To Infinity and Beyond - A Pixar WISH Challenge! February 2018

[Oneanne]

QOTD:

I do not pre-plan when it comes to food... ever... well I do pre-think about where and what I want to eat when I'm going to WDW, so does that make it almost never? I keep trying, well thinking about it, but haven't gotten there yet. For next week I'm going to give it another go, starting small by just bringing my breakfast: easy-peasy over night oats. How do I structure eating on the fly? Well breakfast is Starbucks and I decide what I want while walking there. And lunch just depends on how much time I've got... the last two weeks its been getting something downstairs in the cafe, because I haven't had time to go further afield. Dinner is whatever is around or I feel like going to get. I've been going out to dinner with my Sister at least once a week, and during that meal I have my one cocktail for the week. She'll be completely moved in a couple more weeks, so that routine is coming to an end. I do eat mindlessly and do need to pay more attention. Some one on my class FB page mentioned how powerful its been to stop and look at her kids and I know just looking at your food while you're eating it can be beneficial, so I'm going to start doing that.

We get Monday off for President's Day, so this is going to be a much appreciated 3 day weekend for me. One of my projects has been in crisis mode for the past three days and I'm pretty pooped, so getting to sleep in a little bit later is going to be very very nice. My schedule is pretty low key, with the paper cutting class taking up most of Sunday.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

 

[lovesmurfs]

Question of the Day

I plan meals somewhat ahead -- in 24-hour blocks. I bring breakfast, lunch, and fruit nearly every day.

• Breakfast -- usually 80 cal Greek yogurt cup, 1/4 cup granola, and a banana, or a packet of oatmeal I put together myself with spices/brown sugar, etc.
• Lunch -- leftovers, tuna with FF ranch (instead of mayo), or cold cuts with Arnold sandwich thin, 1 serving of chips or pretzels, and fruit (pear, orange, or apple). Sometimes carrots/celery as well
• Snack -- clementines, pear, nectarine, apple, whatever. Usually 2-3 pieces.

So I'm fine as long as we have fruit in the house. We get Sunbasket delivery nearly every Tuesday, so that's dinner Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. Monday dinner is usually leftovers from the weekend, and Friday can be pizza or something fairly easy (or Sunbasket if we didn't cook the first meal on Tuesday).

 

[piglet1979]

We plan sort of. We have an app that is called "Keep" and we will write down what we are going to have for dinner. DH cooks dinner throughout the week. He works from home and gets off at 3. I don't get home until close to 5. We have been trained to be eating by 5 or 5:15 so on the occasional day that DH works late (last night) we end up going out to get fast food. Last night I had a Big Mac meal. I am feeling it today. We do try to go to healthier places but there was talk at work about Big Macs and it just really sounded good.

We try to stick to the plan though the best we can. For lunch it is always left overs and breakfast is always toast except for the occasional egg casserole.

 

[adreamisawishurheart]

It was suggested that I post here so I’m copying and pasting this. - LG
So after realizing I only have about six months before I cruise on the Fantasy I have decided to get really serious about losing the weight. I have a lot to lose. I want to be able to feel better about myself when I have to get on the plane and later into my swimsuit. Last trip I took about a month ago to visit my sister near Tampa and I was not that comfortable in my plane seat, boy that was a wake-up call. So I am doing more exercise and staying away from sweets and stuff. So far I have lost three pounds in about four days. I am sure that will level off soon but hey, I'll take it Who else is trying to get healthy before their cruise/vacay ??

 

[HappyGrape]

Fr



Failing to plan is planning to fail -- When it comes to food, meal planning is no exception.

Do you meal plan? If so, what's your process?
Does it keep you on track?

If not, how do you structure your daily eating on the fly?

How do you keep yourself from being a "mindless eating machine" like Bruce!? ​

Yes, I food plan. I kind of have to. Two working adults, one of them often away, child that isn't able yet to cook. I need to get better at doing my plan before I go shopping as we have too much food waste, over 30 euro by the looks of it this week. It's annoying me that we waste as much, but in reality if we don't have meals home we will probably spend a lot more on takeaways. The way I plan changes according to the season too.

