Training Eating Accountability (TEA) Thread- Wk of January 22

[msblrobs]

Sunny - You rock!! Thanks so much for the article; it makes loads of sense. And thanks so much for starting this much needed thread.

I have been meaning to post what I need to hold myself accountable for. My biggest issue is overeating. I use my training as an excuse. I drink tons of water, eat very healthfully but I eat way too much.

Therefore, I will only eat when I am hungry. Truly hungry. More importantly, I will STOP once I am no longer hungry. My appetite can get voracious when I work out intensely. I am trying to keep the intensity down so I can keep my hunger under control.

 

[plutosmyfav]

Therefore, I will only eat when I am hungry. Truly hungry. More importantly, I will STOP once I am no longer hungry. My appetite can get voracious when I work out intensely. I am trying to keep the intensity down so I can keep my hunger under control.

Excellent! For me, stopping when I am full is even harder than eating only when I'm hungry. There's scientific evidence now that some people don't get the proper "I've had enough" signal at the end of an adequate meal. That must be me! But I also know (from very little experience) that if I stop and wait 10-15 minutes the desire to keep shoveling it in does go away. But those first few minutes are killer!!!!!

 

[gatorphipps]

Great, Minnie!

A word of caution. If you are training at a fairly high level you may need to tweak your target range. WW targets and their Activity Point allotments are geared towards "average' people, not athletes. Trust you body, if you feel too hungry, light-headed, etc., increase your target points.

Good luck!
Sunny

Hey everyone! I am lurking on here today! Sunny, thanks for reminding me of this...when I am training @ a high level, I tend to feel this way....eat more? COOL!
Goal is to stay OP and to use AP if I am hungry for them.....with out feeling guilty!
I do WW online and it works GREAT!
OH...I included this pic in my sig to inspire everyone!
Christa

 

[perfectmatch300]

Christa That pic really made my day. You see, I was feeling a little guilty about the Mickey bar that jumped into my hands and made me eat it when we were at AK today! I do need to be accountable for the Mickey though. It was an impulse and I gave in. We are in WDW so much I can't use the excuse that I'm there on vacation either. I have now forgiven myself for the Mickey bar and moved on.

I did well at Boma, didn't make a pig of myself, stopped when I was full and made pretty healthy choices including fruit for dessert.

The bad thing - I have not done well today with water. I did so well yesterday and today I'm only on my second glass at 10:30 PM. I will try to get in one more before bed. I did have Minute Maid Light in the park, but Diet Sprite with dinner.

Lynne, I do drink herbal tea sometimes, too, but winter is not really a problem here. I'd be right there with you with the hot tea if I were in ME, but hey, this is FL here! Can herbal tea or something like Minute Maid Light count as water consumption? I have only been counting plain water.

Sunny, if you substitute "popcorn" for "Cheez-Its" that quote describes me perfectly. It amazes me to say this, but I crave popcorn even more than ---- CHOCOLATE! Gasp! I find all those tips to be very true for me. Thanks for the reminder.

OT - We rode Expedition Everest 4 times today! Probably would have gone a few more times, but we had a non-rider in our group and did not want to make her wait for us any longer. Even she enjoyed the stand-by line with all the artifacts. As coasters go, it was not really scary, but very well themed.

 

[plutosmyfav]

Good morning!

Well my 7pm eating rule is a bust. But that's ok. Here it is Friday, the 5th day of my WW week and I'm not over my points I ate quite a bit late last night. My DB has been telling me to watch Lost. So at 9:30 PM last night I put in the first disk of the first series... There was some snacking... and I didn't get to bed until 1AM. That show is really addicting!

How's everyone doing?

Glad to see you de-lurked, Christa

Sunny

 

[donac]

I loved the reply about the Cheez-Its. I feel that way about chocolate and I have to give it up. I had an irregular heartbeat a couple of weeks ago and I read one of the causes is caffeine. What I drink has none but the chocolate I was eating had plenty so I gave it up and with some new medication and the fact that my echo came back negative (just the stress test next week) I was feeling pretty good until the bomb scare at school the other day in 30 degree weather left me chilled to the bones. When I got home I had a nice big mug of hot chocolate and within an hour the heartbeat was irregular..

