rain held out long enough for us to set up outside and have our ceremony, and I really couldn't ask for anything more than that! It rained until 11am and then moved out until 6 or so, then out again around 8:30... Our ceremony was at 4 and our send-off at 9, so it was perfect timing! DH's groomsmen were absolute saviors, my bridesmaids were honestly pretty worthless (one of my bridesmaids tried to guilt-trip me a few hours before the ceremony that I asked my MOH to help me come up with music to play at the reception, which seriously cut into the time my MOH had to do her hair and makeup and that my MOH wouldn't end up looking anywhere near as good as she should because of it.... Sorry?)... My parents were amazing helps, and my in-laws... well... They and their friends left at the beginning of the reception, without speaking to me or DH. So that's been fun! HAHA. But all in all, it was a great day.
So, as promised, I weighed in this morning. On wedding day (Oct. 24), I weighed in at 197 and some change, which was 2-ish pounds over my wedding-weight-goal, but down 30lbs from when I started. I am sad to say that today, I weighed in at 209lbs. That's up 12 pounds in just a week. Granted, it was a week in Disney World, with snacks and food and drinks at every turn, none of which I denied myself. There was LOTS of walking, but almost no water intake, and lots of soda, coffee, energy drinks, wine, and RUM. I am hoping that some of this added weight will shed itself naturally after a while back at home, but I know that it never will if I don't make some serious strides to change things. The few weeks leading up to the wedding were full of fast food and junk food because I just didn't have time or energy for anything else, and that is something that can NOT be continued if I want to lower those numbers again.
For this month, my goal will be to lose 3lbs. I'm hoping that will be an easily attainable goal which will help turn me back around and get me back on track. Fingers crossed.
I am not worried about Thanksgiving, honestly. We go to my grandparents' house every year for Thanksgiving dinner, and they always make the same dishes... and I actually don't like most of them, haha. So I stick to turkey and a little bit of dressing, and that's really about it. I'm not sure if we will be doing Thanksgiving with DH's family this year or not, so there might only be one meal to get through. Easy peasy.
What I am concerned (for lack of better word) about is the post-wedding-post-Disney-funk I am in. I went from having something to plan and look forward to and to consume all my energy every single day for a year and a half.... to nothing. Not even a job. On the one hand, both of my previous drastic weight losses came from bouts of depression (instigated by major life changes - graduating high school and college - which came with "so what do I do now" anxiety) where I basically spent a full month asleep... So that is a little welcome, haha, though I know there is nothing healthy about it. And while I am glad that I don't have my soul-sucking job any longer, I do wonder whether that would make the transition back to reality better or worse. Probably worse. I think I need to let my funk run its course, but I'm not sure how long that might take. The job I interviewed for the week before the wedding? I got a call today that the manager wants to chat, and my friend who works there said that they've had the position come open again. I haven't returned the call yet but I know I need to in the morning... I'm torn between turning down the job, letting my funk run its course, and meanwhile or afterward looking for other openings in my dream field (photography) - not knowing when or if I would find something else... or taking the job and possibly dragging myself to work every day mid-funk - my biggest concern with that is that my anxiety will get the better of me and it coupled with the funk will make me want to quit after a few days. Sigh.
I'm also worried in general, like many, that I will never actually reach this "goal" I've set. It is definitely a test of will power... But I'm so bad at those! LOL
This is not the best question for me - I haven't reached the "self-control so you don't over-indulge" part yet! Haha. I do allow cheat meals and treats way more often than I should, though. My "favorite cheats" list is WAY too long, but I will say that mashed potatoes are high on the list... So high that we had a mashed potato bar at the wedding! Haha. But wouldn't you know, I got a giant helping of mashed potatoes, and by the time I had 2 seconds without people coming up and interrupting our dinner (our families apparently don't do well with instructions, and "everyone sit and eat for 30 minutes and then the couple will make rounds" was especially difficult to figure out...) the potatoes were cold and everything on the buffet line had already been put away for the night (yes, what should've taken 30 minutes took an hour and 45 minutes...
). Last week was full of cheat treats and meals, though, so thankfully I'm only in WDW once every few years!
Morning all! I didn't get a chance to get on here yesterday, despite being home most of the day. And of course, I am dashing out the door in 5 minutes to get to work. I love all of the responses to yesterday's QOTD. Some people work treats into their regular life, some folks realize that one treat becomes a slippery slope..... what is BEST is that you know YOURSELF, right??
I'm finding it hard to fully get back on track post-Bermuda (I know it was three weeks ago!!). I've lost a bit more than half of what I gained there..... and I've been eating pretty much within my daily target..... but the WHAT I am eating and the WHEN I am eating is off track.... like sugar-free pudding at 9pm last night.... and entire BATCH! I had the PPV left for it, but it really wasn't a healthy choice for 9pm!
And I wasn't even truly hungry. I was having one of those "I could eat an entire batch of brownies" kind of night! So I gave in, to some extent (thank GOD I forgot that there was Halloween candy left!!!) and made pudding. It could have been worse, I suppose.
I'm thinking of taking my OWN advice and preplanning/pre-tracking a few days (like over the weekend and next week) to get me FIRMLY back where I should, mind-set wise!
Ooooopppss.... don't want to forget to grab my sneakers so I can walk during my break today (assuming I get a break!)..... TTYL...............P
Question of the Day - November 4
It's WOOHOO Wednesday!
Share your woohoo for today - no celebration is too big or too small.
PS: Thanks everyone for your patience in answering questions. Being on the left coast makes it hard
OK EVERYBODY! My WOOHOO for today? I finally have photos uploaded! Haha. We ended up with 800 photos JUST from Memory Maker, plus a TON from my phone and my personal camera. I went thru and edited all of them and then narrowed it down to the ones that went in this album.... So, yes, there might be 399 photos here, but considering that's only a third of the ones we ended up with...