But generally breakfast is one of the following
Crustless quiche
Fruit and greek yoghurt
oat pancakes
green smoothie

Lunch and Diner I usually some sort of chicken pasta bake, something with mince as lasange or chilli or keema mater pie/Sheppard's pie, fish day - just steam some fish with vegetables and potatoes or rice, stir fry day. I am in process in setting up a folder with recipes I tried and loved to help me with finding the recipe easier when needed.

 

[glss1/2fll]

@adreamisawishurheart! You've come to the right place. Everyone here is determined to be the healthiest they can be!

I plan mostly. Usually just a few days ahead. Breakfast is always the same and lunch is leftovers so that leaves me scratching my head for dinners! When the kids were home I tried to make sure I did potato, or pasta, or rice, veggies and protein. Now that they are gone we rarely have those carbs. I need to put on my thinking cap and come up with a plan and a grocery list tomorrow. DS2 is home from college for a couple weeks so I need to make sure there is food he'll eat that isn't all junk food.

 

[HappyGrape]

It was suggested that I post here so I’m copying and pasting this. - LG
So after realizing I only have about six months before I cruise on the Fantasy I have decided to get really serious about losing the weight. I have a lot to lose. I want to be able to feel better about myself when I have to get on the plane and later into my swimsuit. Last trip I took about a month ago to visit my sister near Tampa and I was not that comfortable in my plane seat, boy that was a wake-up call. So I am doing more exercise and staying away from sweets and stuff. So far I have lost three pounds in about four days. I am sure that will level off soon but hey, I'll take it Who else is trying to get healthy before their cruise/vacay ??

Hi! Welcome to the forum. We are off to WDW in June for my 40th birthday celebration trip. I am in maintenance since September 2016 but feel I may explore losing little more and getting fitter for our trip. No weight loss goals, just behavior.

 

[glss1/2fll]

Jeepers. Nobody posted yesterday! Either that or my computer is being wonky.

In yesterday's paper was an article entitled How we treat ourselves can impact our goals. It was interesting. The three main points were to say I don't instead of I can't; create an identity; and reword your feelings. So instead of saying I can't skip a workout say I don't skip workouts. Apparently saying I can't reminds you of your limitations whereas saying I don't puts you in control. Create an identity for yourself by saying I am an exerciser or I make healthy decisions. Finally instead of saying I am a failure or even I am feeling like a failure, instead say: right now, I notice that I am having the feeling that I am a failure. That last one is very much a mindful statement. It is something to be aware of. It's only happening in this moment. It doesn't mean it's going to happen forever!

I skipped an early morning workout this week because I fell back asleep. I think I need to remind myself that I am an early riser! What about you? Does anything in the article resonate with you?

 

[HappyGrape]

all of it glss1/2fll. Thanks for sharing summary. I think the last point is also present in act training - creating distance between negative thought and identity. Great article by the sounds of it.

I need to remind myself that I am strong person, and do what it takes. Sometimes, I resent the fact that I am still having to do all the things to remain weight I am happy with and the resentment builds rebellion - not wanting to do it. I need to snap out of it.

 

[HappyGrape]

I will add question

What are your go to recipe when you want to cook a meal for few people/family or small party but would like to remain on track? It could be meal or snack type of things

Also for the people who are into their workouts or running - do you do any special pre or post workout nutrition - meals/snacks etc?

 

[Lady Marie]

Thank you @HappyGrape! It was about 6pm yesterday when I realized it was not in fact Sunday, but was Monday!!! Jeeze!!! Whirlwind weekend!

But back to reality-- I was not planning on staying in Orlando trough yesterday, but DH booked a hotel an extra night since we had been working Fri, Sat, and Sun nonstop. I do apologize, everyone. I loooove the question that was posted so I will get back to my questions tomorrow. Again, I'm so sorry! Off to catch up!