I hate to give it up but I have too.

 

[plutosmyfav]

Today's Food for Thought:

Written by Lisa Lillien from Hungry-Girl.com
last updated: July 2005
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Can't drive past the drive-thru window without stopping for something sweet? Luckily, there are some diet-friendly choices. Here's what you need to know, so you can order wisely...

Good'n Fruity

Dessert doesn't have to consist of chocolate, cookies, ice cream or pastries. Fruit can be a great dessert choice. Luckily, lots of fast food chains are jumping on the fruit bandwagon. Here are some items you'll want to try:

McDonald's Apple Dippers - 100 cal., 1g fat, 22 carbs, 0g fiber, 0g protein (leave off the caramel, and the apples are just 35 calories!)
Wendy's Fruit Cup - 80 cal., 0g fat, 20 carbs, 2g fiber, 1g protein
McDonald's Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait w/out granola - 130 cal., 2g fat, 25 carbs, 0g fiber, 4g protein
KFC Motts Original Apple Sauce - 100 cal., 0g fat, 24 carbs, 1g fiber, 0g protein
Best Bet

Can't resist fast food sweets? If you've just gotta have a "desserty" dessert at the drive-thru, these are your best options...

McDonald's Reduced Fat Ice Cream Cone - 150 cal., 3.5g fat, 24 carbs, 0g fiber, 4g protein
Rubio's Mini Churro - 80 cal., 4g fat, 11 carbs, 0g fiber, 1g protein
Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists - 160 cal., 5g fat, 28 carbs, 0g fiber, 1g protein
KFC Lil' Buckets Strawberry Shortcake - 200 cal., 6g fat, 34 carbs, 0g fiber, 2g protein
Shake it Off...

Shakes are not beverages, friend! They're full-blown, super duper high calorie desserts. In fact, many fast food shakes contain more calories than an average dessert. For example, Jack in the Box's large size Chocolate Malted Crunch Ice Cream Shake contains an insane 1450 calories, 65 grams of fat (43 of them saturated!),188 carbs and 160g of sugar. Gross!

Add-ons or Leave-offs?

Sometimes the way you order things can drastically change an item's nutritionals. Here are some popular fast food dessert add ons. Are they worth the calories? That's up to you...

McDonald's Sundaes: Skip the chopped nuts, and you'd save 45 cal. and 3.5g of fat.
Dairy Queen: Just how many calories does dipping your cone into DQ's chocolate shell cost you? 110 for a small cone, 160 for a medium, and 230 for a large. Hmmm...
Pizza Hut: Munching on cinnamon sticks? Wait! Don't dip them into that white icing. That itty, bitty 1/8 of a cup contains 190 calories. That's more calories than are in two of the sticks themselves!
Arby's Apple Turnover: Get the version with icing and you'll be taking in an extra 130 calories.
Tips from the Hungry Girl

If you absolutely MUST order that bad-for-you dessert, order the smallest size available--even the kiddie size if they have one.
Having a moment of weakness? Pop a mint in your mouth. It'll curb your cravings for sweets, so you'll be better able to resist those urges.
Plan ahead. If you've just gotta have that dessert, compensate by ordering a lighter entree (250 calories or less).
Keep portable sweets in your car, office, etc... Knowing you have a Chips Ahoy 100 Calorie Pack or a Deep Chocolate VitaTop within reach will keep you from ordering a higher cal drive-thru version.
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Sunny

 

[keenercam]

Sunny -- these daily missives are so helpful! I was looking forward to sharing that I was totally within my daily points yesterday. I didn't use and FPs and didn't earn any APs for the first time in a while. I was so happy to be able to stay within my "budget" because I was losing faith in my abilility to do that. Thanks for this thread! It really helps me stay on track!

 

[plutosmyfav]

Your welcome, Cam
It's really helping me, too. Last night I was toying with the idea of "splurging" and thought about my morning check-in here and decided not to do it.