Click here for Disneymoon 2015 Photos!
Here is an Illuminations photo that I am SUPER proud of!
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And just a fun one!
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Now I know what I'm going to be doing tonight.
PS: Thanks everyone for your patience in answering questions. Being on the left coast makes it hard
Question of the Day - November 5Let's chat about food today. What are some low calorie appetizers, snacks, desserts, or anything in between that we can make and share during the holidays? Do you have a favorite item you take to a pot-luck or family get together? Share it with us so we can all benefit! (and maybe we can correct Gaston's terrible eating habits too!)
Gaston's diet consists of 60 eggs per day and copious amounts of red meat. I'm actually concerned about his blood pressure and cholesterol.
If he didn't 'die' after being thrown off Beast's castle, he'd probably have had a heart attack.
The one caveat is you have to be true to slice it correctly to keep it lower in calories.
Question of the Day - November 5Let's chat about food today. What are some low calorie appetizers, snacks, desserts, or anything in between that we can make and share during the holidays? Do you have a favorite item you take to a pot-luck or family get together? Share it with us so we can all benefit! (and maybe we can correct Gaston's terrible eating habits too!)
Gaston's diet consists of 60 eggs per day and copious amounts of red meat. I'm actually concerned about his blood pressure and cholesterol.
If he didn't 'die' after being thrown off Beast's castle, he'd probably have had a heart attack.
Very thoughtful plan. Making healthier choices and still enjoying the food is key. I agree the nutritional info is a real help. Good job!Hello everyone!
Well, the family members are off home, and I only gained about .2 lb with all the eating out - I kind of let yesterday get away from me a little bit since we ate at places that don't have any published nutrition information - but honestly I'm ok with it.
Obviously that kind of answers the QOTD tooI allow cheat meals (I try to make them meals and not days), but sometimes I do this more often than I should. I do try to incorporate "treats" into my regular diet as well, though. I have learned that I am a dessert person. If I can't have my ice cream or cookie or whatever after dinner, I will eventually just eat a big bunch of it any way. So I try to build in some treats and not go overboard when we're eating out or doing other stuff.
What I need to start doing is really focusing on eating an appropriate portion at restaurants and picking healthier options. I did great when we went to a place that had easily available nutrition info - got grilled salmon, broccoli, side salad, and ate a little bit of the potato that came with it. Sometimes there really isn't a great option, but I can at least try not to overdo it! I am trying to make these actual "treats" instead of regular things though. With my mom visiting in about a week, we'll probably be doing a similar thing again, but I'm going to try to make good choices
Getting back on track this morning with a smoothie for breakfast and a simple sandwich for dinner - leftovers for lunch, so I'm trying to compensate with lighter and healthier stuff for the other meals
I'm planning to have some yogurt or fruit before my knitting group tonight so that I can just get my diet pepsi and a glass of water and not get any of the delicious cupcakes at Barnes & Noble. I looked up the calorie info last week for them - definitely not something I need to eat every week!! Being conscious of the nutrition information has actually been kind of helpful for me so that I don't rationalize more unhealthy choices.
Never too late! Welcome!
Hang in there, it's only the beg. of the month!Morning my friends! Working in 1st grade today....terrible computer, but at least I have access and a few spare minutes. Rough class today.... teacher has been out sick for many days and they have had a different sub in every day.... so no consistency for the poor kids! Plus they are a tough group anyhow..... I'll be in here today AND tomorrow and hopefully by tomorrow afternoon I have some degree of CONTROL!!
Had slightly better control last night..... made popcorn to eat while watching Survivor, but stopped after the popcorn. Not holding out any hope for a weight loss this week though. And even my goal for the month is balancing precariously on the edge of failure..... yesterday's walk was only what I could do around the playground and the lunch room while I was on duty (two recess duties and a lunch duty). Had a massive headache when I got home and there was going to be NO walking last night.
Warm day here today..... hoping to walk after school before I have to dash to robotics meeting tonight. No time to walk during my break today..... with the teacher out for so many days and so many subs in and out there were NO good lesson plans for today and the classroom was a disaster of stacks of papers.....so that is what I've been working on for 40 minutes..... but wanted to take 5 minutes to say hello!
TTYL.............................P
Question of the Day - November 5Let's chat about food today. What are some low calorie appetizers, snacks, desserts, or anything in between that we can make and share during the holidays? Do you have a favorite item you take to a pot-luck or family get together? Share it with us so we can all benefit! (and maybe we can correct Gaston's terrible eating habits too!)
Gaston's diet consists of 60 eggs per day and copious amounts of red meat. I'm actually concerned about his blood pressure and cholesterol.
If he didn't 'die' after being thrown off Beast's castle, he'd probably have had a heart attack.
Question of the Day - November 5Let's chat about food today. What are some low calorie appetizers, snacks, desserts, or anything in between that we can make and share during the holidays? Do you have a favorite item you take to a pot-luck or family get together? Share it with us so we can all benefit! (and maybe we can correct Gaston's terrible eating habits too!)
Gaston's diet consists of 60 eggs per day and copious amounts of red meat. I'm actually concerned about his blood pressure and cholesterol.
If he didn't 'die' after being thrown off Beast's castle, he'd probably have had a heart attack.
and I've been eating it for so long and definitely more than one serving. 
I need to do this too!
Last night was a struggle that I lost - I'm not good at dealing with things when I'm still hungry, even though I've had all my calories for the day. That's something I need to work on. Starting today with lots of water and a green smoothie to help get things a little more back on track