 

[Oneanne]

Weekly goals check-in:

Sort thru pantry... 100%.
Outside everyday... 100%.
Lose 5 pounds... some how mysteriously down 4 so 80%

Overall average... 93%

One of my go-to recipes when cooking for just me used to be to make a little personal sized pizza using a Greek pita with pizza sauce, some sliced meat, some tomatoes and a little cheese... haven't done that for a while, so maybe I'll get the fixings when I go to the grocery store tonight. Fixing for a group my go-to is a Caprese Salad... if I wanted to make it healthier I could just reduce the amount of cheese.

I'm not sure how I lost another pound as I feel like I'm not really trying, but I guess having my caloric input close to my output has been enough of an improvement that some weight is coming off... I can only just image what would happen if I really applied myself.

We're having a serious cold snap, so much so that my outdoors time yesterday was limited to taking out the trash/recycling, stopping long enough to look to the sky and listen to the birds. Sunday there was significant snow north and south of the city... north it was up to 9 inches. I had to head east in to the foothills of the Cascade mountains for my paper cutting class and I thought surely they would have had snow as well, but it turned out to be totally clear. I got there early enough to take a quick walk in the local state park, so that was my outdoors times for Sunday. The class was wonderful, a delightful group and great teacher. It was amazing to see her pieces in person, and to hear the stories behind some of them. I need to get a new cutting board, then I'll do some more playing around with the goal of coming up with something frame-able.

Hurrah for this being a short work week, as I'm not in much of a mood for work. Oh, did I say that out loud? It is my one small happy thought for this morning though....

 

[Lady Marie]

I plan meals somewhat ahead -- in 24-hour blocks. I bring breakfast, lunch, and fruit nearly every day.

That's smart and not overwhelming. If you've got your next 24 hrs taken care of, then you are on track no matter what! I like it!

It was suggested that I post here so I’m copying and pasting this. - LG
So after realizing I only have about six months before I cruise on the Fantasy I have decided to get really serious about losing the weight. I have a lot to lose. I want to be able to feel better about myself when I have to get on the plane and later into my swimsuit. Last trip I took about a month ago to visit my sister near Tampa and I was not that comfortable in my plane seat, boy that was a wake-up call. So I am doing more exercise and staying away from sweets and stuff. So far I have lost three pounds in about four days. I am sure that will level off soon but hey, I'll take it Who else is trying to get healthy before their cruise/vacay ??

You're in the right place for sure! So exciting to planning not just for a cruise, but a DISNEY cruise! Woohoo!

I am in process in setting up a folder with recipes I tried and loved to help me with finding the recipe easier when needed.

That's an awesome idea-- you're own little database of healthy meals that you know you and your family like!

Jeepers. Nobody posted yesterday! Either that or my computer is being wonky.

No, not your computer--- your space cadet host!

In yesterday's paper was an article entitled How we treat ourselves can impact our goals. It was interesting. The three main points were to say I don't instead of I can't; create an identity; and reword your feelings. So instead of saying I can't skip a workout say I don't skip workouts. Apparently saying I can't reminds you of your limitations whereas saying I don't puts you in control. Create an identity for yourself by saying I am an exerciser or I make healthy decisions. Finally instead of saying I am a failure or even I am feeling like a failure, instead say: right now, I notice that I am having the feeling that I am a failure. That last one is very much a mindful statement. It is something to be aware of. It's only happening in this moment. It doesn't mean it's going to happen forever!

I skipped an early morning workout this week because I fell back asleep. I think I need to remind myself that I am an early riser! What about you? Does anything in the article resonate with you?

I have heard some of this before, and I definitely find this to be true! The identity thing was/sometimes is a big hang up for me. I could not identify myself as someone who exercised because I never did before now. And it was funny, as I started getting better at the gym, my excitement grew and the identity grew, and as that grew I got more and more inspired to be healthier and to be a person who exercises regularly. It definitely snowballs!

What are your go to recipe when you want to cook a meal for few people/family or small party but would like to remain on track? It could be meal or snack type of things

Also for the people who are into their workouts or running - do you do any special pre or post workout nutrition - meals/snacks etc?

Currently I make a quick chicken chili with ground chicken breast brown in chili powder and then loaded up with all sorts of beans and veggies (nothing particular -- whatever is available really). With WW it's only a point or two and then I can add a little sour cream if I feeling like a little splurge with my points.