Baby steps back on track...

Sunny

 

[TiffJ]

Well when I had my fitness test done at the gym yesterday to set up my ST program they also weighed me & did body fat percentage.

Nothing I didn't already know but it has kicked my butt in gear. I am going to be MUCH lighter & healthier by the Minnie!!!!!!!! Now I am really going to have to be accountable.

 

[jodistar]

Hi Everyone,

Sunny - thank you for starting this thread! I guess the thing that I really want to get better at is drinking water.....I just some, but never enough.

As I think of more things that I would like to get better at I will add more!

Jodi

 

[perfectmatch300]

I had a great day yesterday with my water! Got in about 64 oz!

Also did well with food. We went out for lunch with friends from our bowling league and I was about to order a big burger with fries! Changed to a more healthy choice at the very last minute because I did not want to have to come here and be accountable for bad choices! Seems like this thread is working!

Today, not quite as good with the water, but way better than I was doing before I decided to become accountable. Only 24 oz so far, but I'm not done for the day yet!

Sunny, the "food for thought" posts are great! Thanks for posting them!

 

[chimera]

Great articles Sunny!

Saturday is my day to NOT pay attention to what I eat at all. I try to limit the damage, but overall, it's the one day of the week that I don't stress over everything I eat/drink.

My new challenge assignment is to avoid looking at or sharing 'food porn'
But if you haven't seen the thread, it's one of my favorites...folks post pictures of their Disney meals...absolutely mouth-watering.

pictures of Disney Dining Food...

Otherwise, for this new week, same 3 challenges.

 

[keenercam]

Well, here is what I posted on the 100-day challenge:

Well, I made it through yesterday, though not in a way that made me proud. I got home after 10+ hours at work feeling stressed and very grumpy and then ate too much all evening. And I didn't go to the gym, as I'd intended, so I had no APs. Thank God for FlexPoints! UGH! I used ELEVEN!!!!! And I still have 4 days to get through with only 18.5 FPs left. YUCK!
Hoping to get to the gym tonight on my way home. It wasn't open early enough today to go before coming in to work.
I am going to have to think of you guys a lot more to keep me motivated! Thank you for being here!

Obviously, it belongs here as well. There are so many things going through my head:
I am so stressed about work; stressed about the fact that my kids are essentially latch-key (even if they are 12 and 17) for too many hours every day; stressed about an inability to commit to help with DS's musical (he is one of the principals) because of uncertain work commitments; worry about DD's college application process (won't hear from her first-choice school until at least 3/15); just all sorts of stuff. I really, really need some time at the gym. It always makes me feel better. Interestingly, my food is very much under control when I am at work because I don't bring anything here that I can't eat. The problem is that when I get home, I eat everything I can find. It really is ridiculous.

My goal for today is to stay totally within my daily points. No FPs. If I go to the gym tonight, I will have a weight watchers ice cream sandwich using those APs. If not, I am going to spend my daily allowance only on fuel.

I do have to share a nice story. I was getting coffee at Dunkin Donuts this morning and decided to choose a donut. My plan was to immediately break it in half and throw half in the trash can outside the door. The counter person asked the person behind me what she wanted and she said I was there ahead of her. At that point I ordered my coffee, but was still pondering my donut choice. I thanked the woman for telling the counter person that I was ahead of her and said "geez, for a minute there I felt invisible" and she said "you might need to be a few inches taller" and I said "I mean, I have lost 60 pounds but I'm not THAT small." My new friend said, "That is wonderful! How did you do it? I lost 35 since October and have another 35 to lose" She said she'd been exercising but had a torn meniscus and refuses to stop exercising, nothing is going to keep her down now. I urged her to keep exercising but consciensciously to protect her knee. She congratulated me on my loss, I congratulated her and we went our separate ways with our coffee. I really felt as if God gave me a guardian angel this morning. Reminded me there is support all around me on my journey, if I just look up and around and open myself to it.

WOW, sorry so long!

 

[plutosmyfav]

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