A while back I was getting into protein shakes for after a workout and BCAAs for during my workouts. I kinda let that go though as I am not sure if it was hindering my weight loss.... I'd love for someone to weigh in on pros and cons of those sorts of things!

 

[glss1/2fll]

Sorry, HappyGrape. I'm a hermit and never have guests over! We always go out. I like quiche and salad for a group, but quiche isn't really the healthiest of foods--but it sure is yummy!! I have Horn of the Moon Cookbook by Ginny Callan and she has some really good quiche recipes. Nowadays I just throw things in and don't use a recipe. I also never make a crust. That's healthier, right?!

 

[Lady Marie]

Woohoo Wednesday - February 21

What's something that happened this week to make you as happy as Dory when she found a Squishy?!​

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo... first off, let me repeat - it's a short work week! Other than that, it's pretty slim pickings in the woohoo department. Not that anything "bad" is going on, everything has just been incredibly "normal".

An interesting post came up in the class FB group, about what "self care" really means. It called out that self-care has kind of been corrupted into meaning treating yourself with a visit to a spa, or treating yourself to a fancy dinner. Sometimes this can be valid, but just as often self-care isn't pretty or comfortable and requires you to be your own parent. This really resonated with me, as I tend to think self-care is about giving myself permission to not do the un-fun things, when often doing the un-thing would be the most caring. Self-parenting is something I'm really mulling over... how do I self-parent without getting in to the critical negative self-talk space? Without having had positive examples of parenting, this is a bit of a challenge.

I've also recently read a couple things about eating disorders, eating to numb and self-medicate and binge eating in particular. I've never though of myself as a binge eater, but now I'm wondering if I might be. A book called "Food: The Good Girl's Drug" was recommended by the course leader, and I've ordered it as I think it will give me some new ways to look at things. So that's a woohoo... learning something new.

Oh, and my beach trip is now just 2 1/2 weeks away.

 

[piglet1979]

WooHoo -- DD got her cast off today. They don't think it was broken because there is no new bone growth. She is still in some pain so she in a brace for a little bit. Also, Last night we walked DS to his basketball practice. It is about 1 mile each way. It was just so nice out yesterday. We hit 76 degrees yesterday and hit 43 by 9:30 this morning. I hate these changes in the weather.

 

[glss1/2fll]

Wahoo I went to my first meeting as a member of a leadership group and didn't get volunteered for anything!! Always a plus, and I was nervous about going, but it was fine. wahoo

I have a feeling things are going to get very, very hectic and crazy at work with a big giant change that nobody else knows about yet. It's not a bad change; it'll be really good. But people don't like change so I think that will wig people out. Maybe if we announce it Friday people will have the weekend to mull it over before it actually happens. That would also stop the rumor mill, too! I'll have to really monitor my work snacking because I munch when stressed!! I had to work a bit late tonight so missed yoga. That better not happen Friday. ommmm

 

[Lady Marie]

Thursday, February 22

Let's talk about positive and negative influences in your environment today.

There is an old saying "Change Your Space, Change Your Mind".
Having a healthy environment means makes it easier to make the changes to support your new habits.

What about your environment makes it easy to stay the course
(a friend who likes to exercise, a fridge full of healthy snacks, etc)?

What about your environment makes it difficult to stay the course
(doughnuts in the break room, a husband who loves cookies *raising my hand* Haha!, etc)?

​

 

[lovesmurfs]

Missed WooHoo Wednesday, but I'm a bit like Oneanne with nothing much "woohooable". I've realized I'm in the middle of a real-life plateau, probably my first one ever in the scores of times I've lost weight. I've been gaining and losing the same 3 pounds since January 8.

I've tried changing up the exercise (more interval exertion), I've been eating 300-400 calories less per day (about 1,700-1,800/day, with me burning 3,000/day), and I have stopped the evening snacking (realizing that just because I have calories left, I don't need to eat them). I continue to drink about 100 oz of water daily. Monday I was back down to 241, but this morning I was back up to 244.

To say it's frustrating is an understatement.